Global Markets Middle Office Associate

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

 

Job Title: Global Markets Middle Office Associate

Corporate Title: Associate

Department:  Finance

Location: Singapore

Licensed Role:  No

 

Role Overview:

This position sits within the Global Middle Office (GMO) team, supporting FX&EM trading across the Asia Ex-Japan region. The desk's product coverage includes FX vanilla & structured OTC derivatives, Note issuances, listed FX derivatives, and precious metals.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Ensure timely and accurate trade capture and deal maintenance for Asia-originated Derivative trades for FX products including Flow & Structured trades, Note issuances, Listed Derivatives
• Execute daily middle office control framework including trade validation, trade life-cycle management, position/risk reconciliations, post- trade exception monitoring and T+0 P&L flash
• Coordinate with Operations and other support functions to ensure proper settlement processing and timely resolution of trade breaks and discrepancies
• Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with the Front Office and other key stakeholders
• Partner with Business Managers and corporate functions to support and enable new product launches and business initiatives
• Maintain and update Middle Office procedures, ensuring comprehensive documentation and cross-training with offshore teams
• Collaborate with IT on Middle Office initiatives, global platform roll-outs and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system upgrades
• Proactively identify and implement process optimization opportunities to drive efficiency gains and strengthen operational controls 

 

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• 6+ years of middle office experience in FX derivatives
• Demonstrated experience with structured products and complex derivative instruments
• Self-motivated with robust product knowledge and strong attention to detail & controls
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced trading environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative team-oriented approach
• Proactive problem-solving mindset with focus on process improvement and operational excellence
• Strong adaptability to continuously evolving systems, workflows, and business requirements
• Strong working knowledge of Excel required; Python and Alteryx preferred.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

 

• 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. 

 

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer