- Lead the Stress Testing and TWD projects within International Change.
- Collaborate with local and regional stakeholders to manage the book of work.
- Understand the Nomura Risk Change programme and maintain a dependable team of skilled BAs to be assigned to various projects.
- Independently manage medium to large projects throughout their lifecycle and proficiently use BA tools (business requirement documents, functional specifications, data matrix, work flow diagrams, etc.).
- Run test management processes for medium to large scale projects (test strategy/approach documentation, managing User Acceptance Testing, building test plans and test scenarios, building implementation plans).
- Assist stakeholders with tactical/strategic solution requirements, services, and/or programs.
- Work with Technology, Risk Management, Risk Middle Office, and Front Office to identify and maximize opportunities to deliver projects and improve business processes.
- Train team members on various subjects, structure the project governance model, and collaborate with regional counterparts to devise an induction framework for new resources entering the project.
- Prepare project reports (weekly project update, monthly status update, highlighting risks, resource utilization, trend analysis, and recommending adjustments).
Role Requirements:
- Full adherence to the work from office roster for the team.
Skills, Experience, Qualifications, and Knowledge Required:
- Strong understanding of capital market products and derivatives across asset classes.
- Good knowledge of Stress Testing across different Risk scenarios, Counterparty Credit Risk domain, with project experience in areas like computation of risk measures/exposures (EAD, PE, PFE, EEPE, LEQ, VaR, ES, etc.), management of risk limits, and risk reporting.
- Skilled in performing data analysis and understanding data models for the computation of risk measures.
- Good understanding of Basel norms, particularly the capital requirements for Market, Credit, and CVA risks.
- Ability to operate in both agile and waterfall project methodologies, with an understanding of deliverables required for each.
- Attention to detail and high-quality standards in documentation, processes, and control environment.
- Experience in the full end-to-end systems delivery lifecycle (SDLC).
- Detailed knowledge of all Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio).
- Good educational background and domain certifications (MBA, FRM, CFA, CQF, etc.).
- Proficiency in database, virtualization, and BI solutions (SQL, Python, Dremio, PowerBI, Alteryx, Tableau, etc.).
- Excellent communication, organization, prioritization, and documentation skills.
- Flexibility: Ability to adapt effectively to changing plans, domains, and priorities.
- Comfort with ambiguity: Able to stay on target and complete goals regardless of obstacles.
- Rigorous follow-up on all commitments to achieve results.
- Excellent understanding of best practice approaches to functional testing, especially User Acceptance Testing.
- Ability to identify inefficiencies in processes and suggest ideas for automation and/or operating model changes.
