VP, US Cash Equities Risk Leader

Jefferies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferies is seeking a Risk Manager in New York to provide second-line oversight of the US Cash Equities desk, including trading desks such as portfolio, index trading, ETFs, and securities finance. The role works under the Risk Management Framework to identify, report and manage risk within appetite.

You will collaborate with Global Risk Management, Equities Trading, Finance, Compliance and Audit, delivering risk analysis, VaR reviews, limit governance, and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative field (finance, economics, engineering, CS, statistics or related).
• Minimum 5 years' experience in market risk management, cash equities, securities finance, convertibles, or related control function.
• Strong understanding of cash equities products and market risk drivers, including liquidity risk and concentration risk.
• Experience reviewing market risk exposures, VaR, stress testing, sensitivities, and limit frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and risk manage US Cash Equities desks/portfolios per Group policies.
• Identify, understand, capture, report, escalate and manage risks within risk appetite.
• Monitor VaR, stress results, sensitivities, inventory, concentration, and P&L explanations.
• Review large or complex transactions, facilitation requests, and risk drivers pre-trade and post-trade.
• Ensure timely VaR signoff and accuracy of risk reporting dashboards.

Skills

SQL

Python

VBA

Power BI

Bloomberg

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

SQL

Python

VBA

Power BI

Bloomberg

Job description

Jefferies is seeking a Risk Manager in New York to provide second-line oversight of the US Cash Equities desk, including trading desks such as portfolio, index trading, ETFs, and securities finance. The role works under the Risk Management Framework to identify, report and manage risk within appetite.

You will collaborate with Global Risk Management, Equities Trading, Finance, Compliance and Audit, delivering risk analysis, VaR reviews, limit governance, and regulatory alignment.