Job Title:  Associate/VP, Quantitative Research

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

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Job title:     Associate / VP, Quantitative Research            
Corporate Title:     Associate / VP
Department:    Global Markets        
Location: London        
 

Department overview:

Nomura's Global Markets Division handles client transactions for financial institutions, corporates, governments and investment funds around the world. We act as market makers, trading in fixed income and equity securities, including currencies, interest rates and credit in cash, derivatives and structured products. We have taken market-leading positions across the globe by leveraging the strength of our talent, client relationships and technology.

By developing strong relationships with our client base through consistent interaction, independent advice and pre-eminent access to Asia, we have built a powerful global franchise across interest rates, currency and credit products. Our client services cover both high-volume flow products and carefully tailored structured solutions. We have adapted to the changing financial landscape to build a client centric focus differentiated by innovation, electronic and service excellence and market-leading derivatives capabilities.

Key objectives critical to success:

Nomura seeks to recruit an Associate or Vice President level professional to work in the Global Markets Credit Quantitative Research team. The position will involve development and implementation of models for valuing Structured Credit Derivatives and XVA, as well as potentially analytics related to Regulatory Capital, Initial Margin, and other financial resources. Another key component of the role is working closely with Trading, Structuring, Risk Management and other teams to solve business problems, analyse and explain models, and help add value to the firm's bottom line.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• The successful candidate will have a first-class degree from a top-tier university in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics or a similar quantitative discipline.

• He or she will be able to show evidence of strong written and oral communication skills.

• Knowledge and experience of financial mathematics and relevant derivative products is desirable.

Nomura competencies

Culture & Conduct

• Contributes to desired culture

• Aware of different values / styles

• Maintains own and holds others to high standards of behavior

• Seeks to develop

• Aware of impact of own strengths / weaknesses

• Learns from experience

 Client-Centricity & Business Acumen

• Demonstrates understanding of current market

• Anticipates client needs

• Pays attention to detail, synthesizes accurately

• Sees problems, recommends solutions

 Strategy & Innovation

• Articulates own contributions to divisional and firm-wide strategy

• Embraces and balances new / differing ways of thinking / working

• Makes decisions appropriate to their role, knows when and how to escalate

• Knows when / how to compromise

• Responds positively to changing needs and circumstances

• Is able to change direction quickly

 Leadership & Collaboration

• Proactively participates in own and others' performance year

• Assists in recruiting and on boarding new team members

• Gives credit to others for positive contributions

• Builds collaborative and productive working relationships

• Provides on-the-job training to colleagues

• Provides and listens to constructive, timely and specific feedback to resolve conflict

 Communication & Connectivity

• Adjusts communication style to suit topic / audience

• Balances listening / talking

• Communicates ideas and issues clearly and with consideration

• Questions to understand others’ views

• Is a proven and credible resource

• Builds internal network

• Willingly works with others to share information

 Execution & Delivery

• Maintains positive commitment to results

• Takes on challenging assignments

• Executes priority actions on-time

• Keeps stakeholders updated, manages expectations

• Persists when confronted with resistance

• Seeks, listens to and accepts feedback

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.

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Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer