Global Markets –Structuring Frontend Developer

Nomura 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.

Nomura Services, India supports the group's global businesses. With world-class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support, the firm plays a key role in facilitating the group's global operations.

At Nomura, creating an inclusive workplace is a priority. Our approach to inclusion encompasses a variety of initiatives, including sensitization campaigns, implementing conducive policies & programs, providing infrastructure support and engaging in community events. Over time, we have made meaningful progress in these areas, and this commitment has been well-recognized across the industry. We are proud recipients of the prestigious Top 10 Employers award by the India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI), IWEI Gold Employer of Choice awards, India CSR Leadership Award 2024 for Holistic Village Development Program and the YUVA Unstoppable Changemaker Awards.

Division Overview:

Global Markets Division: Based in Mumbai, the front-office team which works on a team extension model delivers pricing, modelling and risk management expertise to the Global Markets business. Founded as a centre of excellence, the group leads the way in price discovery and portfolio optimization techniques and is integral to the business' aggressive revenue targets. The team is playing an integral role in structuring, pricing, risk management and new idea generation.

Business Overview:

The team works with structuring, sales and trading teams to deliver bespoke solutions to clients' hedging / investment requirements in asset classes such as Foreign Exchange, Rates, Hybrids, Credit and Equity. It involves pricing structured payoffs, preparing marketing material for the sales/structuring team, suggesting new trade ideas to the sales team.

What We Offer:

• We support employee wellbeing by ensuring a sense of purpose and belonging.
• We offer a comprehensive range of wellbeing services which allows employees to get access to the assistance they need at any point in their wellbeing journey.
• Our bespoke benefits support employees and their family's holistic wellbeing and are inclusive of diverse identities and family structures.

Position Specifications:

The FID Structuring Strats is looking for a tech professional who can work closely with the business to help set up, productionize, and maintain a robust global automation infrastructure to meet its daily reporting, pricing and monitoring requirements. It would require a combination of a design-focused development attitude (to create scalable and flexible solutions) and a support temperament (prompt in diagnosing issues and fixing them). Her/his work would not just involve creation of robust technology solutions but also have a good understanding of the business goals and logic associated with the task at hand. While working closely with the Structuring team, it is expected that he/she would, over time, learn and pick up knowledge around the business itself.

Note that the position doesn't have a fixed boundary and would provide ample opportunity for any self-motivated individual to move up the ladder and understand the world of structuring gradually while providing support and development solutions to the business.

Corporate Title: Associate

Functional Title: Associate

Experience: 6 – 10 years

Qualification: B.E/B. Tech/MCA/M. Tech

Role & Responsibilities:

• Strong Front-end Development experience using React/React Native in at-least one project is essential.
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Understanding/experience in other UI frameworks such as Angular, View, Node JS will be added advantage.
• Design and implement responsive, user-friendly frontend interfaces using modern React practices and component libraries
• Even though the role is primarily in UI development, full stack development experience will be preferred.
• Build and maintain robust RESTful APIs and microservices architecture to support business applications
• Maintain and support the automation infrastructure
• Deliver high quality code within the committed deadlines. Adhere to the best coding practices that reduce technical debt
• Self-drive to identify gaps and strengthen current processes and controls
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders, with ability to work independently and in team settings
• Understand business requirements and exhibit good balance between speed of delivery v/s robustness of solutions.
• Strong work ethics and communication skills

Skills / qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Front End Development, building end to end applications
• Strong proficiency in React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks
• Expertise in RESTful APIs development and integration
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices including:
• Experience with Relational and/or no-SQL Databases
• Knowledge of unit testing and test-driven development
• Good analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting abilities and capable of learning new technologies quickly
• Self-motivated and attention to detail
• 1+ years of experience with Python or 1+ years of experience in any structured low level programming language – (C++, Java, C#)
• Basic knowledge of technical architecture, design patterns
• Knowledge of dashboard / Visualization tools eg PowerBI is a plus
• Experience with ETL tools, data manipulation and data analysis
• Basic understanding of financial products and pricing theory is good to have.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees. We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, carer's responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age.

*Applying for this role does not amount to a job offer or create an obligation on Nomura to provide a job offer. The expression "Nomura" refers to Nomura Services India Private Limited together with its affiliates.

*The benefits are subject to change and will be in accordance with Company's policies as may be applicable from time to time).