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Nomura

Credit Risk Manager - Hedge Funds & Private Equity

Nomura, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Overview Credit Risk Management (CRM) is a key function in protecting and making sure we take prudent risk for Nomura. Credit Risk Management is looking to hire a Vice President responsible for managing counterparty credit risk with focus on Hedge Funds, Private Equity, and other alternative asset. Our team underwrites clients while assigning internal credit rating and establishing and managing credit risk limits. The team also evaluates transactions and approves, rejects, or modifies them considering the credit quality.

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 within 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

Qualifications and knowledge

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

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

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

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance, General Business, and Strategy/Planning

Industries

Banking, Capital Markets, and Financial Services

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