Job Title: Tech Lead, Investment Quant Tools
Corporate Title: Vice President
Department:Investment Technology
Location: Philadelphia
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $160,000 and $200,000 per year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).
Role Description:The Tech Lead, Investment Quant Tools will lead the technology capabilities that enable portfolio risk management and quantitative analytics. This key role will work directly with the business leadership to plan the vision and execution of the roadmap. The role is being created as part of a broader transformation led by the CTO to better align NAMI's technology with business priorities, enable scale and adopt Nomura's global technology standards. Key responsibilities for this role include:
Platform Strategy & Architecture- Own the technology roadmap and architecture for Investment Risk across equity, fixed income and multi asset.
- Lead joint evaluation processes for major platform or vendor decisions, including requirements definition, RFPs, and assessment of functionality, architecture, data integration impact, and total cost of ownership
- Drive rationalization and integration across the client technology platform portfolio
- Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise standards set by Data and Platforms Enablement
- Coordinate with Production Services Engineering on release and deployment planning
Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in business, technology, or related discipline preferred
- 10+ years of progressive technology leadership experience
- Experience leading a technology team that directly supports the investment process
- Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives
- Direct experience with platforms such as Snowflake, Airflow, AWS, and market data vendors (Bloomberg, Aladdin, FactSet, Barra)
- Critical leadership skills including driving results, collaborating with the business, and influencing stakeholders required
Nomura Leadership Behaviours- 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 cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).
*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
