2027 Chief Data Office

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

About our Team

The Chief Data Office plays a key role in defining and implementing the firm's data, cloud and AI strategy, driving change through these capabilities, enforcing data, cloud and AI governance for the firm, and elevating Nomura's data culture. Governance remains a critical focus area, and the Chief Data Office, in partnership with Business and Corporate functions, is responsible for ensuring that the firm's data assets are managed in line with the firm's data management framework, policy and standards

About the Full Time Analyst Program

The Graduate Analyst Program is a full-time program commencing in July 2027. Being part of our 18-month Graduate program, you will work in the Chief Data Office (CDO) to gain in-depth knowledge in driving the development of information and analytics products for data and digital transformation across Nomura Group.

During the Program, you will get the exposure to rotate across the 3 pillars within CDO and understand how each pillar works together to make impact to the various parts of Nomura. You will also work on key analytics initiatives across multiple disciplines with the guidance and mentorship from experienced data professionals.

About the 2026 6-month Internship Program

The 6-month internship program will commence in July 2026 in our Singapore office. During the program, you will gain first-hand experience and insights in how CDO drives the development and implementation of solutions around Data, Cloud & AI for Risk & Control across Nomura Group. 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.

You will get to

• Understand of financial services, especially Wholesale and Investment Banking

• Expose to data driven decision making by Corporate functions - Risk, Legal and Compliance, Real Estate and Services, Human Resources, Finance

• Gain experience with cloud computing and data warehousing on the cloud through AWS and Snowflake

• Apply statistical, data science & AI techniques in real world scenarios

• Expose to corporate culture in a global organization and team

Your responsibilities include:

• Data engineering & technical skills: Build data pipelines both on-premise and on the cloud for governance automation

• Data Analysis: Work with Data Scientists and Engineers to deploy solutions to development/production environment

• Data Science and AI: Explore, develop, test and train ML Models that power solutions to identify and mitigate data and cloud risk

• Use Generative AI to explore and develop solutions to develop data and could controls to minimize risk

• Storytelling: Build and manage data visualization using PowerBI to create control monitoring for data, cloud and AI risk

• Communication: Collaborate with business leaders, subject matter experts, and decision makers to develop success criteria and optimize new data and Ai capabilities, features, policies, and models

• Understand the concepts of responsible AI development and incorporate the same during model development and deployment processes.

Please visit our Career website for more details:

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. 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.

We look for team players who are curious with strong quantitative skills and a keen interest in business and finance. Other common traits amongst our team are intelligence, curiosity, diligence, integrity and the willingness and capability to thrive under a challenging environment.

Due to the job nature, additional requirements are:

• Studying in quantitative fields, such as Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics or related disciplines would be advantage

• Intellectual curiosity to solve data driven problems

• Exposure & hands-on experience in executing data analysis using tools such as Python, R, SQL, PowerBI etc.

• Exposure to statistical methods, familiarity with Machine Learning methods is a nice to have

• Exposure to cloud tools such as AWS is nice to have, but not a must

• Ability to understand complex business and data systems

• Ability to clearly communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences

• Versatility and willingness to learn new technologies on the job

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 6-month Internship program must be available to commit for the entire duration of the program (July - December 2026) and commence for Graduate Analyst Program in July 2027. Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Application Deadline

Please apply before 11:55pm, Sunday 30 November 2025 (SGT)

For inquiries, please email

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.