ED, Equity Strategist

Nomura; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura is seeking a Senior AEJ Strategist to lead equity research coverage across Asia Pacific, coordinating with the Japan equity strategy team and aligning APAC country research with overall Asia ex-Japan views. You will partner with Sales and Sales Trading to present insights and recommendations to clients.

The role requires extensive Asia equity research experience, leadership skills, and exceptional communication in English to engage with global teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Extensive equity research background in Asia with institutional recognition.
• 10+ years in equity strategist or research roles with deep market knowledge.
• Strong leadership, management skills and commercial acumen.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven experience coordinating APAC country research and aligning strategy with Asia ex-Japan markets.

Responsibilities

• Senior AEJ Strategist focusing on building and maintaining Nomura’s thematic and fundamental equity research coverage across Asia Pacific.
• Coordinate Nomura research across APAC and formulate views on Asia equity markets.
• Align and coordinate APAC country research and ensure strategy aligns with overall Asia ex-Japan equities.
• Collaborate with equity Sales and Sales Trading on Nomura’s product offerings to clients.

Skills

Equity research

APAC market knowledge

Leadership

Stakeholder management

English communication

Job description

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, visitwww.nomura.com

Department 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.

Responsibilities

• Senior AEJ Strategist in AEJ focusing on successfully building and maintaining Nomura’s thematic and fundamental equity research coverage across Asia Pacific collaborating with Japan equity strategy team.
• Responsible for research reports, coordinating all Nomura research across APAC region and formulating our view on the Asia equity markets.
• Responsible for aligning and coordinating Nomura's APAC country research and aligning strategy, sector research and views with overall Asia ex‑Japan regional equity markets.
• Partner effectively with equity colleagues in Sales and Sales Trading on Nomura’s product offerings to clients.

Requirements

• Extensive and successful research background in the Asia region including proven Institutional Investor and other investor poll recognition.
• 10+ years of experience in successful equity strategist or research roles with a highly in‑depth knowledge of the equity market with equity research expertise.
• Strong leadership, management skills, and sound commercial business acumen
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in communicating with team, broader research, sales, trading, and clients.
• Highly energetic with superior understanding of the firm’s clients’ needs
• Excellent spoken and written English
• 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 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.