Job Title:  Structuring

Nomura Overview:

Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its four business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Merchant 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, (Powai) supports Nomura’s businesses around the world. Powai’ s world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura’s global operations and are an integral part of Nomura’s global expansion plans. The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Division Overview:

The Wholesale division within Nomura provides capital raising and advisory services, structuring, sales and trading of global securities, and distinctive investment research to global corporations, governments and financial institutions. Wholesale's mission is to be Asia's global investment bank, with depth at home complemented by a solid global platform.

Our business is client-centric and focused on markets and segments where we know we can add value. We aim to be globally competitive, delivering sustainable profits in those areas in which we choose to compete. Our offering is innovation- and knowledge-led, delivered in a "one firm" manner.

Global Markets Powai team is an extension of regional Global Markets teams supporting Equities, Securitized Products, Rates, FX, and Credit. The division in Powai provides support for a range of activities like research, quantitative modelling, sales and trading support, pricing and balancing, product development and strategy.  The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Business Unit Overview:

Nomura’s Global Markets Equity Digital office team has started in past couple of years with multiple sub-teams handling Centralized Risk book trading, Quants focusing on the derivative signal modelling and research.

Candidate will work as part of Equity Digital Office team responsible for developing and maintaining quantitative models and research tools required for equity derivatives trading and QIS business. Candidate will work very closely with fast-paced front-office business users and various technology departments to ensure timely delivery of required data-sets, analytics and backtesting of cross-asset trading strategies.

Team in Mumbai deals works closely with trading, structuring and sales team across the Globe i.e. US, London, Singapore, HK and Tokyo.

Position Specifications:

Role & Responsibilities:

• Enhance research platform for existing or new trading strategies

• Gain knowledge of the relevant backtesting systems, strategies and models developed by  Equity Digital Office team
• Working as a fully integrated member of the newly setup Equity Digital office of the global markets, supporting senior team members in designing systems and strategies
• Support global business groups with timely response/escalation
• Analyse various data-sources and devise optimal retrieval and data quality solutions
• Design and develop both client and server side components leveraging best industry practices

Mind Set: