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Head of Early Careers Recruitment, EMEA and International Head of Investment Banking Early Careers
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Job title: Head of Early Careers Recruitment, EMEA and International Head of Investment Banking Early Careers (VP)
Corporate Title: Vice President
Department: HR
Location: London
Department overview:
The Early Careers Team sits within the HR department and is split across four segments: Investment Banking, Global Markets, Corporate Functions, and Information Technology.
Role description:
- Reports to: Global Head of Talent Acquisition
- Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop the EMEA Early Careers recruitment team
- Lead Early Careers recruitment strategy across the EMEA region (Investment Banking, Global Markets, Corporate Functions, and Information Technology), aligning hiring outcomes with the firm's long-term talent and business objectives
- In addition to leading Early Careers recruitment across EMEA, have international responsibility for Investment Banking Early Careers recruitment, developing and executing recruitment strategies to deliver competitive outcomes and attract top talent aligned to business needs across EMEA, AMR, and Asia ex. Japan.
- Oversee operational execution of internship and graduate program hiring from attraction through onboarding
- Act as regional subject-matter expert, providing strategic guidance and market insights to business stakeholders
- Drive innovation in assessment, selection, and program structure to meet evolving business and talent needs
- Partner with global Early Careers leadership in AMR and Asia ex. Japan and Japan to deliver consistent, high-quality candidate experience while adapting to local market requirements
- Build strong relationships with business leaders and HR partners to forecast hiring demand and design scalable talent pipelines
- Develop and lead Early Careers attraction strategies across the EMEA region
- Monitor and drive candidate conversion throughout the offer process, partnering with business and recruitment teams to secure acceptances
- Use data and market intelligence to assess hiring effectiveness and continuously improve program design and delivery
- Compile and analyze recruitment metrics, track offer-to-acceptance ratios, and provide regular reporting on hiring volumes, conversion rates, and program performance to business and HR leadership
- Ensure all recruitment activities adhere to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and local employment legislation
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Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:
- University graduate
- Global Early Careers Recruitment experience, including supporting Investment Banking Divisions across geographical locations
- Experience managing and developing others
- Strong communication and relationship management skills; client-facing and credible with ability to develop internal and external relationships
- Excellent negotiation skills and ability to manage diverse stakeholders and build networks quickly
- Results-orientated: ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered to clients
- Proven Project Management skills; ability to handle multiple priorities and project plan on an annual basis
- Forward thinking; ability to foresee the impact of emerging trends/patterns
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Positive attitude, flexible mindset, and a strong team player, who is willing to roll up their sleeves
- Able to thrive in a deadline-driven and fast-paced environment
- Ability to travel as required
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Diversity Statement
Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.
DISCLAIMER: This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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