Business Resilience Associate

Corporate Title: Associate
Department: Corporate Real Estate & Services
Location: New York, NY or Philadelphia, PA (hybrid)

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $95K and $105K/year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information). 

 

Company overview

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

Business Resilience's mission is to protect the Firm from significant business disruptions by fostering a culture of resiliency, and by providing innovative response and recovery solutions that add value to the Firm's daily operations.

 

The Business Resilience group works with all departments within the firm to create business continuity plans (BCPs).  The plans focus on promoting employee safety, facilitating rapid response and decision-making, minimizing business disruptions, and providing a foundation for resuming interrupted operations and services as quickly and efficiently as possible.

 

 

Role Description / Areas of responsibility:

• Maintain and manage data related to business continuity plans (BCPs)
• Technical management, development, and customization of Fusion Risk Management, the group’s business continuity management system.
• Create business and technical documentation for BCP-related functions
• Assist in planning and execution of business continuity exercises
• Create and maintain reports on business continuity readiness and policy governance
• Assist in response to BCP events and incidents (e.g. tracking emergency response tasks, conducting mass notifications, working at backup site)

 

 

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• 4+ years of experience in Business Resilience or similar function within Financial Services
• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated knowledge of business continuity and disaster recovery concepts
• Demonstrated knowledge of object-oriented and/or relational database management systems
• Experience working with Salesforce or Salesforce-based applications a plus
• Ability to work under pressure, especially following a crisis event (fire, flood, etc.)
• Strong technical writing ability
• Strong verbal communications skills

 

 

 

Nomura Leadership Behaviors 

  

Explore Insights & Vision 

• Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future. 

Making Strategic Decisions 

• Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations. 

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People 

• Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity. 

Elevate Organizational Capability 

• Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.  

Inclusion  

• Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cu