HR Compensation & Analytics Associate / Vice President

Nomura Holdings, inc.•New York, NY

1d•$130,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. The Reward Advisory team, part of the broader Group Reward function within Human Resources, supports Nomura’s businesses with global compensation and people-based analytics. This role will support the Americas reward agenda, delivering compensation-based advisory services and analytics to the HR Business Partners and regional leadership.

Requirements

Knowledge of financial services compensation practices, including variable and fixed pay structures.
4+ years in compensation within a financial services environment and/or complex multinational organisation.
Experience of delivering a front to back year-end compensation processes.
Knowledge and experience of working with Market Data providers, ideally McLagan / Wills Towers Watson.
Ability to build strong relationships as a trusted compensation advisor to senior management.
Strong numerical and analytical abilities, including deep technical expertise in Microsoft Excel.
Preparation of presentations / communications materials for senior executive audiences.
Comfortable with working under pressure analysing large volumes of data from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

Partner with HR Business Partners and Division leaders to implement and govern Nomura’s global compensation program.
Build and maintain complex bonus modelling based on business KPIs and performance metrics.
Support the Year End Cycle, focusing on bonus allocations and salary modelling, working closely with HR Business Partners and COOs.
Responsible for pool tree management, compensation statement production, and global bonus pool management.
Conduct competitive benchmarking, matching, and survey analysis to evaluate the competitiveness of Nomura’s fixed pay ranges and total compensation levels for new hires and annual review cycles.
Support the business with HR and Compensation based analytics that drive business decisions.
Liaise with Finance, HR, Business Managers & Strategy colleagues to support business-based analytics on people data, providing guidance and support as required.
Provide accurate and timely HR data and analysis to support the budgeting and hiring planning processes, in addition to regular HR metrics monitoring headcount movement throughout the year.
Work with HR stakeholders in designing and implementing analytics that identify and address business issues.