Market Operations Strategic Change Management - Director

Profile Summary

Head of Strategic Change Management (Markets Operations) has day-to-day responsibility for the management of the department’s strategic projects. Role manages 6 temporary FTE, performing Business Analyst responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Management for Markets Operations, responsible for planning, requirements gathering, testing and closing of projects ensuring deadlines are met and expected business outcomes are delivered.
• Mange Markets Operations projects portfolio, working with stakeholders to deliver required outcomes, raising any risks to senior operations management and leading Operations functions through the period of change.
• Manage Markets Operations Business Analyst resource profile to ensure all projects have sufficient support and coverage.  Working with team members to make sure all deliverables are met on-time with expected business outcomes and appropriate project artefacts.
• Develop front-to-back understanding of Change Management function, ensuring staff have clearly defined responsibilities and fully understand the risks associated to their assigned projects.
• Promote an inclusive culture, breaking down silo’s and building a collaborative culture within the department, and where possible, the wider Operations group.
• Ensure the functions regulatory responsibilities are understood with processes and controls established to ensure compliance.
• Minimise operational risk in projects, identifying weaknesses in new processes delivered, working with Operations functions, to establish remediation path for any issues.
• Engage in Strategic Change Programmes, ensuring business outcomes are met and target operating model delivered to support business demand.
• Partner with the Front Office to support CIB model, evaluate the go-forward operating structure and enable new business initiatives, where required.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• Currently Operating at Director level.
• Strong track record of managing large change programmes throughout career.
• Supported senior front office stakeholders and corporate functions when delivering target operating models.
• Proven ability to operate at a senior level within Operations and/or other logistics functions.
• Proven track record of managing change in a cross-cultural environment.
• Experience of managing multiple streams of change delivery, with demonstrable benefits
• Strong knowledge of all relevant regulation impacting the industry and its impact on Operations
• Strong presentation and influencing skills, demonstrating ability to deliver through all levels of the corporate spectrum.
• Strong knowledge of Global Markets, front-to-back processes flows, products & supporting Operations department.

What Mizuho Can Offer You

Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus
• Non-contributory pension
• 27 days’ annual leave
• Core working hours*
• Hybrid working - office and home based*
• Virtual GP
• Wellbeing benefits, including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders

*For applicable roles only

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@mizuhoemea.com and we will be happy to help.