VP, Sr. Algo Execution Consultant - Systematic Trading Group / Global Execution Services

Job Title:   Sr. Algo Execution Consultant – Systematic Trading Group / Global Execution Services

Corporate Title: ​​Vice President

Department:  Instinet

Location: Hong Kong

Licensed Role: Yes

Company Overview 

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking. 

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 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

Instinet, a subsidiary of Nomura, is a leading global electronic trading platform that offers innovative solutions to institutional clients. With a team of experienced professionals, Instinet provides clients with customized trading strategies and access to liquidity across multiple asset classes. The platform's cutting-edge technology and commitment to client satisfaction have made it a valuable partner for clients looking to optimize their trading performance. Instinet's mission is to continue driving growth and success in the electronic trading space through its focus on technology, innovation, and client service.

Instinet is an integral part of Global Execution Services, which brings together the strengths of Instinet and Nomura to deliver a wide range of global trading and capital market solutions in one seamless client experience.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced client-facing execution consultant within our Agency Electronic Trading business, covering the APAC equity markets. This role is at the intersection of quantitative analysis, execution, market microstructure expertise, and relationship management. You will serve as the primary execution partner to institutional clients, optimizing their use of our algorithmic trading platform through quantitative analysis, TCA insights, and consultative guidance. This role demands someone who can operate fluently across two worlds: deep technical rigor in data and analytics, and the ability to distil that complexity into clear, actionable guidance for both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Client Advisory

• Serve as trusted electronic and algo execution advisor to priority to both regional and globally based institutional clients across the APAC markets
• Conduct regular execution reviews with TCA analysis and recommend actionable changes to algorithm selection, parameter configuration, and routing strategies
• Partner with sales and coverage to support algo wheel onboarding, client retention, and broker algo execution rankings
• Respond to bespoke client data and analysis requests

TCA and Data Analysis

• Perform hands-on data analysis to evaluate execution quality, slippage drivers, venue performance, and market impact
• Build and maintain analytics tools, automated dashboards, performance attribution models, and scenario simulations backed by data
• Conduct periodic analysis on market microstructure, liquidity dynamics, impact of regulatory changes, and regional market events
• Quantify platform performance through KPIs; identify statistically meaningful optimization opportunities
• Collaborate with global execution consulting teams across regions to ensure methodological consistency, share best practices, and leverage data, tools, and expertise

Product Development

• Collaborate with quant researchers, algo developers, and technology teams to translate client feedback into product enhancements
• Drive continuous improvement cycle: identify opportunities, design algo experiments, measure outcomes, iterate

Required Qualifications

Hard Skills

• Python proficiency for data manipulation, statistical analysis, and visualization. SQL required; Experience building automated pipelines
• Strong foundation in probability, inference, hypothesis testing, and regression. Ability to apply rigorously to trading and time-series data
• Deep understanding of algo strategies (VWAP, TWAP, IS, liquidity-seeking, participation algos), mechanics, and trade-offs. Proven ability to interpret TCA, diagnose shortfall drivers, and recommend specific changes
• Familiarity with Asian equity markets—auction mechanisms, venue landscapes (lit/dark), tick regimes, regulatory frameworks
• Track record converting analytical findings into implementable changes that improve execution outcomes
• Demonstrated understanding of sell-side governance requirements to successfully operate under various governance oversight and processes to meet internal control standards and regulatory expectations

Soft Skills

• Exceptional ability to distil quantitative concepts into clear explanations tailored to portfolio managers, traders, and senior stakeholders
• Build trust through consistent, high-quality output and meeting commitments. Thorough work and sound conclusions
• Sharp instinct for identifying meaningful incremental improvements and opportunities
• Build deep partnerships with sophisticated institutional clients; comfortable engaging at senior levels
• Strong written/verbal skills; produce compelling research, presentations, and proposals

Experience & Education

• Experience: 6+ years in execution consulting, electronic trading, quantitative trading research, or TCA/analytics (agency brokerage, sell-side execution, or buy-side trading)
• Education: Bachelor's required; Master's preferred in quantitative discipline (Math, Statistics, Physics, CS, Engineering, Quant Finance)

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future. 

Making Strategic Decisions: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People: Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.

Elevate Organizational Capability: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.  

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

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER:  This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job.  The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer