AI & Innovation Program Manager, Global Markets

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Job Code: 14555

Country: US

City:
New York

Skill Category:
Global Markets

Job Title:

AI & Innovation Prgoram Manager
Department:
Global Markets

Location:

New York Corporate

Title:

Vice President

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $180,000-$250,000 per year*

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

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Nomura's Global Markets department provides liquidity, market insights, and execution services to clients worldwide across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. The team's focus on innovation and technology provides clients with access to cutting-edge trading platforms and customized solutions. Nomura's Global Markets team specializes in market-making, risk management, and electronic trading, with a strong global presence and reputation for exceptional service to clients.

With expertise , global reach, and commitment to innovation, Nomura's Global Markets department is well-positioned to continue driving growth and success in the financial industry.

We are seeking a Vice President to lead the program management of AI and innovation initiatives across Nomura's Global Markets division. This individual will sit at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and change management. The role requires someone who can operate comfortably across senior stakeholders, technologists, and front-office practitioners to translate innovation ambition into measurable commercial impact.

This is a role with a mandate to build the AI operating model for Global Markets, balancing traditional AI/ML with Generative AI and Agentic AI to deliver scalable, reusable capabilities across trading desks.

• Own the end-to-end program roadmap for AI and innovation initiatives across Global Markets (Equities, FICC, and cross-asset)
• Prioritize and sequence initiatives using a structured scoring framework (business outcome, data readiness, governance, technology integration, strategic alignment)
• Maintain a living portfolio view of all AI initiatives with clear stage-gates, KPIs, and cost/benefit tracking

• Translate complex business problems into agentic AI-driven solutions using orchestration frameworks and modular architecture, designing autonomous workflows, decision-making agents, and reusable platform components
• Drive delivery of AI/ML use cases across the trade lifecycle (pre-trade analytics, execution optimization, post-trade automation, client engagement)
• Coordinate across technology, quant, operations, and front-office teams to remove blockers and maintain velocity
• Champion experimentation and iterative development, capturing learnings to feed the broader product roadmap

• Partner with AI governance, compliance, and model risk teams to ensure initiatives meet risk-based tiering and approval requirements
• Embed governance into delivery workflows (platform-embedded, pattern-based approaches) rather than treating it as a sequential gate

• Act as the primary liaison between…