Director Software Engineering Manager

Corporate Title: Executive Director

Department: Technology

Location: New York

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $225,000 and $250,000/year*

 

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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Department overview:

The Group CTO team is responsible for designing, developing and maintaining Nomura's group-wide infrastructure, made up of key functional areas: Platform Services & Engineering, Workspace Engineering & Support, Core infrastructure including Cloud, and Security Engineering. These functions are underpinned and supported by Business Relationship Management, Controls Governance & Service Management, Strategic Change Management, and Business Management functions.

 

Role overview:

The Group Head of Application Services will lead the strategy and execution of initiatives designed to optimize developer workflows and ensure secure, seamless access management across the organization. You will be responsible for creating an environment where developers can innovate efficiently while ensuring that access and identity processes meet the highest standards of security and compliance.

 

This role combines expertise in developer experience with a strong focus on access and identity management, overseeing critical systems, processes, and tools to balance developer productivity with organizational security needs.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Define and execute a comprehensive strategy for Application Services that aligns with organizational goals.
• Advocate for developer needs while ensuring compliance with security and access management standards.
• Act as a senior leader driving the adoption of best practices for application services across the organization.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of tools, CI/CD pipelines, and developer portals that streamline workflows.
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in developer productivity.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure seamless onboarding, tool access, and issue resolution.
• Oversee the implementation of application services ensuring identity and access management (IAM) solutions.
• are secure and efficient role-based access to tools, systems, and environments.
• Collaborate with security teams to enforce policies and processes for least-privilege access and compliance with regulations, manage single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and identity federation strategies for both internal and external platforms.

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team specializing in developer experience and identity management.