Vice President - ASEAN & India Rates Strategist - Global Markets

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 three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm practices disciplined entrepreneurship while building on a long tradition of serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

Divisional Overview

Nomura's Global Markets department offers clients worldwide liquidity, market insights, and execution services across multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. The team's emphasis on innovation and technology ensures access to advanced trading platforms and tailored solutions. Specializing in market-making, risk management, and electronic trading, Nomura's Global Markets team has a strong global presence and is renowned for exceptional client service. With expertise, global reach, and a commitment to innovation, the department is poised to drive growth and success in the financial industry.

Role Overview:

• Responsible for driving South and Southeast Asia rates strategy.
• Writing with thematic reports, trade ideas and market commentaries on those markets on a regular basis
• Regular interaction with trading, sales and external clients.
• Proficient in number crunching and building spreadsheets on bond supply/demand, liquidity projection etc.
• Contribute to regular strategy team publications to ensure smooth publication of reports.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made.

Skills, experience, qualifications, and knowledge required:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience covering fixed income research
• Experience covering fixed income research in one of the geographic markets either India, Indonesia, Thailand or Singapore as the role will be responsible for driving South and Southeast Asia rates strategy.
• Experience publishing research reports on fixed income markets and products
• Good technical skills with ability to create models and templates such as bond demand/supply and liquidity efficiently
• Master’s degree/equivalent preferred.

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: Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender, or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER: This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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