Job Title:  Associate - eClient Solutions - Futures & Options

Job Title: Futures & Options Connectivity (eClient Solutions)     
Department: Global Markets
Location: New York 
Corporate Title: Associate 

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $ 115,000 and  $155,000/year*

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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Role Description

• 1st/2nd line execution support (over phone, email, Bloomberg, in person) to internal & external futures trading client base. Issues range from order/trade queries, FIX issues, limit setup, front-end EMS functional queries, exchange queries, ad-hoc business requests

• T0 Order Flow monitoring for order failures & rejections

• Global Order Book Reconciliation during incidents & periods of outage

• On-boarding new futures clients

• Manage Client/Vendor FIX onboarding process front to back from UAT to Production go-live

• Maintain and Adjust existing client configuration on a needs basis

• Verify trade executions for clients / traders when queried

• Risk limit adjustment and maintenance for Futures & Options clients

• Facilitation of Compliance, Internal Audit and/or Operational Risk investigations and requests

• Collaborate with developers to resolve system design deficiencies and delivery of enhancements

• Exchange administration: order status, trading key management, exchange side limit adjustments

Skills, Experience, Qualifications & Knowledge required

• This is a client-facing technical role with heavy exposure to front office personnel. Must have a strong client orientation and show a high sense of urgency towards client needs.

• Candidate should be comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment and able to suggest opportunities for increasing efficiency and improving team processes

• Familiarity with global futures and options products and business, or similar Asset Class

• Understanding of / Previous exposure to FIX protocol / UNIX

• Background in integration and electronic on-boarding of clients in a trade floor environment

• Detail-oriented approach to solving problems with strong sense of ownership

• Knowledge of risk systems

• Understanding of trading lifecycle

• Exposure to execution algorithms and ability to explain benefits to clients

• Supporting client relationships in cooperation with Sales team. Involving solution deliveries, client training, system demos, issue resolution and follow-up

• Effective Prioritisation Skills

• Track record delivering project tasks using a pragmatic approach

• Clear & concise communication skills. Ability to communicate with technical/non-technical colleagues alike

• Collegiate approach to global coverage

  • Operate as part of a 24/5.5 follow-the-sun model

  • Flexible provision of holiday coverage in conjunction with global team

• Ability to strictly adhere to, and embody, the team’s procedures & controls

• Willingness to learn

Preferred Requirements:

• Execution systems experience: Bloomberg EMSX, Bloomberg Tradebook, Trading Technologies, Fidessa, etc

• Ability to work with external parties such as vendor and exchanges ensuring open issues are followed up and resolved in a timely manner

• Prioritize business driven changes and deliver to successful completion

• Solid knowledge of Excel / Robust data manipulation abilities

• Python or similar scripting skills for process automation and data handling a plus

• Effective Documentation writing skills for drafting of / contribution to procedural documents, wiki, etc