Senior IT Project Manager – Market Risk, Credit Risk Delivery

Nomura

. Own end-to-end delivery of 3–5 concurrent IT projects/workstreams from requirements through build, test, deployment, and BAU handoff .

Posted 9/17/2026contractNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $950 - $1,250 per dayWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in managing IT project delivery within financial services, focusing on regulatory compliance and stakeholder communication. Proficient in utilizing AI tools to enhance project management and SDLC processes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

IT Project Delivery ExperienceRegulatory IT Project ManagementAdvanced Jira/Confluence ProficiencyMarket Risk/Credit Risk ExperienceAI Tool Adoption

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementRegulatory ComplianceSDLC MechanicsBudget TrackingRisk ManagementDependency ManagementUAT PlanningQuant FluencyBacklog GroomingChange Request Management

Soft Skills

Stakeholder CommunicationExpectation ManagementScope ValidationStatus ReportingRisk Escalation

Tools & Technologies

JiraConfluenceAI ToolsDashboardsProject Artefacts

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesMarket RiskCredit RiskTrading TechnologyFRTBBCBS 239SA-CCRData GovernanceRegulatory ConstraintsProgramme-Level Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end delivery of 3–5 concurrent IT projects/workstreams from requirements through build, test, deployment, and BAU handoff
Drive sprint/release planning with engineering leads, including backlog grooming, velocity, and blocker resolution
Own project plans, RAID logs, milestone trackers, and cross-team dependencies
Partner with engineering/QA on SDLC rigor, code review gates, test coverage, and release management
Translate regulatory requirements into delivery plans and track execution
Manage project budget/run-rate, resourcing, and vendor SOW execution
Drive AI tooling adoption to automate SDLC and project-management tasks
Serve as primary contact for business/Risk Management stakeholders
Manage expectations, elicit requirements, and validate scope changes
Own project status reporting, dashboards, and steering committee packs
Manage change requests and impact assessments through sign-off
Coordinate UAT planning, business readiness, and go-live communications
Feed status and risk into programme-level governance

Requirements

What you’ll need

10–15 years IT project delivery experience in financial services
Hands-on Market Risk/Credit Risk/Trading Tech experience
Track record delivering regulatory IT projects (FRTB, BCBS 239, SA-CCR, or equivalent) to production
Comfortable working directly with engineering/QA on SDLC mechanics
Advanced hands-on Jira/Confluence (workflows, dashboards, reporting)
Clear stakeholder communication — status packs, risk escalation, options framing
Working quant fluency (VaR, CVA, P&L explain)
Structured RAID/dependency management
Working knowledge of budget tracking
Power user of AI tools; builds/shares reusable AI workflows for project artefacts
Awareness of data governance/regulatory constraints for AI use in a regulated environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Sign-on bonus
Restricted stock units
Discretionary awards
Medical benefits
Financial benefits
401(k) eligibility
Paid vacation
Paid sick time
Paid parental leave