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Investment Banking Equity Capital Markets Associate

Nomura Holdings nomura.com Open · verified Oct 22, 2026
New York Junior Investment & Corporate Development

At a glance

Junior Investment & Corporate Development role at Nomura Holdings. New York · $175,000–$200,000 base.

SalaryStated by Nomura Holdings
$175,000 – $200,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from Nomura HoldingsOur estimate for the market: $133,750–$198,125Median $167,500
Above the market median of $167,500 for entry-level investment & corporate development roles in New York.
Worked out from 86 postings that stated pay, median $167,500. Last updated Oct 22, 2026.
RoleInvestment & Corporate Development
SeniorityJunior
LocationNew York
Base pay$175,000–$200,000
PostedSep 16, 2026 · 5w ago
Role brief

financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Help run live equity transactions, including IPOs, follow-ons, PIPEs, private placements, SPACs and ATMs
  • Work with clients and deal teams on financings, capital raises, mergers, divestitures and derivative transactions
  • Analyze financial, structural and business risks to support deals and client presentations
  • Bring transaction ideas to client meetings and help pitch for new mandates
  • Guide analysts through client work and help train junior colleagues

What you bring

  • You have prior investment banking experience in equity capital markets
  • You bring strong academic credentials and technical and analytical ability
  • You are proficient with Excel, PowerPoint and Word and communicate and organize work effectively
  • You hold Series 7 or SIE, plus Series 63 and 79

Who this fits

This New York associate role suits someone ready to execute equity transactions while working with senior bankers and managing analysts. The stated base salary range is $175,000 to $200,000 per year.

From the employer

Job Title: Investment Banking Equity Capital Markets Associate

Corporate Title: Associate

Department: Investment Banking

Location: New York, NY

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $175K and $200K/year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

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

Aon’s Benefit Index®, Nomura’s benefits rank #1 amongst our competitors

Department Overview:

Nomura's Investment Banking in the Americas provides a vast array of advisory and financing solutions capabilities to corporations and institutions around the world. Our global teams consist of experienced professionals who act as advisory, coverage, and product specialists.

  • Coverage: Financial Sponsors coverage and Industry coverage in areas including Consumer / Retail, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Technology and Media Services, and Greentech Industrials and Infrastructure
  • Client Financing & Solutions: Product specialists in traditional capital markets and financing functions, including Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Equity Capital Markets, Risk Solutions, and Debt Capital Markets
  • M&A: Advisory services pertaining to mergers, acquisitions, strategic assignments, and debt and equity advisory

Role Description:

Equity Capital Markets

As a member of the Investment Banking – Equity Capital Markets team, you will be working with managing directors, executive directors, and vice presidents on servicing and executing client transactions across various equity products, including but not limited to: IPO/Follow-ons, PIPE, Private Placement, SPAC, and ATMs.

What Role Might You Play?

  • Deal Execution: Work closely with clients and execution teams on live transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, capital raisings, financings, and derivative transactions
  • Client Relationship Management: Generate and present ideas at client meetings as a member of a deal team alongside senior bankers
  • Strategic Analysis: Through financial, structural, and business risk analysis, support transactions and client presentations
  • New Business Development: Actively participate in the effort to pitch and win new mandates from clients, leverage proprietary content and ideas
  • Team Management and Development: Manage Analysts to execute deliverables for clients and support the training and mentoring of junior professionals

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

  • Prior ECM investment banking experience
  • Outstanding academic qualifications
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Outstanding technical and analytical skills
  • Series 7 or SIE and 63 and 79

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

* base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer