Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Equity Derivatives Sales professional with 5–7 years of relevant markets experience to join our Global Equities team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with institutional investors, generating trade ideas, and delivering equity derivatives solutions across volatility, yield enhancement, hedging, monetization, and portfolio management objectives. The role requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and derivative strategies, along with cross-functional collaboration, partnering with trading, research, prime brokerage and other areas of the firm. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with a proven ability to build trusted client relationships, generate actionable trade ideas, communicate effectively under pressure, and contribute to a high-performing team culture.
Key Responsibilities
Client Coverage & Origination
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across the equity derivatives product suite through proactive engagement, market updates, and tailored product solutions.
• Market a broad range of equity derivatives products including listed, flex and OTC options.
• Identify client needs and originate trade ideas, hedging solutions, yield-enhancement strategies, and structured investment opportunities.
• Understand and communicate market drivers, volatility dynamics, positioning, flows, and macro themes impacting equity derivatives markets.
• Support senior sales professionals in expanding wallet share and deepening client penetration.
• Develop new client opportunities in coordination with broader equities, fixed income and investment banking coverage teams.
Execution & Internal Coordination
• Work closely with trading, legal, compliance, operations, and risk teams to execute client transactions efficiently and accurately.
• Coordinate pricing requests, term sheets, trade execution, confirmations, and post-trade support.
• Ensure smooth transaction lifecycle management from idea generation through execution and settlement.
Risk, Compliance & Governance
• Ensure all activities comply with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and market conduct standards.
• Maintain accurate client records, call reports, pipeline updates, and transaction documentation.
• Demonstrate strong awareness of suitability, conflicts, confidentiality, and conduct risk.
• Escalate issues appropriately and contribute to a strong control of culture.
Required Qualifications
• 5–7 years of experience in equity derivatives sales, structuring, trading, or a closely related markets role.
• Strong understanding of equity derivatives products, pricing concepts, payoff profiles, and risk sensitivities.
• Demonstrated ability to cover institutional clients and generate actionable trade ideas.
• Strong knowledge of global equity markets, volatility markets, and macroeconomic drivers.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
• Commercial mindset with proven ability to identify client opportunities and drive revenue growth.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple client requests in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant regulatory licenses or registrations as required by jurisdiction.
Preferred Qualifications
• Existing relationships with hedge funds, asset managers, private banks, family offices, corporates, or other institutional investors.
• Experience selling both flow and structured equity derivatives products.
• Strong quantitative aptitude and comfort discussing Greeks, volatility surfaces, dividends, correlation, and hedging mechanics.
• Advanced degrees, CFA, FRM, or other relevant professional qualification is a plus.
• Experience using Bloomberg, trading platforms, CRM systems, and internal pricing tools.
Key Skills & Competencies
• Client relationship management
• Equity derivatives product knowledge
• Trade idea generation
• Commercial origination
• Market and volatility analysis
• Structuring and solution-based selling
• Internal stakeholder coordination
• Risk and compliance awareness
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail and execution discipline
New York, NY Full Time Base Salary Range of $175,000-235,000.
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Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.
At Jefferies, we are committed 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 committed to creating and sustaining a workforce that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, 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 accommodation to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.
The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part-time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full-time employees, paid parental leave.
