Senior IT Project Manager - Market Risk & Credit Risk Delivery (Contract)

Job Title: Senior IT Project Manager — Market Risk & Credit Risk Delivery (Contract)

Department: Technology

Location: NYC

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $950 - $1,250 per day* (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

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Department Overview:

The Information Technology department at Nomura is at the forefront of innovation, driving technology solutions that empower our business and enhance client experiences. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to develop and maintain robust systems and infrastructure, ensuring the security, reliability, and efficiency of our operations. Join our team and be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment that embraces technological advancements to deliver value and drive our digital transformation journey. 

Key Responsibilities:

Project Execution & Delivery

• Own end-to-end delivery of 3–5 concurrent IT projects/workstreams — requirements through build, test, deployment, BAU handoff
• Drive sprint/release planning with engineering leads — backlog grooming, velocity, blocker resolution
• Own project plans, RAID logs, milestone trackers; get ahead of cross-team dependencies
• Partner with engineering/QA on SDLC rigor — code review gates, test coverage, release management
• Translate regulatory requirements (FRTB, BCBS 239, SA-CCR, or equivalent) into delivery plans and track execution
• Manage project budget/run-rate, resourcing, vendor SOW execution
• Drive hands-on AI tooling adoption (Claude, Copilot, Jira automation) to automate SDLC tasks — requirements, test cases, code-review support, release notes, minutes, status reporting; build reusable skills for the team

Business & Change Stakeholder Management, Reporting

• Primary contact for business/Risk Management stakeholders — manage expectations, elicit requirements, validate scope changes
• Own project status reporting, dashboards, steering committee packs
• Manage change requests and impact assessments through to sign-off
• Coordinate UAT planning, business readiness, go-live comms with the Change Organization
• Feed status/risk into programme-level governance as directed (support, not own)

Required Qualifications:

What You Bring

• 10–15 years IT project delivery in financial services; hands-on Market Risk/Credit Risk/Trading Tech experience
• Track record delivering regulatory IT projects (FRTB, BCBS 239, SA-CCR, or equivalent) to production
• Comfortable working directly with engineering/QA on SDLC mechanics
• Advanced hands-on Jira/Confluence (workflows, dashboards, reporting)
• Clear stakeholder communication — status packs, risk escalation, options framing
• Working quant fluency (VaR, CVA, P&L explain); structured RAID/dependency management
• Working knowledge of budget tracking

AI Proficiency

• Power user of AI tools; builds/shares reusable AI workflows for project artefacts (minutes, RAIDs, test cases, reporting)
• Aware of data governance/regulatory constraints for AI use in a regulated environment

What Good Looks Like

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

• 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”.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer