Business Analyst - Equities

Nomura Holdings, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura Holdings, Inc. in the United States seeks a Business Analyst for Global Markets Technology focusing on Equities Risk initiatives.

You will translate complex business requirements into detailed specifications and coordinate with Front Office, Middle Office, and Technology to deliver projects. The role sits in the Equities Technology Team and involves analysis, documentation, and oversight of delivery across global teams, with exposure to testing and roadmap delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited university.
• Strong business analysis experience in Equities with quality requirements documentation.
• Knowledge of equities models, risk metrics, products, and lifecycle.
• Experience on complex technology delivery programmes across multiple business areas.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with cross‑regional collaboration.
• PM experience or certification (e.g. Prince2, PMP, Agile).
• Experience defining test strategies and leading test execution.
• Exposure to DevOps tools (JIRA, Confluence) for traceability.
• Ability to align implementations with firm‑wide technology objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis, definition, and documentation of business requirements for Equities Risk initiatives.
• Elicit, define, and prioritise requirements with Front Office, Middle Office, and Technology.
• Produce comprehensive BRD, functional specs, and process flows.
• Analyse workflows and identify opportunities for platform modernisation.
• Define acceptance criteria and support test strategy and UAT coordination.
• Build strong relationships with the global Equities business across regions.
• Provide project oversight and reporting to support programme delivery.

Skills

Business analysis

Equities knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

DevOps tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

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The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $160,000 and $190,000 annually. *(see below footnote foradditionalcompensation 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,corporatesand 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

Global Markets Technology builds and maintains software solutions used by Global Markets Front and Middle office businesses. The business is spread across EMEA, US, Japan, AEJ, and emerging Markets like India, Brazil, and China. It deals in a wide range of products including FX, Rates, Credit, Securitised Products, Equities, Futures & Options, FI/EQ Derivatives, and Prime Services including financing.

GMIT London team is an integral part of the global team - which is spread across US, UK, Tokyo, Singapore, HK, India and China. It works in partnership with the regions to deliver technology solutions to the GM business, which are prioritised in the Global Book of Work. This team serves key business functions such as Pricing, Sales & Research (Pre-Trade), Electronic Trading, Client & Exchange Connectivity (Trading related), Trade Capture & Workflow, Trade Life Cycle Management (Post-Trade), MIS (pre and post trade analysis), Position, Risk Management and P&L (real-time, intraday and EOD), Interfaces to Corporate Settlement, Risk and Finance systems.

Role Description

Role Summary: Lead the development and delivery of agile trading technology solutions for Prime and Equities desks. Responsible for translating complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions while managing a small development team and maintaining direct stakeholder relationships with trading desks.

Key Responsibilities

This role sits within the Equities Technology Team, part of Global Markets Technology, supporting the Equities Risk platform—currently undergoing significant modernisation and enhancement program. The team builds and maintains software solutions for Equities Global Markets Front and Middle Office businesses. With developers located across major financial centres (US, UK, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and India) and Business Analysts distributed globally.

This is primarily a Business Analyst role with some project management responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead the analysis, definition, and documentation of business requirements for strategic Equities Risk initiatives, while also providing project oversight and reporting to support programme delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Business analysis for Global Equities strategic initiatives, translating business needs into detailed, well-structured requirements
• Partner with stakeholders across Front Office, Middle Office, and Technology to elicit, define, and prioritise requirements
• Produce comprehensive business requirements documentation, functional specifications, and process flows
• Analyse existing workflows and identify opportunities for improvement as part of the platform modernisation
• Partner with development and testing teams to ensure a detailed understanding of requirements and design from analysis through development to testing
• Manage scope and prioritisation of workstreams driven by both internal needs and external demands
• Define acceptance criteria and support test strategy definition and UAT coordination
• Build strong relationships with the global Equities business, facilitating effective communication and collaboration across regions

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required

• Degree from an accredited university
• Strong business analysis experience in Equities, with demonstrable ability to produce high-quality requirements documentation
• Knowledge of equities models, risk metrics, products, and lifecycle
• Experience working on complex technology delivery programmes across multiple business areas
• Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to adapt to different audiences
• Experience managing risks, issues, and dependencies within a project context
• Ability to work effectively across global teams and time zones
• Project management experience or certification (e.g. Prince2, PMP, Agile)
• Experience defining test strategies and leading test execution
• Exposure to DevOps tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence) to manage project deliverables and requirements traceability
• Experience in defining target state architectures working with technology and enterprise architects
• Ability to ensure implementations meet firm-wide technology objectives

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 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, discretionary awards and eligibility for commissions for applicable sales roles 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".