Fixed Income DRSAP Sales - Vice President

Why Mizuho

Within the APAC entities of Mizuho Securities, our greatest asset is our people, and we are committed to promoting a vibrant and supportive environment full of opportunities. Just like our global client and customer base, our people come from diverse backgrounds and our success is supported by our creativity, teamwork, and collective abilities as individuals to exceed the dynamic needs of our customers.

We provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone. With a focus on growing and expanding our platform across Asia, we are committed to attracting, hiring, retaining, and rewarding the best-in-class talent.

Job Description

Mizuho Securities Asia is looking for a Vice President to work in our Derivative Risk Solutions (DRSAP) Sales team based in Hong Kong.

The DRSAP sales team focuses on FX and Interest Rate hedging solutions for our Chinese and international corporate customer base. The DRSAP team works closely with other relevant business partners in Corporate Banking, Trading, Research and Capital Markets to achieve synergistic results for our clients. We focus on servicing our clients across both primary and secondary markets, including structured products.

As a Vice President you will also be expected to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with key internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development directly targeting offshore Greater China corporate clients
• Generate revenue from FX products, Derivative products and cross-border initiative.
• Create new processes or build technology that streamlines processes or pricing at a regional level. Create operational efficiencies, cost reductions and improvement of customer experience.
• Participating in the expansion of FX and Derivatives business with corporate clients in the APAC region
• Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders within Mizuho Bank
• Contribute to the sales process and risk management for corporate clients locally and regionally.
• Operate within a corporate sales environment and assist with overall process improvements.
• Respond to any ad hoc requirements of the business as required.

Skills and Qualifications

• A university degree or above in Finance, Business, Economics or other quant-focused degrees.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the financial services industry with strong technical and business knowledge of FX products, derivatives swaps/ options.
• A mature and motivated person, someone who can work independently, as well as in a lean team. Good communication skills with the ability to positively influence senior management.
• Demonstrates a sound knowledge of interest rates derivatives & foreign exchange product knowledge, Vanilla derivatives swaps/structured options.
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills with the ability to build relationships and trust with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Able to withstand pressure, work independently and adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Systems experience (primarily Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and excel, Bloomberg)
• Knowledge of programming languages such as Python and VBA an advantage
• Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin
• Hong Kong, China Citizen, or hold the relevant working visa at the time of applying