Business Analyst - 9 Month Contract

Position: Business Analyst

Department:  Digital Solutions

 

This is a 9-month contract position based in the Philadelphia office (hybrid)

 

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $45-57/hour* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

 

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). 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.

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Division Overview: NAM International

The international business brings together a legacy of investing in public and private markets on a global scale. Through active management, we deliver differentiated and innovative solutions across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, and private credit supported by a team of disciplined and tenured investment professionals. Building upon Nomura’s century long heritage, our teams are responsible stewards of clients’ capital. We approach everything we do with accountability, curiosity, and integrity to help clients across wealth and institutional channels navigate an ever-changing market, capture opportunities around the world, and reach long-term investment goals.

Role Description / Responsibilities:

• Function as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring requirements are accurately captured, processes are streamlined, and deliverables are aligned with business objectives
• Facilitate communication, drive efficiency, and help mitigate risks throughout the migration and transformation process
• Analyze and document current-state and future-state business, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Convert business objectives and requirements into clear, actionable specifications for technology teams, ensuring mutual understanding
• Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) and sign-off of migrated applications and processes, ensuring solutions align with business goals
• Assess and communicate the impact of technology changes on business operations, processes, and roles
• Develop training materials, conduct training sessions, and provide ongoing support to business users during and after migration
• Work with business and technical teams to map source and target data structures, ensuring data integrity during migration and define and execute business-level data validation processes post-migration, collaborating with technology teams to resolve discrepancies
• Proactively identify business risks related to migration, integration, and process changes and implement necessary mitigation strategy
• Gather and analyze feedback from business users to identify areas for process improvement and optimization and document lessons learned and best practices for future migrations and technology transitions

 

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or related field
• 5-8+ years’ experience with system migrations, data transitions, or similar transformation projects with demonstratable leadership responsibilities
• Advanced knowledge of and substantiated work within business analysis methodologies (Agile) and industry best practices

• Proficiency in documentation tools (Confluence, DrawIO for process mapping), data analysis tools (Excel, SQL basics, Aladdin? or specific platforms we are targeting), and project management tools (Jira, ServiceNow, etc.)
• Knowledge of the Investment Management/Asset Management industry is a plus

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Proven stakeholder management experience across multiple business units
• Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environments
• Leadership and management competency

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