Credit Exposure Management

Job Title:  VP, Credit Exposure Management Department:  Risk Management Location:  NY Corporate Title:  Vice President   The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $150,000-$185,000 per year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information). 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 Aon’s Benefit Index®, Nomura’s benefits  rank #1  amongst our competitors     Department Overview: Nomura's Risk department plays a crucial role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across our business. We strive to protect the firm's assets, reputation, and financial stability by implementing robust risk management practices. Join our team and contribute to our proactive approach in managing risks, allowing us to make informed decisions and thrive in an ever-changing market environment.  Key Responsibilities: Nomura's Credit Exposure Management Risk team is responsible for the risk management and mitigation of contingent counterparty risks arising from the bank's financing and derivative portfolios. The team manages collateral and contingent risk for several businesses, including Prime Services and Repo Financing. The team also provides risk and margin analysis for OTC derivatives trading with Hedge Funds and other counterparties. While the function sits within the Credit Risk department, the CEM team works very closely with Front Office and other Risk teams to ensure that the bank's exposures to its counterparties are within firm risk appetite, and takes action to collateralize these exposures where they are not.   The primary focus will be the Prime Brokerage and Financing Businesses, with extended responsibilities supporting risk and margin analysis for fixed income derivatives trading.

Working with Prime Brokerage business & Credit Risk to analyze & approve client margin rules and setting risk limits; Monitoring Prime Brokerage client portfolios vs. key metrics and taking resolution action when risk is outside firm appetite; Client pre-trade risk analysis of financing and OTC trades to support approval decisions; Quantitative counterparty risk exposure analysis for Financing & derivatives trading, including VaR Margin and regulatory bilateral margin rules; Present views of contingent risk to Credit Risk, Front Office and in various management forums Aid development of globally consistent analytics & reporting standards;

Key Objectives Critical to Success

Form an understanding of existing Nomura risk policies, methodologies and systems; give input on potential improvements and business development; Build a network of contacts across risk management, Global Markets and support functions; Demonstrate flexibility to operate across separate business lines within the Financing Risk space Proactive, problem solving

Required Qualifications: Essential

At least five years of experience in Prime Brokerage and/or Equities coverage in a Market Risk role Broad knowledge of a range of asset classes and their derivatives and in depth knowledge of equities Excellent Presentation and communication skills Appreciation of client business and motivations MS Excel to expert level Good general knowledge & understanding of current macro-economic trends Ability to work independently, motivated to learn, and drive for success

Desirable

Previous experience in fixed income