Associate, Lead Business Analyst (Singapore)

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

Job Overview:
• Application owner engaging in building FX / Margin solutions including preferred knowledge in core banking solution (Avaloq). Need to drive implementation and support for
- Marginman (real-time margin trading)
- Microgen 5Series for Trust operations
- Avaloq (front-to-back core banking platform)
• Manage / lead complex program / project deliveries in FX and Margin solutions including working closely with vendors / partners and wealth management stake holders (IT and Business)
• Follow strict SDLC governance including meeting necessary quality gates, reporting to necessary internal governances supporting in identifying issues / risks and timely closing the same

Responsibilities:
• Managing an application / portfolio / project covering front to back departments, as well as multiple locations. Manage complex deliveries and development with multiple vendors
• Manage / lead SIT with vendors including unit testing and quality assurance. Provide necessary support to business during UAT, defect management / triage. Daily reporting and escalations when needed
• Participate in Release Management activities for Wealth Management systems.
• Provide proper handover and work closely with RTB members for system changes/releases. Provide/assist level 2 production support including various troubleshooting when required
• Work Closely with RTB members for the different job schedule and connectivity setup and coordination with different IT teams
• Able to break down complicated tasks for team members (work closely with IT CTB Outsourcing team in China, as well as external consultants)
• Follow Nomura and relevant regulators' standards and policies
• Conduct user training and briefing of Wealth Management systems

Requirements :
• Minimum 5 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or Diploma from institutions recognised by Nomura. Preferred Business Information Science, Computer Science or Engineering disciplines
• Product knowledge: FX and FX Derivatives (Spot, Forward, NDF, Options - various derivative structures including complex ones, fixings, pricings, rollback/rollovers, etc)
• Experience in knowing Avaloq is an advantage
• Strong SQL: Oracle 11g, MSSQL
• Development: Excel macro and VBA, Python - are added advantage
• Aware of FIX, TCP/IP, MQSeries and / or other middleware
• Hands-on knowledge on basic Unix commands and scripting.
Preferred:
• Completed Avaloq Certification training (nice to have)
• Hands-on knowledge for AUTOSYS (job scheduler)
• ITIL v3 or similar qualifications
• Experience in Java EE 6, JBOSS Application Server and Java Application Framework (nice to have)
• Experience in XML/HTML5 (nice to have)
Diversity Statement
Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER: This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer