Job Title: Trading Support

Job Code: 9470

Country: IN

City: Mumbai

Skill Category: Global Markets

Description:

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.

platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Division 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.

Business Unit Overview:

The Global Markets Digital Strategy (GMDS) team consists of two sub-teams: Business Intelligence (BI) and Algorithmic Trading Strategies. The Business Intelligence team is focused on using big data and analytics to provide technology based solutions for the equities business. This can be through process automation and the development of analytical tools. The Algorithmic Trading Strategies team is responsible for developing and maintaining the automated trading algorithms used across our agency and principal equities businesses. The team is primarily based in Tokyo but we are looking to expand our presence in Mumbai within the Business Intelligence space. Suitable candidates will have strong technology skills and an interest in how the financial markets function. We follow an agile development style and team members should be able to develop on-the-fly and be proactive in formulating and implementing solutions.

Position Specifications:

Corporate Title	Analyst / Associate
Experience	0-5 years
Qualification	B.E / B.Tech / MCA / M.Tech
Requisition No.

Role & Responsibilities:

Design and development of several automation processes to support Sales Traders on their otherwise mundane and time consuming tasks
Good analytical skills which help in having overall understanding of the applications as well suggesting long term improvements/solutions that also includes building several dashboards and reports for the clients, business and senior management.
Strong technical skills to work on several technologies like - Unix scripting, perl, KDB+, python, Java, ChatBot, RDBMS ( SQL ) etc.
Managing and scaling up the underlying infra which comprises of many Unix servers, schedulers, DBs etc.
Working closely with the regional counterparts and tech teams to build better and efficient solutions.
Setting up and managing huge volumes of data ( including market data ) sourced through various tech applications and vendors.
Overall understanding of various systems and business requirements that helps in various client, regulatory, compliance and audit requirements.

Mind Set:

Mandatory

Desired

Domain

Strong analytical skills
Determined problem solving ability
Quick Learner

Good communication skills
Ability to work effectively as part of the team
Strong work ethics