Job Title:  Associate, Market Risk Manager

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Job Title:  Market Risk Manager
Corporate Title:  Associate
Department:  Risk Management
Location:  Hong Kong

Role description:
The position is a role in Market Risk Management in the AeJ Credit Trading Market Risk team. The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the Credit Products business including the flow credit trading, structured and flow financing, and private credit. 
The individual will be supporting the team lead in covering AeJ Credit Products. The role will include stress analysis, review of risk positions, discussing risk exposures and concerns with senior risk managers and traders, and escalating risk issues to senior risk managers as needed.

Additional responsibilities: 

• Understanding the credit bond markets, products, and their derivatives in Asia
• Daily review of risk exposures
• Developing and maintaining risk metrics and analytic tools, along with recommendation for improvements to risk reporting
• Work closely with front office to assess risk and business strategy, as well as other corporate functions such as MVG, IPV, IT, and Ops
• Review committee/transaction approvals 
• Daily recap of markets, P&L and Risk

Skills, experience, qualifications, and knowledge required:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in trading or market risk in Credit markets
• Intellectual curiosity and a passion for understanding financial markets
• Strong analytic background and a good understanding of the risks from derivative products
• An understanding of fixed income pricing models and the associated sensitivities to changes in the market
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal) as will be working with a variety of groups both within and outside of Risk, and should be able to convey complex topics to a wide audience
• Strong Microsoft office skills including Excel, VBA, database skills, and PowerPoint
• Desirable though not essential: Python

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