Design and deliver derivatives hedging and financing solutions by building pricing, risk, and scenario models; develop data pipelines and analytics platforms; create AI-driven agentic workflows and knowledge tools; integrate AI with internal systems for real-time analytics; support front-office OTC derivatives, client pitches, and proprietary platform development.
Derivatives Analytics & AI Solutions EngineerOverviewWe 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
- 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.
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