Job Description

Job Title: Equities Production Support

Department: Technology

Location: New York

Corporate Title: Associate

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120,000 -$150,000 per year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Company overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Aon’s Benefit Index®, Nomura’s benefits rank #1 amongst our competitors

Department Overview:

The Information Technology department at Nomura is at the forefront of innovation, driving technology solutions that empower our business and enhance client experiences. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to develop and maintain robust systems and infrastructure, ensuring the security, reliability, and efficiency of our operations. Join our team and be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment that embraces technological advancements to deliver value and drive our digital transformation journey.

Key Responsibilities:

The Equity Derivatives Production Services team is responsible for providing all levels of support for Equity Derivatives business, including Sales, Trading, Risk Management and Middle Office. The team is responsible for support of a complex suite of real-time front-office applications utilized by Equities business. The team owns and maintains a list of in-house applications which provide position keeping, trade capture, real-time risk management, P&L attribution and scenario stress calculation. The team is located on the trading floor, with direct access to Front Office which enables the team to gather real-time user feedback and requirements. Additionally, the team works with developers in New York, London, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Tokyo to enhance and build out the platform.

• Provide all levels of application support for Front Office Equity Derivatives platforms
• Troubleshoot and diagnose Trading and Risk applications in real-time
• Collaborate with development teams on requirement gathering and systems development
• Support End-Of-Day processes for a complex Risk system, while collaborating with Production Support teams in other regions
• Take ownership of problems and follow-up to completion, while maintaining a high standard of communication with the stakeholders
• Utilize ServiceNow to record and track incidents, conduct releases, and perform Problem Management
• Track issues and prioritize workload
• Manage releases and deployment and peform DR/BCP management
• Manage user queries and service requests, often requiring an in-depth analysis of the technical and/or business logic of our systems
• Automate tasks to reduce toil

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience in trade floor or related support experience with Front Office trading systems
• Experience in supporting Equity Derivatives (and associated life cycle). An experience supporting other Derivatives products could be considered
• Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering is preferred
• A good understanding of risk management systems
• Strong technical and analytical skills (SQL knowledge and some scripting experience)
• Proficient user knowledge of UNIX and Windows
• Good problem solving skills while working under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, ability to multi-task, and work towards tight deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast paced trading environment

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Derivatives product pricing and risk analysis
• Hands-on experiences with Autosys or other scheduling platforms
• Knowledge of Incident, Problem and Change management process
• Middleware knowledge, such as TIBCO RV, is a plus
• Development skills (C#, kdb, Python)
• A good understanding ITIL practices

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

• 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, and discretionary awards 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