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Nomura · 6 days ago

Credit Risk Manager - Hedge Funds & Private Equity

New York, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Nomura is a financial services group that is seeking a Vice President for their Credit Risk Management team. The role involves managing counterparty credit risk with a focus on Hedge Funds and Private Equity, assessing creditworthiness, and collaborating with various teams to evaluate transactions and manage credit risk limits.

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Responsibilities

Assess creditworthiness of clients and assign appropriate internal credit ratings and determine credit exposure appetite across traded products utilizing firm risk models

Perform client due diligence and financial analysis and summarize in written credit approval memos and reviews

Review and approve trading activity, margin requirements and structural enhancements to transactions

Negotiate legal documentation for traded products while having a good understanding of associated covenants

Maintain updated credit research on a portfolio of clients while reviewing reports, monitoring covenants, analyzing exposure and managing credit risk appetite

Collaborate with business, market risk, and cross functional teams while evaluating transactions withing hedge funds, and private equities (fund financing, FX/IR hedging, DCFX, etc); providing recommendations and suggesting alternatives if required to optimize outcome

Participate in firm wide projects

Demonstrated ability to mentor junior members of the team

Qualification

Credit risk managementHedge funds experiencePrivate equity experienceFinancial analysisTraded products knowledgeMarket risk experienceBusiness writing skillsExecutive presenceProficient in ExcelProficient in PowerPointProficient in WordVerbal communication skillsProject management acumenNegotiation skillsTeam collaboration

Required

At least 8+ years of relevant experience, with understanding of market fundamentals within funds space across trading strategies

Credit / Market risk experience required

Knowledge of a range of traded products, and accounting

Interest in markets and ability to assess impact on the sector / portfolio

Advising and/or assisting teams in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with the ability to prioritize and complete tasks within team environment

Advising or assisting multi-disciplinary teams across complex engagements with multiple workstreams and stakeholders

Leveraging effective business writing and verbal skills, including leveraging negotiation and consensus-building to achieve results

Demonstrating business and project management acumen, executive presence and professionalism

Proficient in Excel, Powerpoint and Word

Preferred

Experience in both hedge funds and private equity transactions / structures preferred

Company

Nomura

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Nomura is an investment banking and securities firm that serve the needs of individuals, institutions, corporate and governments. It is a sub-organization of Nomura Capital Management.

Founded in 1925

Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN

10001+ employees