Who we are
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking).
Driven by the insights of some 26,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com
About our Team
The Information Technology (IT) division supports the dynamic financial business through the development of a strategic infrastructure for the Nomura offices across the globe. IT partners with the businesses to develop, implement and support sophisticated trading systems and middle, back office systems through the use of state of the art technology and risk management systems. We are developing new applications to implement truly cutting-edge standards and always staying at the forefront of technology and its applications for clients, partners, regulators and suppliers.
Global Markets Technology (GMIT) is responsible for developing and managing trading, pricing, analytics, and research systems. These systems are used by trading desks across Credit, Rates, FX, Securitized Products, Prime and Equities groups to process trades. Our software is responsible for providing analytics and trading capabilities needed by our traders and clients in a highly complex and dynamic market. Our team has a strong relationship with the trading business and is committed to helping the firm achieve its business goals. The environment provides an ideal place to learn business processes and determine technology solutions to meet the business needs. Depending on the specific role, members of the team interact with technologists, traders or salespeople on a daily basis.
Risk and Capital Technology (Risk IT) provides risk exposure profiling to the Risk Management business. RCT has a global footprint comprised across London, New York, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Services and applications include; Market Risk, Credit Risk, and Operational Risk. Additional functions include creating tools to help the Risk business with new product and model validation.
Production Services (WPS and CPS) team maintains software solutions used by the Wholesale Business and Corporate Services globally. The team provides application and systems support across a wide domain including and not limited to Finance, Risk, Equities, Futures & Options, Prime Services including financing, Derivatives, FX, Securitized Products, Operations, Core & Compliance, Infrastructure Tools and Technology Operations and User Helpdesk.
Wholesale Operations Technology (WO IT) is responsible for supporting trade settlement and transaction processing technology platform. This team provides day-to-day support for the middle office, operations and regulatory users, and manages vendor and in-house applications. WO IT also owns the applications that provide trade settlement data services to other technology teams from Operations, Finance, Risk, Regulatory and Compliance.
Client Services Technology (CST) covers Sales, Investment Banking and Reference Data Services technology applications. The team is responsible for delivering and managing applications across Investment banking division, Sales and provides entity data services globally across Nomura. By building out the client ecosystem, the team improves client services and franchise profitability by improving technology, agility and reducing operational risk.
Wholesale Data Services (WDS) organization provides foundational architectural solutions for market and reference data that powers Nomura’s business. This team is an integral part of Nomura that is responsible for developing and maintaining systems that manage acquisition and distribution of data for the entire organization including front office, middle office, back office, risk, finance and various AI based analytics systems.
Group Infrastructure Services (GIS) is responsible for maintaining Nomura’s Core Infrastructure IT platforms globally and ensuring operational stability within the environment. Working in close partnership with all internal functions, we create and deliver optimal Infrastructure solutions to support the firm’s international business operations.
Data Management Technology (DMT) is the technology service provider to the Global Data Office (GDO) of Nomura Group. DMT works closely with the GDO, the Chief Technology Architecture (CTA) group and the various IT Business Units to build, buy & integrate solutions to catalog and curate data, simplify access to data while also protecting, storing and improving the quality of the data. Through leveraging the latest third party and open source technology, DMT helps Nomura become a data driven organization and in the process reduce cost and increase revenue.
Corporate Technology Services (CTS) is responsible for delivering and supporting business applications to; Finance; Compliance; Human Resources; and the rest of the corporate areas. CTS plays an essential role in servicing the Firm’s business needs and future direction by providing the appropriate solutions and capacity whilst also ensuring the ability of the Firm to report, monitor and supervise this business. Our mission is to provide innovative, cost efficient technology solutions to the Firm to underpin competitiveness, revenue generation and regulatory compliance.
Global Technology Services (GTS) organization delivers IT Security, and Technology Architecture and Strategic Change Management services to Nomura’s wholesale business. Market Data (MDS) provisions pre and post-trade information that enables users to stay aware of and participate in their markets.
About the Full Time Analyst Program
The Graduate Analyst Program is a full-time program commencing in July 2026. Being part of our 2-year program, you will have the opportunity to rotate across four technology functions allowing you to experience different business solutions and a chance to work along our regional and global teams.
Nomura offers a structured training and support to develop your career and professional skills. Our goal is to help you advance by providing you with significant responsibilities and diverse experience through different project assignments. You will also gain exposure in defining project requirements, perform coding and unit testing under supervision and other exciting projects.
About the 2025 Summer Internship Program
Being part of our Summer Internship program means you will gain first-hand experience and insights to a career in Technology. You will have the opportunity to feel our culture, acquire valuable on-the-job training and expand your network. This program is a key pipeline for our Graduate Analyst Program in Asia Pacific.
The Summer Internship program will commence in June 2025 and run for nine weeks in our Singapore office. You will be provided with orientation and induction training in the first week, which will typically comprise of business overview sessions where you will learn more about our products, businesses and meet with different representatives across the firm.
We aim to provide Summer Analysts with the same level of exposure as a first-year Analyst, with a hands-on opportunity to participate as full members of the team. They are expected to form effective working relationships and to demonstrate a commitment to the firm’s goals and values. During the course of the internship, Summer Analysts benefit from working closely with a buddy and interacting regularly with a senior mentor.
These are the roles summer interns will play during the program:
Software Developer: Develop, produce and integrate applications that will be used directly by stakeholders. Responsibilities include owning critical components of applications and participating in hands-on development, partnering with QA for unit and integration testing of deliverables and BA colleagues to understand project scope and requirements.
Business Analyst: Act as a liaison between Technology and business clients to define scope and business requirements. Responsibilities include writing detailed functional requirements and use cases, supporting the development team in creating detailed technical specifications, partnering with data providers to ensure model requirements are met, and supporting ongoing user requirements and investigating issues.
Group Infrastructure Services: Opportunities include Client Support, System Administrator, Network Operations, Engineering and Project Management in conjunction with our top themes which include, Hybrid Cloud, Supporting the Client Eco System, Digital Workspace, Risk Management Framework, Cyber and Data Security, Utility Services, Virtualization, Project Support and EIS Academy.
Please visit our Career website for more details: https://nomuracampus.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-4/xf-31f75f6323a1/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/1/opp/1107-2025-Technology-Summer-Internship-Singapore/en-GB
About You
At Nomura, our goal is to attract and develop exceptionally talented people who share our passion for individual excellence and our commitment to teamwork. Subject to the role you will be involved, familiar with programming (Java, C#, Python), computer concepts or web technology (HTML, JavaScript, JSP, ASP, Unix Shell, Perl scripting) would be advantage.
We are looking for individuals with outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievement, who will be able to withstand the rigors of a rapidly changing, demanding but ultimately rewarding environment.
While no specific advanced degree or path of study is required, we look for team players who are curious with strong quantitative skills and a keen interest in business and technology. Other common traits amongst our team are intelligence, curiosity, diligence, integrity and the willingness and capability to thrive under a challenging environment.
Eligibility
We welcome diversity in our teams and would encourage students from all background and disciplines who are in your penultimate year of study to apply. Candidates applying for this Summer Internship program must be available to commit for the entire duration of the Summer Internship (June to August 2025) and commence for Graduate Analyst Program in July 2026. Fluency in written and spoken English is required while additional Asian language skills will be a value-add.
Application Deadline
Please apply before 11:55pm, Thursday 31 October 2024 (SGT)
For inquiries, please email [email protected]
Please note that you can only apply to one opportunity globally per academic year. We review applications on a rolling basis and interviews can be arranged prior to the application deadline. We encourage you to apply as soon as you are ready.
