Associate - Credit Structuring - Global Markets - Investment Bank

Do you like assessing value and risk? Do you enjoy presenting and defending your view? Do you enjoy a fast-moving work environment? This is a role where you can expect to be stretched professionally but will enjoy broad exposure and learn a great deal. We- re looking for someone like that who can:

- Work in close tandem with global trading desks facing dynamic markets and aggressive deadlines.

- Understand and implement state-of-the-art pricing models in variable scenarios.

- Suggest and actualize innovative product designs.

- Perform trade modelling, strategy selection, and performance analysis.

- Build-up on existing infrastructure to implement new models, and optimal portfolio construction.

- Work closely with sales, traders and structurers to assist in execution of new trades, post trade analysis, position keeping.

- Convert financial market knowledge into understandable investment opinions and make relative value recommendations.

- Remain current on market and commercial developments to help frame investment strategies

Key Skills :

The role would be highly interactive with the sales, structuring and trading desks.

Mandatory Desired :

Domain - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Experienced at analysing economic and market data, industry trends, issuer credit quality and security characteristics to support investment decisions.

- A strong commercial mentality with an entrepreneurial bias, a willingness to learn and an obsession with detail.

- Inquisitive, independent thinking, an ability to constructively challenge others- viewpoints, and accept constructive challenge of their own.

- An ability to collaborate internally across teams within Global Markets and across divisions.

- The highest standards of professional ethics, leading by example to sustain Nomura's culture.

- Proactive, self-motivated and result-focused

- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to assess information and make timely recommendations.

- Previous experience/education in credit derivatives and financial analysis, preferably a professional industry qualification such as CFA or FRM

- Strong work ethics.

- Technical - Proficiency in MS Excel & MS PowerPoint

- Working knowledge of Bloomberg - Programming skills in VBA, Python