Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:
- You will be an integral part of an Outsourced Trading Desk team
- Directly interact with client in investment diligence and day-to-day support of portfolio managers implement and optimize automated trading solutions for clients
- Build and automate investment related tasks for senior staff
- Work to integrate new technology with existing systems
- Monitor daily industry and company-specific news flow, summarizing key takeaways for distribution to investment teams
- Communicate clearly and concisely with Portfolio Managers, Analysts, and Executing brokers
Required Background:
- Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic record
- 3-6 years equity trading experience with extensive knowledge of algo suite strategies/parameters
- Strong preference for individuals with sell side low touch / electronic trading experience.
- Familiarity with transaction cost analysis is preferred
- Highly motivated, confident and passion for markets
- Lives in New York area or willing to relocate
- Superb communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Proven ability to work with a team and independently to meet strict deadlines
Preferred Background:
- Programming experience in Python, R, Java or other comparable language preferred
- Series 7, 63, 57 preferred
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $175,000 - $250,000.
The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies offers, for eligible employees, 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 (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays and paid parental leave.
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 e mployees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy , which is subject to chan ge.
