About the Role
The Operational Client Relationship Management (OCRM) team is a new initiative focused on managing operational relationships with priority clients. This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a developing team that connects clients with the firm's capabilities, ensuring a consistent and high-quality service experience. OCRM provides value-added services that adapt to market and regulatory changes by collaborating with key clients, aligning with Nomura's new phase of client engagement.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Sales, SRM, Front Office Client Account Management, Operations, and other corporate functions to facilitate client relationships.
- Maintain regular communication with clients to support a best-in-class client service experience.
- Coordinate across corporate functions to ensure clients’ needs are met.
- Maintain awareness of industry trends and the regulatory environment, including their impact on clients, with a willingness to develop deeper expertise.
- Daily monitoring across the pre and post trade lifecycle to proactively resolve issues for key clients.
- Prepare high-quality client materials for meetings and in response to client requests.
- Summarize periodic client metrics, collaborating with Business Transformation to deliver MI requested by clients.
- Lead discussions and projects by organizing meetings, partnering with key stakeholders, and influencing the delivery of initiatives, technology strategy, and internal behavioral change to enhance client service.
- Develop a strong understanding of vendor solutions and market capabilities relevant to operational service delivery.
- Support clients seeking to understand how technology and AI tools can be applied within post-trade operations.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of financial service products and associated processes.
- Understanding of post-trade operations, settlement processes, and reconciliation procedures.
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks.
- Client query management and troubleshooting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A genuine interest in developing a thorough understanding of the business and Nomura’s clients, as well as taking a proactive approach to work.
- Attention to detail and the ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
- Understand risk and control frameworks, with the ability to escalate effectively.
- Confident in engaging with internal and external clients, articulating key messages across all communication channels and escalating potential risks in a timely manner.
- Build and influence relationships across cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
- Strong time management and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to anticipate problems, potential risks and propose solutions.
- Core understanding of technology and AI, including how these tools can be used to improve operational processes and client service outcomes.
- Minimum of three years’ experience within financial services, ideally within operations, post-trade services, or client relationship management functions.
Skills
- Client Relationship Management
- Financial Services
- Operations
- Post-Trade Services
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Technology
- AI
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate
- Minimum of three years’ experience within financial services
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 - $130,000 per year
Benefits
- Aon’s Benefit Index®, Nomura’s benefits rank #1 amongst our competitors
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
- 401(k) eligibility
- Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave
About the Company
- Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network, connecting markets East & West.
- The company services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its 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, Nomura puts clients at the center of everything it does, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia.
Equal Opportunity
- Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer
