Country Risk Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Tackle unstructured problems with independence and a rigorous, detailed approach.
• Monitor economic, political and policy trends to better anticipate changes in business environments that will affect Nomura.
• Form and communicate relevant opinions through a variety of channels, including written pieces, data visualization and presentations.
• Cover a portfolio of countries, sovereigns, sub-sovereigns and/or supranationals in the Americas region and make relevant credit risk decisions.
• Participate in credit-sensitive transactions affecting challenging countries in the Americas region.
• Maintain and update a risk portfolio, while meeting internal and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate across the firm and support other risk managers and senior management.

Required Qualifications

• Post-graduate in economics, political science, finance or other relevant discipline.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with proven ability to be resourceful and efficient.
• Strong analytical skills and flexible thinking across disciplines.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member with regional and global responsibilities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Willingness to work hard and flexibly in a rewarding environment.
• Solid professional experience that reflects above skills.
• Preference for in-region experience (Latin America) in analytical capacity.
• Spanish fluency is preferred.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120,000 - $180,000 per year*. Additional compensation and benefits information can be found below.