VP, US Equity Derivatives & Structured Products Risk Manager

Jefferies
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 175,000 - 200,000Function: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Planning","Project management","Stakeholder management","Influencing","Networking","Ability to analyze","Clear concise explanation"]

Oversee second-line risk management for US equity derivatives and structured equity products, ensuring risks are identified, understood, captured, reported, escalated, and managed within risk appetite. Monitor daily market risk metrics (VaR, stress tests, Greeks, volatility, liquidity, and concentrations), analyze complex transactions and hedging, and support pre-trade approvals and limit framework evolution. Prepare materials for risk committees and partner with global risk, trading, structuring, and control functions.

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Job Summary

Oversee second-line risk management for US equity derivatives and structured equity products, ensuring risks are identified, understood, captured, reported, escalated, and managed within risk appetite. Monitor daily market risk metrics (VaR, stress tests, Greeks, volatility, liquidity, and concentrations), analyze complex transactions and hedging, and support pre-trade approvals and limit framework evolution. Prepare materials for risk committees and partner with global risk, trading, structuring, and control functions.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee risk management of relevant US equity derivatives portfolios in line with group risk policies and procedures.
  • •Identify, understand, capture, report, escalate, and manage risks from flow derivatives and structured equity products within risk appetite.
  • •Monitor and challenge daily risk metrics including VaR, stress testing results, Greeks, volatility, correlation, dividend, financing, liquidity, concentration, and P&L explain/limit utilization.
  • •Analyze complex equity derivatives and structured transactions to assess market risk exposures and hedging strategies, escalating material risks as required.
  • •Review large/complex/one-off transactions for pre-trade approval, including payoff profile, model sensitivity, hedgeability, liquidity, concentration, and residual risk.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 175,000 - 200,000
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceWellness StipendPaid LeaveParental LeaveAnnual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •Degree educated in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, statistics, financial mathematics, finance, or economics.
  • •Minimum 5 years of relevant experience across equity derivatives, structured equity products, market risk management, trading/structuring, quantitative analysis, product control, model risk, or a related capital markets function.
  • •Strong understanding of equity derivatives and structured products (options, swaps, exotics, structured notes) and associated volatility, correlation, dividend, financing, liquidity, and hedging risks.
  • •Experience reviewing market risk exposures, stress testing results, Greeks, P&L explain, limit frameworks, transaction-level risk, and portfolio concentrations.
  • •Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering effectively with traders, structurers, quants/analysts, and senior management.
Experience:5+ yearsEquity derivativesStructured productsMarket risk managementCapital markets
Education:Bachelor's in quantitative discipline (mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, statistics, financial mathematics, finance, or economics)
Skills:CommunicationPlanningProject managementStakeholder managementInfluencingNetworkingAbility to analyzeClear concise explanation
Tech Stack:SQLPythonVBAPower BIBloombergDerivatives risk systemsRisk analytics toolsVaRStress testingGreeksVolatilityCorrelationDividendFinancingLiquidityConcentrationP&L explainLimit frameworksScenario analysisDashboards

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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