Equities Product Manager - New York, United States - Jefferies

Description

Job Description

Job Description:

As a Product Manager on the Equity tech Team, you will work in a fast-paced team setting, alongside industry experts. You will be an expert in cross-functional, end-to-end delivery that spans multiple Equity products and Desks. In this role, you will represent the Technology team, and face off to multiple stakeholder groups. You will oversee delivery of fixes and prioritize the book-of-work, ensuring the Development team is adhering to project plans.

What you'll bring with You:

• 10+ years of experience in capital markets working and strong knowledge & understanding of financial products.
• Work experience across overall platform business infrastructure and Cash Desk, Program Trading, DMA and Algo trading, both for cash equites and equities on SWAP, trading through allocation, Program Trading, OTC Derivatives, Electronic trading, Prime Services desks.
• Experience conducting requirement analysis, facilitating rule interpretations, documenting business requirements & functional requirements, and driving issue remediation.
• Recent experience managing or overseeing technical projects.
• Exposure to multiple project management methodologies including, but not limited to Agile and Waterfall
• Experience in successfully delivering business and technology projects with an understanding of product development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of US equity trading workflows and associated regulation, US post trade allocation strongly desired
• Knowledge of European MiFID2 equity regulation highly advantageous
• Good PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Excel and Jira skills, Development productivity tools (Jira, TFS, or other)
• Fidessa OMS, Eze EMS, ULLINK FIX Engine exposure a strong plus
• APAC, LATAM and/or MENA market exposure is beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise and influence a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• High motivated and self-starter

Responsibilities:

• Program management, project management and product management for the design, delivery and ongoing support for global equities trading and allocation product (Americas, EMEA and APAC markets including ID mkts)
• Running large global programs with senior management, front office, operations, technology, and compliance participants requiring detailed interaction with technical staff and senior business management to keep project on track.
• Drafting requirements documents for business, compliance, risk, technology, operations stakeholder groups approvals that are then used by technology to draft technical requirements.
• Supporting products after going live
• Will have direct communication with trading desks (SWAPs Desk, Derivatives Desk, Cash Desk, Program Trading, DMA and Algo trading for SWAPs, Derivatives and Cash Equities) End to End Workflows, Lifecycle risk management, Operations, Middle Office, Reg/Compliance, Client Services, as well as various internal technology teams to support current businesses and build out new application/system/modules.
• Align projects and communication into project plans and resolve conflicts and escalate when needed.
• Work with others in this discipline on cross-team initiatives
• Stand-up work items and team management structure for development and support of technology platforms
• Understand client's challenges and issues; document resolution options and go forward plans.
• Work with other related and wider technology teams within Jefferies
• Conduct detailed analyses to draw conclusions and develop pertinent and insightful recommendations.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership
• Provide status reporting to management and business partners.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required preferably in Computer Science. Advanced degree is a plus but not required.

The salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000

About Us

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.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment 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.

Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. This includes applicants from historically underrepresented groups, including women, racial and ethnic minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, military veterans, and individuals with disabilities or who are neurodiverse.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, 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 accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.

All employees must follow Jefferies' COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.