EMEA Head of Electronic Trading Risk Management

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Jefferies Full time

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Job Description

A Senior Risk Manager based in London with exclusive 2nd line oversight of electronic trading activities across Equities, Fixed Income and FX in EMEA and Asia. This person will be the EMEA Head of Electronic Trading Risk Management and provide reviews of, and challenge to the 1st line on, all aspects of control. Additionally, this person will help build on a globally consistent risk management governance framework.

Responsibilities include:

  • Ownership of electronic trading risk management activities for EMEA and Asia
  • Working with trading, development, and other functions to identify etrading related risk exposures and actively contributing to mitigating solutions
  • Making improvements to the globally consistent governance and controls framework for electronic trading incl. the regional governance committee
  • Performing ongoing review of front-to-back controls versus industry and regulatory standards
  • Performing periodic reviews of variety of testing including those related to algo releases, controls, stress, kill switches and capacity
  • Being the EMEA and Asia eTrading point person for risk in other initiatives such as Best Execution
  • Contribute to operational risk management activities such as RCSA, Scenario Analysis and Event QA (incl. cross regional lessons learned), where required
  • Stewardship of remediation projects, regulatory findings or audit actions related to eTrading risk management

Requirements:

  • Minimum 5-10 years' experience in EMEA equity markets (and microstructure) with emphasis on low-touch activities; additional fixed income experience would be a plus
  • Preferred background in computer science or a related technical field with knowledge of areas such as SDLC best practices, technology risk, trading infrastructures (networking/servers), etc.
  • User experience of algorithms preferable, mainly agency equity and knowledge of algorithm components (strategies, tactics, SORs); exposure to principal algos such as CRB or Fixed Income market making desirable
  • Knowledge of cross regional regulatory requirements relevant to the space, particularly MiFID II (RTS6), PRA, FCA, and also of ex-EMEA would be desirable incl. US 15c3-5, FINRA15-09, SFC, etc.
  • Ability to persuade and making compelling arguments and to constructively engage with stakeholders across the organization in a challenging yet pragmatic, business minded way
  • Entrepreneurial and forward thinker - proactively look to optimize technology and data to reduce risk.

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 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 employees must follow Jefferies' COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.

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