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About the Role

The Risk Manager will provide second-line oversight of US Equity Derivatives, including flow derivatives and structured equity products, ensuring risks are identified, understood, managed, and reported within risk appetite, in compliance with Jefferies' risk policies and framework.

Responsibilities

Oversee and risk management of relevant US Equity Derivatives portfolios in accordance with Group risk policies and procedures.
Ensure that risks arising from flow derivatives and structured equity products are identified, understood, captured, reported, escalated as required, and managed within risk appetite.
Monitor, review, and challenge daily risk metrics including VaR, stress testing results, Greeks, volatility, correlation, dividend, financing, gap, liquidity, concentration, P&L explain, and limit utilization.
Analyze complex equity derivatives and structured transactions, assess resulting market risk exposures and hedging strategies, and escalate material risks as required.
Review large, complex, or one-off transactions as part of the pre-trade approval framework, including assessment of payoff profile, model sensitivity, hedgeability, liquidity, concentration, and residual risk.
Update and enhance the limit framework, stress testing, scenario analysis, risk reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools as derivatives and structured-product risks evolve.
Review new business initiatives, new products, structured transactions, trading strategy changes, and methodology enhancements to assess market risk, regulatory considerations, governance requirements, and control implications.
Prepare analysis and materials for risk committees, governance forums, senior management discussions, regulatory or audit responses, and ad-hoc risk reviews.
Liaise with key stakeholders including Trading, Structuring, Product Control, Finance, Technology, Model Risk, Credit Risk, Legal, Compliance, Audit, and senior management.
Support broader US Equities and global equities risk initiatives as required.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years' relevant experience covering equity derivatives, structured equity products, market risk management, trading, structuring, quantitative analysis, product control, model risk, or a related capital markets function.
Strong understanding of equity derivatives and structured products, including options, swaps, exotics, structured notes, volatility, correlation, dividend, financing, liquidity, and hedging risks.
Experience reviewing market risk exposures, stress testing results, Greeks, P&L explain, limit frameworks, transaction-level risk, and portfolio concentrations.
Good appreciation of the regulatory and governance expectations applicable to complex equity derivatives and structured products at large financial institutions, including policies and procedures, risk appetite, committee governance, pre-trade approval, model and methodology governance, limit frameworks, escalation standards, new business review, audit, and regulatory engagement.
Ability to analyze complex derivatives payoffs and explain key market risk, model, liquidity, hedge ability, and basis-risk drivers in a clear, concise manner.
Proven track record of working successfully with traders, structurers, quants, analysts, and senior management.
Strong oral and written communication, planning, project management, networking, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Skills

SQL
Python
VBA
Power BI
Bloomberg
derivatives risk systems
risk analytics tools

Location

New York

Work Type

Full Time

Experience Level

Minimum 5 years' relevant experience

Education Level

Degree educated in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, statistics, financial mathematics, finance, or economics.

Salary/Compensations

$175,000 - $200,000

Benefits

Annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus
Medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
Life, accident, and disability insurance
Wellness programs
Paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays
Paid parental leave for full-time employees

About the Company

Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services.
With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.
At Jefferies, we are committed to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live.
As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Equal Opportunity

Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a workforce that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law.
We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.
As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.