About this role
<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">What We Offer:</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style=""> </span></strong></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px"><span style="">We support employee wellbeing by ensuring a sense of purpose and belonging. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px"><span style="">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. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px"><span style="">Our bespoke benefits support employees and their family’s holistic wellbeing and are inclusive of diverse identities and family structures.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">Nomura Overview:</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style=""> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="line-height:113%">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 </span><a href="http://www.nomura.com"><span style="line-height:113%">www.nomura.com</span></a><span style="line-height:113%">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 41.65pt;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="line-height:113%"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="line-height:113%">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. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 41.65pt;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="line-height:113%">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. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="line-height:115%">Division Overview:</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style=""> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">The Risk Management Division encompasses the firm's comprehensive risk framework responsible for determining and managing the overall risk appetite for the firm. The division is responsible for effectively managing the firm's risk-return profile which ensures the efficient deployment of the firm's capital. It is one of the firm's core competencies and is independent of the trading areas and operational areas. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="line-height:115%">Business Unit Overview:</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">The Risk Methodologies Group (RMG) has the mandate to develop / enhance risk models in line with internal and regulatory requirements and to back-test VaR against Hypo and clean PnL. The methodologies side of the group has the critical task of owning all the risk models that are used for computing capital adequacy for the whole firm, and the back-testing group of adjusting and updating Hypo PnL using adjustments provided by various different systems. The group works extensively on the regulatory capital model, including the proposed regulation, fundamental review of trading book (FRTB).</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"> </p><p style="margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">Position Specifications:</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style=""> </span></strong></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="width:447.85pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height:23.0pt"> <td style="width:119.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">Corporate Title</span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width:328.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Vice President</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:23.0pt"> <td style="width:119.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">Functional Title</span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width:328.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Vice President</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:23.0pt"> <td style="width:119.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">Experience</span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width:328.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm"><span style="">8 - 10 years</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:23.0pt"> <td style="width:119.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">Qualification</span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width:328.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm"><span style="">Master’s in quantitative discipline (B.E / B. Tech+, M. Tech, MSc (Maths / Stats/ Physics), Econometrics)</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">Role & Responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Work closely with different stakeholders including Front Office, Risk Managers, IT and Risk Methodologies Group (RMG)</span><span style=""> </span><span style="">on projects related to Regulatory capital models (eg. FRTB).</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Perform firm wide plus desk level analysis to assess the impact of new regulation and support in quantitative impact study (QIS).</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Act as a subject matter expert for the risk models including an understanding of FRTB guidelines and providing support to the model users (i.e. Risk managers) and be a key point of contact with respect to such models.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Ensure that the FRTB SA & IMA models meet their stated objectives by building robust SBA, RRAO, SA DRC, Risk factor eligibility test tools, NMRF SES, IMA DRC and IMA ESF methodologies.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Development of proto-type models related to Model performance Monitoring of FRTB models.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Implementation of risk models into strategic risk system (this includes developing methodology, building prototype, writing technical business requirement document, performing model testing, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and liaising with model validation group).</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Create strategic tools for deal analysis/RWA driver analysis/NMRF Add-on/PnL Adjustment/Back testing using python to facilitate integration with FRTB implementation and offline calculation of risk numbers.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Build FRTB based What-If prototype tools in collaboration with Business / Risk Managers for new portfolio / hedge impact analysis</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Participate in periodic review of models and calibration of model parameters.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Provide necessary support to team during validation of market risk models by Model validation group/Audit including any model change on an ongoing basis</span><span style="">.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="square"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Need to handle stakeholder requests (typically FO and Risk Managers) on RWA optimization and What-If analysis. </span><span style="">This would involve:</span></li> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="circle"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Working with stakeholders across different timezones to understand their requests</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Running and explaining "What-If" scenarios (e.g. different split of IMA/SA desk scenarios, pre-trade capital impact etc.) </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Understanding of capital allocation methodologies (e.g Euler) to accurately identify key drivers of capital</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Preparing the necessarily materials to explain the results</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Presenting the results to stakeholders </span></li> </ul> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Support with building tools that help in making the above processes more time-efficient </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Holding technical workshops to educate stakeholders on how FRTB SA and IMA models work</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="">Mind Set:</span></strong><strong><span style=""> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style=""> </span></strong></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="width:453.85pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height:5.95pt"> <td style="width:85.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background-color:#002060;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" colspan="2" valign="top"> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width:169.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background-color:#002060;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="line-height:115%">Mandatory</span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width:198.7pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background-color:#002060;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="line-height:115%">Desired</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:124.7pt"> <td style="width:42.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt"> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;margin:0.0cm"><strong><span style="line-height:115%">Domain</span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width:212.6pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" colspan="2" valign="top"> <p style="margin:0.0cm"> </p> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Need to have expertise on all FRTB capital models as well as PLA/ RFET. Need to have already worked on SA and IMA models</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Experience with handling stakeholder requests (typically FO and Risk Managers)</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="square"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Strong Market Risk RWA modelling background (preferably on FRTB SA and IMA models) and coding skills in Python</span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Good in SQL / Excel. Even basic ability is acceptable.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Gitlab understanding.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">VaR / Greeks / clarity in risk management.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px"><span style="">8-10 years of experience in Market risk with good understanding of risk modelling.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px"><span style="">Good understanding of mathematical concepts like probability, statistics, calculus, linear algebra.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Good understating of financial products (Bonds, Derivatives)</span></li> </ul> </td> <td style="width:198.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0cm;Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">A strong Mathematical/Statistical background.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">Actuaries (Cleared at least 5 CT papers) would be advantage</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;Times New Roman', serif"><span style="">FRM/PRM/CFA certification would be added advantage</span><span style=""> </span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"><em><span style="line-height:113%">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.</span></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"><em><span style="line-height:113%"> </span></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"><em><span style="line-height:113%"> </span></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 43.55pt 0.3pt 0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:113%;Times New Roman', serif"><em><span style="line-height:113%">*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.</span></em></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm"><em><span style="">*The benefits are subject to change and will be in accordance with Company’s policies as may be applicable from time to time). </span></em></p>