Nomura Early Careers

Graduate Programs

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We are looking for impressive graduates who are ready to tackle new challenges and take control of their future. Our global training program will provide you with the technical proficiency and professional skills to help you thrive and build a successful career in this fast-moving market environment.

Our global and/or regional training program will provide you with an excellent introduction to the industry and our culture. You will learn hands-on division specific skills, all of which have an emphasis on practical application so that you can immediately contribute to our business.

Once you have chosen the program and region you would like to apply to, please complete our online application on the Nomura Careers website. Please note that we can only accept one application globally per recruitment cycle from each candidate, so think about what program and which location carefully before applying.

Our training program builds Nomura's pipeline of future leaders and functional experts through the successful integration and development of our Early Careers professionals. The global nature of our programs is a key differentiator, and our graduates begin their career with us in offices across the world.

Our training program covers various modules, which include:

  • An introduction to Nomura, its strategy, platform and businesses
  • Providing a comprehensive understanding of the Analyst role in their respective division
  • Equipping our Analysts with the finance/technical skills essential for their career
  • Promote networks for collaboration amongst global colleagues.
  • Eligibility

    You should be pursuing or have recently completed an undergraduate or master’s degree with limited or no work experience.

  • Timeline

    Our programs start in July/August every year although we do allow earlier start dates, depending on needs from the division and your circumstances. We aim to hire our full-time class from Internship, Off-Cycle Internship or our Industrial Placement year and therefore do not always have full time vacancies open or advertised on the website.

  • What’s on Offer

    Our graduate programs, are designed to attract, nurture and develop campus hires and create an internal talent pool. The graduate program provides opportunities to campus graduates across functions:

    • Global Markets
    • Investment Banking
    • Technology
    • Corporate functions, which includes Risk; Human Resources; Finance; Operations & Change Management.

For more information on the business divisions refer to What We Do.

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