Aladdin Product Manager

Nomura; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura is seeking a talented Product Manager to join our Aladdin Platform team in Philadelphia. You will ensure requirements are captured, streamline processes, and align deliverables with business objectives while working with stakeholders across the global asset management platform.

This role offers exposure to a world-class ETF platform expansion, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and opportunities to influence migration, training, and ongoing platform support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or related field.
• 4-6+ years' experience with system migrations, data transitions, or similar transformation projects with demonstratable leadership responsibilities.
• Advanced knowledge of and substantiated work within business analysis and project management methodologies (Agile) and industry best practices.
• Previous experience with Aladdin or other Investment Management OMS and knowledge of Investment Management/Asset Management industry.

Responsibilities

• Function as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring requirements are accurately captured, processes are streamlined, and deliverables are aligned with business objectives.
• Analyze and document current-state and future-state business, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Convert business objectives and requirements into clear, actionable specifications for technology teams, ensuring mutual understanding.
• Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) and sign-off of applications and processes, ensuring solutions align with business goals.
• Assess and communicate the impact of technology changes on business operations, processes, and roles.
• Develop training materials, conduct training sessions, and provide ongoing support to business users during and after migration.
• Proactively identify business risks related to migration, integration and process changes and implement necessary mitigation strategy.
• Gather and analyze feedback from business users to identify areas for process improvement and optimization and document lessons learned and best practices for future migrations and technology transitions and overall platform support.

Skills

Business analysis

Project management

Agile methodologies

Confluence

DrawIO

Excel

SQL basics

Jira

ServiceNow

Aladdin

Investment Management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Confluence

DrawIO

Excel

SQL

Aladdin

Job description

Corporate Title: Associate

Department: Investment Tech

Location: Philadelphia

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120.000 and $155.000 per year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Company Overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from, and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Division Overview: NAM International

NAM International brings together a legacy of investing in public and private markets on a global scale. Through active management, we deliver differentiated and innovative solutions across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, and private credit supported by a team of disciplined and tenured investment professionals. Building upon Nomura's century long heritage, our teams are responsible stewards of clients' capital. We approach everything we do with accountability, curiosity, and integrity to help clients across wealth and institutional channels navigate an ever-changing market, capture opportunities around the world, and reach long-term investment goals.

Role Description:

Nomura is a Top 10 ETF issuer globally and a leading financial services institution with a rich heritage spanning over 100 years. As we accelerate our US market expansion, we're building a world-class ETF platform that combines deep investment expertise with innovative product solutions. Our commitment to excellence and client-focused innovation has positioned us as a trusted partner to institutional investors, financial advisors, and asset allocators worldwide.

We are seeking a talented Product Manager to join our dynamic and growing Aladdin Platform team during an exciting period of strategic expansion. This role offers the opportunity to ensure requirements are accurately captured, processes are streamlined, and deliverables are aligned with business objectives working directly with business stakeholders to manage a key global asset management platform. You'll work alongside cross-functional teams to help deliver meaningful solutions that meet the evolving needs of our internal stakeholders and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Function as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring requirements are accurately captured, processes are streamlined, and deliverables are aligned with business objectives
• Analyze and document current-state and future-state business, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Convert business objectives and requirements into clear, actionable specifications for technology teams, ensuring mutual understanding
• Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) and sign-off of applications and processes, ensuring solutions align with business goals
• Assess and communicate the impact of technology changes on business operations, processes, and roles
• Develop training materials, conduct training sessions, and provide ongoing support to business users during and after migration
• Proactively identify business risks related to migration, integration and process changes and implement necessary mitigation strategy
• Gather and analyze feedback from business users to identify areas for process improvement and optimization and document lessons learned and best practices for future migrations and technology transitions and overall platform support

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or related field
• 4-6+ years' experience with system migrations, data transitions, or similar transformation projects with demonstratable leadership responsibilities
• Advanced knowledge of and substantiated work within business analysis and project management methodologies (Agile) and industry best practices
• Proficiency in documentation tools (Confluence, DrawIO for process mapping), data analysis tools (Excel, SQL basics), and project management tools (Jira, ServiceNow, etc.)
• Previous experience with Aladdin or other Investment Management OMS
• Knowledge of the Investment Management/Asset Management industry
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Proven stakeholder management experience across multiple business units
• Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environments
• Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Making Strategic Decisions: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.
• Inspire Entrepreneurship in People: Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Elevate Organizational Capability: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Inclusion: Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.