Building global and regional HR Leadership across borders

The challenge

Nomura is a leading global financial services group and investment bank, known for its high-performing, international, and collaborative culture. With a legacy spanning over 100 years, Nomura employs 27,000 people across 30 countries, representing 90 nationalities. The firm fosters a people-first culture and is committed to creating a better world by leveraging the power of financial markets.

Frazer Jones was proud to be retained by the Global Head of HR for Global Markets (MD), based in Singapore, who also serves as the Regional Head of HR for Asia (excluding Japan), to build out their International HR Leadership team over several years, spanning all HR Centres of Excellence.

The solution

Having partnered extensively with a number of global investment banks across London, New York, Singapore, and Hong Kong over several years, Charlotte and the broader Global HR Financial Services Executive Search Practice were able to leverage their global HR networks and institutional knowledge to provide the strongest pool of talent across many international markets.

The outcome

Charlotte partnered closely with the global HR leadership team to develop their global and regional HR functions across multiple international locations. Some of her successful appointments included:

• Regional Head of Campus Recruitment Asia – Singapore
• Global Head of Reward, Global Markets – Singapore
• Global Head of Talent Management – Singapore
• Regional Head of HR Advisory – Global Markets Asia – Singapore (with a secondment in New York)
• Regional HR BP Lead – International Wealth Management – Hong Kong
• Regional Head of HR Advisory EMEA – Global Markets & Investment Banking – London
• Regional Head of Employee Relations Asia – Singapore
• Regional Head of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Asia – Singapore

Once the leadership team was in place across each of the regional hubs, we went on to build the direct reports underneath, supported by our professional search practice. The client was delighted with the outcome and the quality of the process. A number of the appointments have since been promoted, and/or had the opportunity to work in a number of other Nomura international offices in New York, London and Hong Kong, due to the strong career paths offered.

client testimonial

“Charlotte has been an incredible partner to me in my role. She has a fantastic understanding of the market, is attuned to my organizational and team needs and most importantly, provides exceptional care to her clients and candidates alike. A real pleasure to be working with Charlotte.”

Vivian Law Annan, Global Head of HR Global Markets & Asia Head of HR (MD) | Nomura Internationalal

candidate testimonial

“Charlotte is a fantastically proactive, helpful and experienced recruiter. She guided me expertly through the process of landing me in my new role at Nomura and has continued to be hugely supportive as I have onboarded and settled in. Thank you Charlotte for all your effort!”

Katie Trew, Global Head of Talent Global Markets & Regional Head of HR Advisory, Nomura International