Desk Aligned Strats, Structured Products - Associate

Nomura; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura in London is seeking a Desk Aligned Strats, Structured Products Associate within the Global Markets division. You will join a team of Strats working directly with traders and sales to ideate and productionise analytics that drive efficiencies and create new opportunities for Nomura’s trading business.

The ideal candidate has an undergraduate degree in Finance or Computer Science, hands-on Python experience, and a keen interest in generative AI tooling to build robust front-office

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a related discipline (Finance, CS).
• Master’s in a finance/IT field is an advantage (e.g. Financial Engineering).
• Experience coding, exposure to Claude Code or AI coding tools.
• Strong Python experience and desire to become a Python/AI domain expert.
• Front office role with trading/sales liaison; ability to deliver robust technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work with traders and sales to develop ideas and productionise tools.
• Create analytics that improve trading efficiencies and unlock new opportunities.
• Collaborate with IT/quant groups across the firm to deliver requirements.

Skills

Python programming

Generative AI tools

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/CS

Master's in Financial Engineering/Computational Finance

Tools

Claude Code

Other programming languages

Job description

Job Title: Desk Aligned Strats, Structured Products

Corporate Title: Associate

Department: Global Markets

Location: London

Company overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Department Overview:

Nomura's Global Markets Division handles client transactions for financial institutions, corporates, governments and investment funds around the world. We act as market makers, trading in fixed income and equity securities, including currencies, interest rates and credit in cash, derivatives and structured products. We have taken market-leading positions across the globe by leveraging the strength of our talent, client relationships and technology.

By developing strong relationships with our client base through consistent interaction, independent advice and pre-eminent access to Asia, we have built a powerful global franchise across interest rates, currency and credit products. Our client services cover both high-volume flow products and carefully tailored structured solutions. We have adapted to the changing financial landscape to build a client centric focus differentiated by innovation, electronic and service excellence and market-leading derivatives capabilities.

Key objectives critical to success:

• You will work in a team of Strats who work directly with traders and salespeople as part of our Data and Analytics Strats or Desk-Aligned Strats team.
• You will work alongside senior Strats as well as the trading and sales desks to develop ideas and productionise tools and analytics that create efficiencies, automate and provide new opportunities and benefit Nomura’s trading business.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• An undergraduate degree in a related discipline is required (e.g. Finance, Computer Science). A Master’s degree in a finance/IT focused discipline is an advantage (e.g. Financial Engineering, Computational Finance)
• Experience in coding is required, with exposure to generative AI coding tools such as Claude Code. Experience coding in a broad set of languages or having strong experience in Python are an advantage. You will need to want to become a Python/AI domain expert.
• Product knowledge is not a prerequisite, however it will be an advantage and the candidate must have the desire to learn.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in either a technology role or have a strong academic background in computer science and will bring additional engineering rigour to the role. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a role within front office that will leverage their experience building robust technology solutions.
• Role will be part of the FO – with much trading / sales interaction but will also require liaising with other IT / quant groups around the Firm to ensure they deliver our requirements. Candidates should be comfortable working in this fast-paced and high pressure environment and have the requisite soft skills to excel.
• 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 inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

Diversity & Inclusion

Nomura is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome all applications and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.