Jefferies Group

As part of a global team the Risk Manager will have responsibilities for risk oversight of the risks coming from our Global Equities business.

Global Equities risk management covers (derivatives, cash, and convertibles trading) as the second line of defense.

Risk management both sets and monitors associated limits and is expected to be highly proactive to ensure limits and margins are appropriate.

Additionally, the risk function is primarily responsible for driving the development and ongoing improvement work around methodologies and MI associated with business. This includes VaR, economic capital, stress testing, margin, individual trade analysis, and all associated reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Daily management of in-house trading portfolios.
• Evaluate and effectively escalate existing and evolving risks as appropriate.
• Analysis of material proposed trades.
• Participate in communication with all stakeholders through informal channels as well as scheduled meetings.
• Adherence to and implementation of our global risk framework.
• Understanding market and credit risks within Equity Linked products (incl cash equity, equity swaps, ETP’s, options and futures, convertible bonds) together with market structure and regulation.
• Drive ongoing improvement in methodologies and analytic capabilities.

Requirements:

• 5 year+ working in a risk management function, preferably supporting Equity Derivatives, including exotics.
• STEM or Finance based degree.
• Proven ability to assess quantitative and qualitative risks impacting derivatives, financing and cash businesses.
• Strong working ability with SQL, Python.

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $120,000 - $160,000.

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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part- time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full time employees, paid parental leave.