Executive Director, Head of EM & FX Options Americas

Executive Director, Head of EM & FX Options Americas
Nomura Securities International, Inc. — New York, NY

Lead the Emerging Markets (EM) and Foreign Exchange (FX) Options trading business across the Americas region. Develop and execute comprehensive business strategy to drive revenue growth, oversee PnL for the portfolio, identify market opportunities, and ensure consistent strategy execution. Oversee daily trading operations and market-making activities in EM & FX options, ensuring adherence to risk limits and regulatory requirements. Maintain strong understanding of market dynamics and volatility patterns to implement appropriate hedging strategies and approve trading positions and risk exposures. Lead, recruit, mentor and develop team of traders. Maintain relationships with institutional clients, hedge funds and corporate treasuries. Lead client meetings and presentations, identify client needs and develop tailored solutions. Ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements across all jurisdictions. Requirements:Masters degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics or Business Administration, plus 5 years of experience in the position offered or as Director or Executive Director of FX or EM derivatives trading.* *All required experience must have included managing portfolio of FX or EM derivatives trading; overseeing PnL and business growth; managing daily trading operations and market-making in FX and EM options using expertise in options pricing, risk management and trading strategies; conducting volatility modeling and derivatives valuation using Advanced Excel and programming in Python, R or other statistical computing language; using trading systems, risk management platforms and market data systems including Bloomberg and Reuters; and ensuring full compliance with Dodd-Frank, MiFID II and Basel III regulatory frameworks. Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally 5-10% of time for team and client meetings. This role entails hybrid work, with time split between working in our New York, NY office and flexibility to telecommute from another U.S. location. #LI-DNI. To apply: E-mail rsum to: rashele.skinner@nomura.com. Ref. #01565.