Operational Business Resilience (Vice President) in London

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership.

The Business Resilience (BRES) function provides the regulatory and internally driven framework for Resilience related risks, ensuring Nomura meets its regulatory obligations. The team performs the 2nd Line of Defence function for Resilience risk and governs and oversees the Resilience framework, working closely with all departments to ensure sound risk management. The operational role involves interaction across divisions and regions, including Departmental Management, Risk SMEs and Technologists. Understanding of the organisation and ability to summarise/prepared senior management reporting, distil pertinent information and articulate points regarding risks and status will be core to the role. UK and EU regulatory understanding with respect to Operational Resilience is required to ensure that the entities regulatory requirements are met.

Key Objectives Critical to Success

• Policy: ensuring policy, standards and procedures are aligned to regulatory and NEHS requirements.
• Facilitate relevant activities to ensure that all relevant entities conform to the Nomura NEHS Business Resilience Policy, Operational Resilience Programme and framework requirements.
• Ensure that appropriate KRIs and other MI is maintained to measure conformance to the framework and standards, escalating non‑conformance as appropriate.
• Management reporting: presentation skills and use of the Microsoft application suite Dashboard and management reporting; strong MS‑Office skills.
• Report writing: ability to take information from disparate sources, ask follow‑on questions, manage and populate reports documenting exercises/ incidents.
• Risk, Regulation, Policy and Framework: interpret regulatory texts, experience in financial services to consider implications of risks or rationales.
• Ensure conformance with relevant regulations.
• Assist with regulatory submissions as appropriate.
• Management reporting, escalations, risk management and regulatory compliance drivers.
• Communication skills and engagement: hold meetings/calls to progress objectives, record keeping Articulate with stakeholders; report on progress and any requirements for escalation as required.

Skills, Experience, Qualifications and Knowledge Required

• Operational Resilience Experience in a risk management, controls or governance environment is advantageous; ideally having direct experience relating to UK Operational Resilience / DORA Register of Information and suitable regulatory reporting requirements.
• Ability to understand concepts and objectives within the Resilience Risk Domain; facilitating discussions with participants, stakeholders and SMEs on such topics, and maintaining appropriate awareness training for staff.
• Framework governance role for Important Business Services (IBS) or Critical Important Functions (CIFS) with respect to deficiencies requiring remediation for regulatory compliance.
• Engagement with Risk Pillar Domain SMEs and other stakeholders to ensure that the framework and associated reporting is appropriate and adhered to.
• Engage and provide guidance to define, execute, record outcomes and manage actions for scenario tests.
• Experience reporting to stakeholder groups (IBS Owners, Pillar Owners, Divisional Heads, Senior Exec Stakeholders, ORM, Internal Audit and Risk SMEs), including automation and self‑service capabilities or tailored reporting.

Business Resilience

• Experience in a Business Resilience / Business Continuity role covering Business Impact Analysis, Business Resilience Plan maintenance and crisis management.
• Knowledge of a financial execution services business is advantageous.
• Engagement with department representatives to manage business resilience / business continuity deliverables.

2nd Line Oversight Activities and Skills

• Support the function in 2nd Line activities where required to supplement and support project or operational requirements.
• Central support of activities within the programme as a Second Line of Defence (2LOD) SME for Operational Resilience.
• Governance and oversight of service mappings, categorisation and framework adherence.
• Oversight for Operational Resilience framework adherence and operation.
• Providing data/reporting to operational resilience stakeholders.
• Develop and produce reports for management on resilience risks using MS‑Office.
• Direct/engage in strategic projects of the department, including owning and delivering on deliverables.
• 2LoD review and challenge with respect to Resilience related risks, controls and activities.
• Further develop and implement policies and procedures to manage resilience related risks.
• Intragroup engagement to ensure regional regulatory requirements are met and best practices followed across the group.

General Skills and Aptitudes

• Experience in the banking sector and/or non‑financial risk management / 2nd Line of Defence.
• Willingness to learn and a hands‑on attitude.
• Capability to solve and communicate complex tasks at a senior management level.
• Analytical and solution‑oriented mindset with attention to detail and strategic thinking.

Nomura Competencies

• 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 problems and effectively prioritize actions or make appropriate 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: Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a Risk Culture (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

Right to Work: The UK Government has taken steps to reduce net migration. Note that we can consider applications from overseas workers from outside the UK that require a Tier 2 Skilled Worker visa only if we can provide evidence that this is a genuine vacancy for a qualified role.

Diversity & Inclusion: Nomura is an equal‑opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome all applications and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity and expression, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.