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Job title: CIO CCO Frameworks – Lead Risk and Control Self Assessment Specialist Role type: Contractor (6 months) Corporate level: Associate equivalent Division: Chief Control Office Department: Risk and Control Management/ Group CIO Location: 1 Angel Lane, London (Hybrid) Company overview Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking. Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com Department overview The Chief Information Office (CIO) function oversees group-wide technology and our data office. We’re aligned to our key businesses across the group and operate enterprise-wide functions for risk management, governance and controls, supply chain and infrastructure. Our purpose is to support Nomura’s business strategy and deliver consistent group-wide services based on common operating principles. The CIO Chief Controls Office (CCO) supports the CIO function in setting and enforcing consistent implementation of a risk-based control framework, to manage all CIO owned level 1 risks within current risk appetite. We support the delivery of the CIO priorities and enable the achievement of Nomura’s strategic ambitions. Role description This is a key role that will be pivotal in the CIO Chief Controls Office at Nomura. Working for the Senior Principal Risk and Control Self-Assessment Specialist, this role is responsible for providing essential operational support for the CIO's RCSA implementation, including coordinating assessment cycles, maintaining data in the firm’s risk management system, liaising with 2nd Line of Defence (2LOD) generating MI and governance reports, and delivering training support to stakeholders. The role will contribute to all aspects of the RCSA design and implementation including stakeholder support, governance meeting coordination, and contributing to process improvements to establish sustainable BAU processes. We are looking for a candidate seeking a challenging role, who has a good understanding of RCSAs in financial services. We need someone with proven experience operating in a regulated environment, and with a track record of defining and finding solutions. We are looking for candidates who can apply a flexible, proactive and thorough approach to shape new and emerging strategic direction within the firm. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role within Chief Controls Office team and wider CIO. They will need to establish themselves quickly as a subject matter expert and leverage strong influencing and problem-solving skills to develop and then maintain productive working relationships across CIO teams globally, Three Lines of Defence stakeholders and key Business stakeholders. Key responsibilities: Assist in coordinating RCSA assessment cycles and ensuring timely completion Create and maintain comprehensive CIO RCSA procedures aligned with ORM framework requirements Schedule and organize RCSA workshops and assessment sessions with CIO business units and 2LOD Perform initial quality checks on RCSA submissions for completeness Generate standardized reports to aggregate RCSA results to identify technology risk themes and control gaps for reporting to the relevant CIO governance forums Escalate incomplete or delayed submissions to senior risk management staff Coordinate logistics for RCSA governance meetings and committees Act as a liaison between CIO business units and 2LOD to update their RCSA’s within t