Director, Wealth & Derivatives Solutions

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a senior, client-facing professional to drive awareness and adoption of derivatives-based investment strategies across wealth and intermediary channels in New York or Chicago (hybrid). You will educate investment professionals on how options, volatility strategies, and portfolio overlays can enhance outcomes.

Build strategic relationships with RIAs, broker-dealers, private banks, family offices, and platforms; travel to conferences and client meetings as needed.

Qualifications

• 14+ years in derivatives, structured products, or related areas in financial services.
• Proven client-facing track record with intermediaries (RIAs, broker-dealers, banks).
• Strong understanding of listed/OTC derivatives and options strategies.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into practical portfolio solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with RIAs, broker-dealers, wealth platforms, private banks, family offices, and other intermediary investors.
• Serve as a trusted resource on options-based investment strategies, portfolio overlays, volatility strategies, risk management, and derivatives applications within client portfolios.
• Deliver educational presentations, market insights, and thought leadership to clients and industry participants.
• Partner with advisors and investment teams to help them understand how derivatives can be incorporated into portfolio construction and risk management processes.
• Identify new opportunities to grow adoption and engagement across the wealth ecosystem.
• Represent the firm at conferences, industry events, webinars, and client meetings.
• Collaborate internally across sales, product, research, and strategy teams to support commercial initiatives and client growth.
• Must be able to travel as needed

Skills

Derivatives

Client facing

Capital markets

Relationship management

Job description

Location: New York, NY or Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

About the Firm

Our client is a leading global markets operator and provider of financial market infrastructure, serving a broad ecosystem of institutional investors, wealth managers, intermediaries, and trading firms. The firm is widely recognized for its innovation across derivatives, market structure, and investment solutions, and plays a central role in helping market participants access risk management, income generation, and portfolio construction tools.

The Opportunity

This is a highly visible commercial role focused on driving awareness, education, and adoption of derivatives-based investment strategies across the wealth and intermediary channel.

Working closely with RIAs, broker-dealers, private banks, wealth platforms, family offices, and other market participants, this individual will serve as a trusted resource on options-based portfolio solutions, volatility strategies, portfolio overlays, risk management techniques, and broader capital markets trends.

Rather than selling a single product, the role is centered on helping investment professionals understand how derivatives can be applied within modern portfolios to enhance income generation, manage risk, and improve portfolio outcomes. The successful candidate will leverage deep market expertise to educate clients, develop strategic relationships, and expand engagement across a broad ecosystem of advisors and intermediaries.

This position offers significant visibility, autonomy, and ownership, providing the opportunity to become a key voice within the industry while partnering with some of the most sophisticated participants across the wealth management and capital markets landscape.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with RIAs, broker-dealers, wealth platforms, private banks, family offices, and other intermediary investors.
• Serve as a trusted resource on options-based investment strategies, portfolio overlays, volatility strategies, risk management, and derivatives applications within client portfolios.
• Deliver educational presentations, market insights, and thought leadership to clients and industry participants.
• Partner with advisors and investment teams to help them understand how derivatives can be incorporated into portfolio construction and risk management processes.
• Identify new opportunities to grow adoption and engagement across the wealth ecosystem.
• Represent the firm at conferences, industry events, webinars, and client meetings.
• Collaborate internally across sales, product, research, and strategy teams to support commercial initiatives and client growth.
• Must be able to travel as needed

Required Experience

• 14+ years of experience across derivatives, structured products, quantitative investment strategies (QIS), capital markets, or related areas within financial services.
• Demonstrated track record in a client-facing role involving derivatives-based investment solutions, whether through sales, distribution, business development, capital markets, or strategic client coverage.
• Strong understanding of listed and/or OTC derivatives, options strategies, volatility products, structured investments, portfolio overlays, or systematic investment solutions.
• Experience engaging sophisticated investors and intermediary channels, including RIAs, broker-dealers, private banks, family offices, asset managers, institutional investors, or wealth platforms.
• Ability to discuss complex market concepts and investment strategies with credibility and translate technical products into practical portfolio applications.
• Proven success building relationships, growing businesses, developing new opportunities, and influencing adoption of investment solutions.
• Strong capital markets knowledge, including portfolio construction, risk management, market structure, and investment strategy.

Why This Opportunity

This opportunity offers the chance to become a highly visible voice at the intersection of derivatives, wealth management, and capital markets. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage with some of the industry's most sophisticated advisors, intermediaries, and investment professionals while helping shape how derivatives-based strategies are understood and implemented within modern portfolios.

If you bring this unique blend of derivatives expertise, capital markets experience, and relationship-building skills,

Please note: To be considered for this opportunity, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and currently reside in New York, NY or Chicago, IL.