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Corporate Title: Associate

Department: Investments (Front Office) Technology  

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $121,000 and $152,000/year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Company 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.

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Division Overview: NAM International

The international business brings together a legacy of investing in public and private markets on a global scale. Through active management, we deliver differentiated and innovative solutions across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, and private credit supported by a team of disciplined and tenured investment professionals. Building upon Nomura's century long heritage, our teams are responsible stewards of clients' capital. We approach everything we do with accountability, curiosity, and integrity to help clients across wealth and institutional channels navigate an ever-changing market, capture opportunities around the world, and reach long-term investment goals.

Role Description:

Nomura is a Top 10 ETF issuer globally and a leading financial services institution with a rich heritage spanning over 100 years. As we accelerate our US market expansion, we're building a world-class ETF platform that combines deep investment expertise with innovative product solutions. Our commitment to excellence and client-focused innovation has positioned us as a trusted partner to institutional investors, financial advisors, and asset allocators worldwide.

We are seeking a talented Software Engineering Associate to join our dynamic and growing ETF team during an exciting period of strategic expansion. This role offers the opportunity to support designing and delivering full stack technology solutions to solve business problems in one of asset management's fastest-evolving segments. You'll work alongside cross-functional teams to help position our offerings competitively and deliver meaningful solutions that meet the evolving needs of our internal stakeholders and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Create optimal data pipelines using Apache Airflow DAGs, Docker, AWS, Python or Snowflake
• Assemble large, complex sets of data that meet non-functional and functional business requirements
• Design modern, interactive, user-friendly web apps (UI) using React, Material UI, and similar frameworks
• Design and implement internal process improvements including re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes 
• Build required infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data from various data sources using AWS and SQL technologies
• Build analytical tools to utilize the data pipeline, providing actionable insight into key business performance metrics including operational efficiency and customer acquisition
• Work with stakeholders including data, design, product and executive teams and assisting them with data-related technical issues

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Minimum of 4+ years' experience preferably with a Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Extensive hands-on experience in designing and delivering full stack technology solutions to solve business problems preferably within Asset Management or financial services; experience in the ETF space is desired
• Demonstrated ability to propose and implement solutions across full stack applications and data pipelines running in the cloud (preferably AWS).
• Ability to communicate complex technical challenges and their solutions clearly to peers and junior engineers to align on solutions and mentor others in the team.
• Experience with cloud platforms, microservices architectures, DevOps practices, and containerization technologies.
• You will be considered a top candidate if you have familiarity with our tech stack (React, Python, AWS, Lambda, Redshift, S3), our platforms (Aladdin, Bloomberg, FactSet) or our business domain (research, portfolio construction, trading and execution, performance attribution across equities, fixed income and derivatives)
• Technical skills required or strongly preferred include:
  • AWS - SNS, SQS, EC2, Lambda
  • Databases - Redshift or Snowflake
  • Python (Object-Oriented) & SQL
  • Containers (Kubernetes or Docker)
  • CI/CD tools, e.g., Jenkins, Gitlab or Bamboo
  • RESTful APIs
  • Apache Airflow Orchestration
  • Asset Management / Financial domain experience (ETF preferred)

Nomura Competencies

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, discretionary awards and eligibility for commissions for applicable sales roles 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