- Build analytical tools to support pricing, structuring, and risk analysis of derivatives transactions (e.g., interest rate, FX, and structured financing products)
- Develop models and workflows to evaluate client financials, hedging strategies, deal-contingent risk, and financing structures
- Support transaction lifecycle analytics, including scenario modeling, sensitivities, and performance tracking
- Interface with front-office teams and clients executing OTC derivatives and hedging transactions linked to financing and capital markets activities
- Design and implement AI agentic workflows to streamline:
- Trade analysis and structuring workflows
- Client pitch and scenario generation
- Research, market monitoring, and idea generation
- Build internal knowledge tools to:
- Enhance access to prior trades, structures, and market insights
- Accelerate decision-making in live deal environments
- Integrate AI tools with internal systems, databases, and APIs to enable real-time analytics and execution support
- Contribute to development of proprietary platforms supporting:
- Structured hedging solutions (e.g., deal-contingent hedging, financing overlays)
- Portfolio hedging and risk transfer strategies
- Client reporting and analytics
- Translate front-office needs into scalable SaaS-style tools used across sales, trading, and banking teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Mathematics, or related quantitative field
- 3-5 years of experience in:
- Financial analytics, data engineering, or structured products
- OR a combination of software engineering and capital markets experience
- General knowledge of interest rate and currency derivatives related hedging strategy
- Familiarity with hedge accounting preferable
- Strong programming skills in:
- Required: Python (numpy, pandas, scipy, sk-learn, langchain/langgraph)
- JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL (preferred)
- Experience building:
- Data pipelines and analytics platforms
- Financial or risk models
Other requirements
Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.
Company Overview
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~$2 trillion. Mizuho's 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Mizuho Americas is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Through its acquisition of Greenhill, Mizuho provides M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory capabilities across Americas, Europe and Asia. Mizuho Americas employs approximately 3,500 professionals, and its capabilities span corporate and investment banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Visit www.mizuhoamericas.com.
Mizuho Americas offers a competitive total rewards package.
We are an EEO/AA Employer - M/F/Disability/Veteran.
We participate in the E-Verify program.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to require pre- and post-hire drug testing as permitted by applicable law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Mathematics, or related quantitative field
- 3-5 years of experience in financial analytics, data engineering, or structured products OR combination of software engineering and capital markets experience
- General knowledge of interest rate and currency derivatives and related hedging strategies
- Familiarity with hedge accounting
- Strong programming skills in Python (numpy, pandas, scipy, scikit-learn, langchain/langgraph)
- Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, and SQL
- Experience building data pipelines and analytics platforms
- Experience building financial or risk models
Mizuho Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mizuho and has not been reviewed or approved by Mizuho.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are characterized as strong, with plans described as excellent in multiple contexts. U.S. entities provide standard plan options and supporting programs that reinforce overall coverage quality.
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Retirement Support — A U.S. 401(k) program with employer contributions is available, indicating solid retirement support across entities. While formulas may vary by unit and year, the presence of an employer-funded component is a consistent feature.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as meaningful, accompanied by programs that support childcare and eldercare. Flexible workstyles and family-focused resources broaden the depth of family support.
Mizuho Insights
What We Do
This is not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above. Here, every person is respected because of their differences, not in spite of them. We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose, passion and compassion. At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, 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. Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects, but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest—and growing—banks in the world. We’re all global citizens, and that’s why our company feels compelled to make an impact through more than just drawing up deals. We prove that it’s possible to do well and do good. We do right by our clients, our community and each other.
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