Vice President - Transformation Specialist - Chief Transformation Office

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 Divisional Overview The Chief Transformation Office function oversees group-wide transformation on mission critical projects for the firm. We’re aligned to our key businesses across the group and operate to global standards and governance across our programs. Our purpose is to support Nomura’s business strategy and deliver consistent group-wide services based on common operating principles. Job Overview The Vice President, Transformation Specialist is a high-impact, execution-focused role tasked with defining and delivering strategic transformation initiatives across Nomura. This position bridges strategic vision and operational execution, requiring a change-driven leader who can translate ambiguous objectives into structured, measurable outcomes while engaging senior stakeholders globally. The ideal candidate is a go-getter with strong technical rigor (financial modeling, AI/Excel) and exceptional leadership (influencing without authority, driving cross-functional alignment). While domain expertise in financial services is advantageous, the role prioritizes technical adaptability, change leadership, and execution excellence. The VP will lead cross-functional teams and engage senior stakeholders across functions and regions. The portfolio will span structural reform, location strategy, AI-enabled transformation, outsourcing and strategic vendor partnerships, with a focus on measurable outcomes and effective execution. Responsibilities Strategy, Business Cases and Workstream Definition • Translate strategic priorities into well-defined initiatives, problem statements, options and target outcomes. • Develop rigorous business cases, including baseline analysis, financial models, benefits, costs, dependencies, implementation options and delivery risks. • Scope workstreams, define deliverables and milestones, establish governance, and create practical mobilisation and execution plans. • Apply strong numerical judgement to challenge assumptions, test scenarios and support evidence-based investment decisions. Transformation Delivery and Value Realisation • Own initiatives from definition through mobilisation and delivery, maintaining clear plans, decision points, dependencies, risks and outcomes. • Lead multidisciplinary project teams through influence, setting direction and holding contributors accountable without relying on formal line-management authority. • Create transparent reporting for senior governance forums and ensure agreed benefits are measurable, tracked and realised. • Balance strategic ambition, execution feasibility, control requirements and sustainable organisational capability. Strong AI-Adoption into the role • Identify, articulate and prioritise practical AI prompts and use cases that improve productivity, decision-making and business outcomes within the role. • Use Microsoft Copilot effectively for administration, analysis, document production and presentations; bring familiarity with the broader enterprise AI landscape. Senior Stakeholder Engagement and Project Leadership • Build trusted relationships with Business Managers and senior stakeholders across functions and regions, including at VP, Executive Director and Managing Director level. • Structure complex issues into concise, decision-ready materials and communicate recommendations with clarity and credibility. • Facilitate workshops, challenge constructively, resolve ambiguity and build alignment across stakeholders with differing priorities. • Coordinate global project teams across Asia, the UK and the US, ensuring clear ownership, timely decisions and consistent execution. What Success Looks Like • Strategic priorities are converted quickly into credible, decision-ready business cases and clearly scoped workstreams. • Financial and operational assumptions are transparent, evidence-based and sufficiently robust to support senior investment decisions. • Projects mobilise effectively, maintain senior stakeholder alignment and deliver agreed milestones, benefits and control outcomes. • AI use cases and prompts move beyond ideas into practical adoption, with measurable productivity or business value. • Project and business solution recommendations balance value, capability, resilience, governance and regulatory requirements. • The VP is recognized as a trusted, self-directed transformation partner who can lead project teams and influence effectively across functions, cultures and time zones. Requirements • Minimum Degree in Business Management or related field • Minimum 10 years’ experience in business transformation function with a focus on strategy, change delivery, and business analysis within investment banking or the wider financial services sector. • Minimum 5 years’ experience in financial modelling, scenario analysis, cost-benefit assessment, benefits sizing and confident interpretation of operational and workforce data. • Experience in defining strategic initiatives, preparing compelling business cases with financials and converting ambiguous objectives into structured, executable workstreams. • Advanced Microsoft 365 user skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with practical experience using Microsoft Copilot for administration, analysis, document creation and presentations. • Demonstrated experience writing and progressing AI prompts and/or use cases that improve productivity or deliver measurable outcomes; knowled…