Mizuho Financial

Derivatives Analytics & AI Solutions Engineer

Mizuho Financial$120K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
  • 3-5 years of experience in financial analytics, data engineering, or structured products
  • Knowledge of interest rate and currency derivatives hedging strategies
  • Familiarity with hedge accounting preferable
  • Strong programming skills in Python (numpy, pandas, scipy, sk-learn, langchain/langgraph)
  • Preferred skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL
  • Experience building data pipelines and financial or risk models

Responsibilities

  • Build analytical tools for pricing, structuring, and risk analysis of derivatives transactions
  • Develop models and workflows for client financials, hedging strategies, and financing structures
  • Support transaction lifecycle analytics, including scenario modeling and performance tracking
  • Interface with front-office teams and clients on OTC derivatives and hedging transactions
  • Design and implement AI-driven workflows to enhance trade analysis and client pitching
  • Build internal knowledge tools to improve access to past trades and accelerate decision-making
  • Contribute to the innovation of proprietary platforms for structured hedging solutions and client analytics

Benefits

  • Generous employee benefits package
  • Eligibility for a discretionary bonus
  • Hybrid working program with flexibility for remote work
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaboration in a fast-paced, front-office environment
Full Job Description
Derivatives Analytics & AI Solutions Engineer

Overview
We are seeking a technically sophisticated Derivatives Analytics & AI Solutions Engineer to support the design, structuring, and delivery of complex hedging and financing solutions across corporate, sponsor, and institutional clients.

This role sits at the intersection of financial engineering, data platforms, and AI-driven workflow automation, with a focus on enhancing the team’s ability to analyze risk, price transactions, and deliver scalable derivatives solutions.
The ideal candidate combines strong analytics with communication capabilities with the expectation to operate in a fast-paced, front-office environment supporting OTC derivatives, structured transactions, and client-facing solutions.

Key Responsibilities:
Derivatives Analytics & Structuring Support
  • 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

AI & Workflow Automation (Front Office Enablement)
  • 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

Product & Platform Innovation
  • 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

Required Qualifications:
  • 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

The expected base salary ranges from $120,000- $180,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

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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.

About Mizuho Financial

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is a Japanese banking holding company headquartered in the ?temachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The name "mizuho" literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese. It holds assets in excess of $1.8 trillion US dollars through its control of Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, and other operating subsidiaries. The company's combined holdings form the second largest financial services group in Japan. Its banking businesses rank third in Japan after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. It is the 15th largest banking institution in the world by total assets as of December 2018.
Learn more about Mizuho Financial
Size
54,492 employees
Market Cap
$35 billion
Industry
Net Income
$84.4 billion
5 Year Trend
-0.6%
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