Junior Rates Portfolio Manager – Vice President

Nomura

Junior Rates Portfolio Manager executing and managing risk across a multi-currency portfolio at Nomura. Position involves sourcing assets, optimizing funding, and presenting strategy and performance.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in portfolio management and financial instruments, with a strong focus on risk management, P/L calculation, and investment optimization. Capable of leveraging market knowledge and established relationships to enhance asset allocation and funding strategies.

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Portfolio ManagementP/L CalculationInvestment OptimizationMarket Structure KnowledgeFSA Regulation Experience

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Hard Skills

Risk ManagementP/L AttributionAsset SourcingFunding Market KnowledgeRepo System KnowledgeSettlements System KnowledgeTechnical AnalysisMulti-Currency ManagementPerformance ReportingAsset Allocation

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsCommunication Skills

Industry Keywords

HQLA PortfolioCounterparty RelationshipsFront-to-Back ExecutionSecured FundingUnsecured Funding

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Junior FI portfolio manager able to execute, manage risk, report p/l and resource utilisation across a multi-currency HQLA portfolio.
Front-to-back execution
Ability to source assets taking lead on timing
Knowledge of market structure (counterparties, positioning metrics, technical drivers).
Established counterparty relationships an advantage.
Systems and settlements knowledge
P/L calculation, attribution and explanation
Knowledge of funding markets (secured and unsecured)
Ability to optimise position funding and leverage this to optimise asset allocation
Repo system and settlements system knowledge
Ability to propose mandate-appropriate investments
Investment optimisation (selection of assets within investment strategy)
Ability to leverage internal and individual resources to optimise p/f allocations
Ability to present and explain p/f structure, strategy and performance to a variety of stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in either portfolio management, FI trading or treasury funding role
FSA regulated role
Exceptional technical and analytical skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Inclusion
Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).