Business Management​/COO Executive Director

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Job Code: 14264

Country: US

City:
New York

Skill Category:
Global Markets

Description:

Corporate

Title:

Executive Director
Department: Global Markets
Location: New York

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $260K and $280K/year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

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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The Global Markets COO function at Nomura plays a pivotal role in ensuring operational excellence, financial discipline, regulatory compliance and strategic execution. A well-structured COO function enhances efficiency, profitability and risk control, allowing front-office Sales to focus on client relationships and deal-making.

The Business Manager/Chief Operating Officer (COO) oversees daily business operations and administration, implements business strategy, and optimizes the organization’s operational capabilities. Acting as a strategic partner to business heads, the role leads financial planning, operating model design and transformation for the business, balancing Revenue Operations (Rev Ops) and Financial Operations (Fin Ops).

Where the Business Head focuses on high-level strategy, external relations and long-term vision, the COO is accountable for internal execution — ensuring the division’s daily functions align with strategic goals. The COO function enables front-office Sales/Bankers to focus on client service and deal execution while operations run efficiently, controls remain robust, and the business delivers against its commercial, regulatory and strategic objectives.

• Serve as strategic partner to the Head of Risk Solutions, Americas, supporting Sales team
• Cover the full product suite spanning Fund-level hedging, Asset-level hedging, Share-class hedging, Deal-contingent hedging etc.
• Act as the point person between corporate functions and Risk Solutions Group, implementing strategy and processes to maximize revenue and growth opportunities.
• Lead financial planning and management for $65m+ business, balancing Rev Ops and Fin Ops while diagnosing operational flaws and redesigning processes to improve scalability, control and commercial impact.

• Partner with the Head of Risk Solutions Group and senior Salespersons to shape and implement strategic initiatives, translating business strategy into operating procedures, execution plans and measurable KPIs.
• Track business performance, revenue trends and market conditions, and drive operational-efficiency and cost-saving initiatives.
• Lead the new-product approval process and partner with deal teams on new-transaction committee approvals.

• Formulate the revenue and capital budget, forecasts and medium-term plans, and oversee P&L management, cost allocations and budgeting.
• Monitor financials, accounting and performance for the business
• Manage and control expense policies, cost-efficiency initiatives and overall expense planning to support business profitability, optimizing resource allocation while maintaining productivity.
• Create, manage and monitor business metrics for individual Salespersons to measure performance and inform decisions on client coverage and segmentation, firm revenue targets and business profitability.
• Partner with Global Markets to manage financial resources and balance sheets, optimizing returns and efficiencies using metrics such as return on assets (ROE), risk-weighted…