Vice President - Electronic FX UI Specialist - Global Markets

Nomura Singapore Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Singapore is seeking a talented professional to join their FX market making and algorithmic trading team. The role requires at least 5 years of experience with JavaScript and TypeScript, and a strong background in building institutional trading tools. You will collaborate with various teams to develop high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of the FX franchise.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience building institutional trading tools.
• Experience with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Working within the FX market making and algorithmic trading team.
• Liaise with stakeholders for design and functionality requirements.
• Collaborate with Macro Trading and Sales teams.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Vue.js

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Systems Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Jest

Cypress

Job description

Nomura Overview

Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm practices disciplined entrepreneurship while building on a long tradition of serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visitwww.nomura.com.

Department Overview

E-Trading Strategy FX sits within Nomura’s Global Markets division. FX is a strategic franchise for Nomura whose direction is driven from Singapore with the team focusing on all quant and tech elements of the Electronic FX flows within Nomura. This ranges from market making (the models, the curve and subsequent price distribution), our aggregator and the algos within it and other such projects such as our web-enabled Single Dealer Platform. In short – if it’s electronically handled within Nomura it flows through one of the systems the team owns.

This is a very exciting opportunity to be a key part of this growing team who are focused on building out the Nomura FX franchise. We are in the midst of a number of transformational deliveries with targeted franchise growth. You will be working with the wider development team in Singapore and London to build out a number of innovative solutions for our clients – all of which need to operate in an ultra-low latency environment to be competitive. Our focus is to build high-quality engineered platforms that can handle all aspects of our business – both today and tomorrow as we grow our 24 hours a day, 5 and half days a week FX business.

Responsibilities

• Working within the FX market making and algorithmic trading team with focus on the front-end strategy for internal and external toolkits
• Liaise with stakeholders to establish design and functionality requirements
• To liaise and work closely with the Macro Trading and Sales teams

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of strong experience with JavaScript / TypeScript, plus proficiency in modern web frameworks (React or Vue.js)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience building institutional trading tools in Financial Markets or FinTech is essential, with FX experience particularly advantageous given our platform focus
• Minimum of 2 years of experience of product development with exceptional attention to detail
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, etc.) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab pipelines)Experience with performance optimization and responsive design best practices
• Preferred experience in back-end development in Java or C#
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants and ability to effectively leverage them while maintaining code quality standards
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic front office environment, balancing competing priorities from sales and trading stakeholders
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Systems Engineering or Computer Science

NomuraLeadership Behaviours

• Explore Insights & Vision: Identifythe underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and definea clear visionand 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 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.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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