Job Title:  Vice President, Equity Analyst (Small Cap)

Corporate Title: Vice President, Equity Analyst – Small Cap

Department: Equities

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $165,000-210,000/year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

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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Division Overview: NAM International

The international business brings together a legacy of investing in public and private markets on a global scale. Through active management, we deliver differentiated and innovative solutions across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, and private credit supported by a team of disciplined and tenured investment professionals. Building upon Nomura’s century long heritage, our teams are responsible stewards of clients’ capital. We approach everything we do with accountability, curiosity, and integrity to help clients across wealth and institutional channels navigate an ever-changing market, capture opportunities around the world, and reach long-term investment goals.

Role Description:

Join us at Nomura Asset Management International as an Equity Analyst covering Small Cap stocks with a primary focus on Health Care, but with an opportunity to cover other sectors as well. You will work collaboratively with Portfolio Managers on a dedicated Small Cap team based in Philadelphia.

We utilize a defined investment process focused on fundamental research, with quantitative screening on the front-end and risk management on the back end. Our investment process is geared toward generating long-term investments for inclusion in well-diversified portfolios with an emphasis on cash flow.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Conducting fundamental analysis of equities, including researching industries and interviewing company management teams.
• Tracking overall economic and corporate trends.
• Building financial models to analyze company revenue, cash flow and earnings.
• Creating valuation comparisons and price targets and making buy/sell investment recommendations to portfolio managers.
• Effectively communicating investment thesis and risks.
• Collaborating on the presentation of investment recommendations to the team and supporting client service efforts.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• CFA designation or CFA Level III preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant equity research – buy or sell-side.
• Expertise in analyzing companies within the Health Care Sector.
• Passion for markets and investing.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• High personal and professional integrity and ethics.

Over time, we expect this role could evolve into portfolio management responsibilities.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us. If you're excited about the role or working at Nomura, we encourage you to apply.

Nomura Competencies

Explore Insights & Vision

• Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.

Making Strategic Decisions

• Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People

• Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.

Elevate Organizational Capability

• Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.

Inclusion

• Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, discretionary awards and eligibility for commissions for applicable sales roles in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer