Prime Services Risk Management

Jefferies
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 250,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Written communication","Quantitative reasoning","Independent decision-making"]

Provide senior risk oversight for the Americas Prime Brokerage and Delta One businesses, including daily portfolio risk monitoring, margin and collateral governance, and stress testing across equities, derivatives, swaps, rates, and FX exposures. Partner with Prime Services sales and trading MDs and credit risk officers to set risk appetite, approve margin terms, and support client onboarding and financing decisions. Lead margin methodology development, present risk reporting to senior committees, and represent risk in regulatory interactions.

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Prime Services Risk Management

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Job Summary

Provide senior risk oversight for the Americas Prime Brokerage and Delta One businesses, including daily portfolio risk monitoring, margin and collateral governance, and stress testing across equities, derivatives, swaps, rates, and FX exposures. Partner with Prime Services sales and trading MDs and credit risk officers to set risk appetite, approve margin terms, and support client onboarding and financing decisions. Lead margin methodology development, present risk reporting to senior committees, and represent risk in regulatory interactions.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide senior risk oversight across the Americas Prime Brokerage and Delta One businesses, covering equity, equity derivatives, swaps, fixed income financing, and FX exposures.
  • •Monitor and analyze daily portfolio risk, manage client exposure and collateral, and lead margin call processes including exception resolution.
  • •Lead development, enhancement, governance, and back-testing of IA margin models and margin adequacy reporting, including stress testing and scenario analysis frameworks.
  • •Partner with Prime Services sales and trading MDs and credit risk officers on risk appetite, client onboarding, risk structuring, margin terms, and material trade sanctioning.
  • •Prepare and present risk reporting to senior management and risk committees and support regulatory enquiries with SEC, FINRA, and Federal Reserve.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 250,000 - 300,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kLife InsuranceAccident InsuranceDisability InsuranceWellness StipendPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Prime Brokerage risk management, hedge fund credit/margin risk, listed derivatives risk, or closely related capital markets risk roles.
  • •Demonstrated progression to senior risk leadership with team management responsibility.
  • •Deep expertise in Prime Brokerage and Delta One risk, including margin mechanics, collateral management, counterparty credit exposure, and financing risk.
  • •Strong command of risk across equities, equity derivatives (swaps, futures, options), FX, rates, and securities finance products; listed derivatives and OTC cleared product knowledge is advantageous.
  • •Hands-on ability to lead development of margin methodologies and stress testing frameworks, with proficiency in Python and/or SQL and familiarity with prime brokerage platforms and risk systems.
Experience:8+ yearsCapital marketsPrime brokerageHedge fundsSecurities finance
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementWritten communicationQuantitative reasoningIndependent decision-making
Certifications:CFAFRM
Tech Stack:PythonSQLAdventImagineBloomberg

Company Brief

Jefferies
Global investment banking and capital markets firm providing advisory, underwriting, trading, research, and asset management services to corporations, governments, and institutional investors.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 1962
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