Global Electronic Trading Services (GETS) is a core Jefferies Equity technology platform that delivers cash, principal, and prime brokerage trading services. We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to drive the strategy, development, and evolution of key capabilities across the equities trading platform. Partnering closely with engineering, trading desks, operations, compliance, and business stakeholders, this role will be responsible for defining product vision, prioritizing initiatives, translating business requirements into technology solutions, and ensuring delivery of products that create measurable business value. Reporting to the Lead Product Manager, the successful candidate will own the product lifecycle from ideation through implementation and adoption.
Responsibilities
- Own and prioritize the product backlog aligned with business goals
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines and deliverables
- Collaborate with Middle Office, front office, compliance, and technology across the firm to gather, define and document business requirements
- Perform business case analysis to evaluate the strategic value, cost/benefit, and feasibility of new initiatives, product enhancements, or workflow improvements
- Develop clear functional specifications, technical requirements, and end‑to‑end workflow designs for new features or system changes
- Provide regular updates and reporting to desk heads and senior management on project status, risks, and milestones
- Serve as the primary point of contact for issue resolution, user feedback, and enhancement requests
- Gather and prioritize post-launch feature requests and improvements in alignment with business goals
- Maintain and refine documentation, workflows, and training materials
- Manage QA/UAT testing and production deployments along with developers
Qualifications
- Experience in Equities Middle Office technology roles supporting trading, allocation, or regulatory workflows
- Strong understanding of trade allocations, CTM matching, confirmations, settlements, and lifecycle events
- Understanding of middle office data flows
- Experience with trade support, reconciliations, and break resolution
- Regulatory reporting awareness
- 5+ years in previous product management role
- Strong project management skills
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate cross-functional teams and drive strategic initiatives
- Proficient in creating process flows, use cases, and functional specifications
- Skilled at documenting and communicating technical and business workflow designs in a way that aligns stakeholders across FO/Ops/Risk/Compliance/Tech
- Experience translating business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements
- Comfortable working in Agile and high pace environment
- Detail oriented and strong presentation/verbal skills
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $125,000 - $150,000.
About UsJefferies 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.
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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.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of Product Management experience within capital markets, electronic trading, prime brokerage, or financial technology environments
- Strong understanding of equities markets, electronic trading workflows, trade lifecycle processes, or prime services operations
- Experience defining product roadmaps, gathering requirements, and translating business needs into technology solutions
- Ability to work effectively with trading desks, operations teams, compliance stakeholders, and software engineering organizations
- Experience creating user stories, process flows, use cases, functional specifications, and product documentation
- Strong knowledge of Agile development methodologies and software development lifecycle practices
- Experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs using JIRA or similar Agile tools
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, balancing strategic thinking and execution
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, front-office environment with competing priorities
- Detail-oriented with strong presentation and verbal communication skills
- Experience supporting electronic trading platforms, algorithmic trading, low-latency trading systems, or prime brokerage technology
- Familiarity with regulatory testing, market structure, and equities trading regulations
- Working knowledge of FIX protocol, order management systems, execution management systems, or trading infrastructure
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation is positioned as competitive with meaningful upside, with potential for significant earnings depending on group performance and strong years. A formulaic, performance-linked bonus model ties payouts to individual fees or P&L, reinforcing a pay-for-results dynamic.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle perks extend beyond standard coverage, including discount programs, commuter benefits, legal plans, charitable matching, and education assistance such as tuition support and scholarships for employees’ family members. Location-specific perks like gym stipends and free cafeteria lunch are also described as available in some offices.
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Jefferies, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and investors for 60 years. Headquartered in New York, with offices in over 30 cities around the world, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, as well as asset and wealth management. The firm provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Jefferies Group LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE: JEF), a diversified financial services company. More about our company can be found at www.jefferies.com.
