Job Title:  OPS-GLOP / Loan Ops

Nomura 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.

Nomura Services, India supports the group’s global businesses. With world-class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support, the firm plays a key role in facilitating the group’s global operations.

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Divisional Overview:

  The Operations division provides the support and control infrastructure that enables the Firm to develop and deliver financial products throughout the world. Working with the Sales, Trading and Information Technology Divisions, Operations professionals are responsible for the management and execution of transactions in a manner which maximizes profitability and minimizes risk. Our division is responsible for the management and execution of millions of securities transactions on a daily basis. Our responsibilities include trade processing, confirmation, settlement, fails management, margin, asset servicing, risk management, reference data management and various other client services. In partnership with sales, trading, prime services, information technology and other teams from across the bank, we apply a continual focus on improving productivity and efficiency, while seeking new and innovative ways to support our clients' changing needs.

Job Title: CRE Warehouse Lending & Whole Loan Operations Associate

Department: Global Loans Operation

Location: Powai

Reports To: Loans Operation Manager

Job summary

Support the end-to-end middle-office lifecycle for CRE mortgage warehouse financing and whole loan trading, including daily trade flow management, loan booking, cash movements, remittance reconciliation, settlements, and break resolution while maintaining rigorous controls and stakeholder coordination across Sales & Trading, Treasury, Risk, Legal and Finance teams. Products span CRE warehouse lines and whole loans adjacent to NQM, MSR, NPL/RPL, SBC and SFR where processes and systems are harmonized across asset classes.

Key responsibilities

• Daily lifecycle: Manage trade capture, validation, and lifecycle events for CRE warehouse financings and whole loan trades; ensure accurate booking and timely wire/cash movements.
• Cash and remittances: Perform monthly remittance reconciliation, cash settlement, and ledger postings; resolve cash differences and aged breaks promptly.
• Controls and breaks: Own daily break management across positions, P&L-impacting events, and reconciliations with upstream/downstream systems; escalate per governance.
• Settlements and confirmations: Coordinate confirmations, settlement instructions, and collateral schedules with counterparties, agents, and custodians; record settlements accurately.
• Collateral and eligibility: Validate collateral tapes vs. warehouse eligibility criteria, concentrations, and advance rates; monitor borrowing base and margin headroom.
• Covenant/portfolio monitoring: Track covenants, triggers, waivers, and reporting deliverables for warehouse facilities and whole loan positions alongside risk partners.
• Closing support: Coordinate closing mechanics for facility drawdowns, rollovers, and paydowns; manage condition precedent/ subsequent checklists and legal documentation flow. Reference and static data: Maintain counterparty, facility, and loan reference data; align terms with legal docs and credit approvals.
• Reporting: Prepare daily/weekly position, exposure, and cash reports; contribute to management and audit packs and regulatory support as required.
• Cross-functional coordination: Liaise with Sales & Trading, Credit Risk, Treasury, Controllers, Legal, and Technology to resolve issues and deliver operational change.
• Process improvement: Identify automation and control enhancements across booking, reconciliations, and reporting aligned with Nomura’s productivity and efficiency focus.

Required qualifications

• 8–15 years in loan operations, middle office, warehouse lending, or whole loan trade support, ideally with CRE exposure.
• Proficiency with trade capture, settlements, remittance reconciliation, and ledger postings in a broker-dealer or bank environment.
• Familiarity with warehouse facilities, whole loan trading workflows, and asset classes adjacent to CRE such as NQM, MSR, NPL/RPL, SBC, SFR.
• Strong Excel and reconciliation skills; comfort working with loan/trade systems and downstream ledger interfaces.
• Demonstrated break resolution, stakeholder management, and audit-ready control mindset.

Preferred experience

• Prior experience at Nomura or comparable sell-side middle-office supporting CRE or mortgage financing businesses.
• Loan systems familiarity (e.g., Loan IQ/Loan tracking tools) and knowledge of warehouse borrowing base mechanics.
• Understanding of securitized products operations linkages and data requirements for portfolio/warehouse or NPL financings.

Key competencies

• Control orientation and issue ownership under time-sensitive market conditions.
• Analytical rigor in reconciliations and data integrity across positions, cash, and collateral.
• Clear stakeholder communication across trading, risk, legal, and finance.
• Continuous improvement mindset aligned with automation and operational efficiency goals.