Global financial services firm serving wealth, investment, and wholesale markets
Nomura is a Tokyo-headquartered financial services group operating across wealth management, investment banking, and wholesale markets with 10,000+ employees across 14 countries. The tech stack reflects institutional finance operations—Bloomberg, Refinitiv, SWIFT, Avaloq, LoanIQ alongside legacy systems (COBOL, iSeries)—while ServiceNow dominates operational workflows. Hiring velocity is accelerating across finance, risk, and operations roles, with a notable gap in engineering capacity (10 roles) relative to compliance and regulatory burden, suggesting infrastructure modernization is outpacing internal development velocity.
Notable leadership hires: Category Lead IT, Production Services Head
Nomura provides integrated financial services to individuals, institutions, corporates, and governments through four divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Banking. The company operates a global network connecting East and West markets, with significant operations in the UK, US, India, Luxembourg, Singapore, and other financial centers. Core challenges center on regulatory compliance (AML/ATF, continuous audit monitoring, stress testing), payments modernization, and risk monitoring—areas where the hiring mix skews heavily toward finance, risk, and compliance roles rather than engineering.
Core systems include ServiceNow, Bloomberg, Refinitiv, SWIFT, Avaloq (wealth management platform), and LoanIQ (loan origination). Analytics use Tableau, Power BI, and Alteryx. Legacy systems (COBOL, iSeries, AS/400) remain embedded. Python and SQL support data work; Snowflake and StreamSets enable data integration.
Active projects include ServiceNow platform evolution, data analytics initiatives, regulatory compliance programs (audit continuous monitoring, stress testing, AML/ATF), and modernizing payments infrastructure. Loan-linked hedging structuring and stress scenario analysis reflect wholesale market operations.
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