Job Title:  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: Vice President
Department: Risk
Location: Hong Kong
Licensed Role: No

Role Overview:
The position is a role in Market Risk Management in the AeJ Equity Market Risk team. The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the Equities business including the Delta 1, Flow Derivatives, Structured Derivatives, and Convertibles desks. 

Role Description:
The individual will be working with other risk managers within the team covering the growing AeJ Equities business. 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.
•    Understanding the market and daily review of risk exposures.
•    Developing and maintaining risk reports and analytic tools.
•    Work closely with front office to assess risk and business strategy, as well as other corporate functions such as Model Validation, Valuations, IT, and Ops
•    Review committee/transaction approvals 
•    Daily recap of markets, P&L and Risk

Skills, experience, qualifications, and knowledge required:
•    Minimum 5 years of experience in trading or market risk in equities
•    An understanding of option pricing models and the associated sensitivities to changes in the market
•    Intellectual curiosity and a passion for understanding financial markets
•    Strong analytic background and a good understanding of the risks from derivative products
•    Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) as the candidate will be working with a large number of groups within Risk and outside of Risk and should be able to convey complex topics to a wide audience
•    Programming skills are not necessary but strongly preferred.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.

Making Strategic Decisions: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People: Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.

Elevate Organizational Capability: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing. 

Inclusion: Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

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