We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Vice President (SVP) to join our Equity Risk Analytics team as an Equity Derivatives Risk Quant. This senior leadership role is ideal for candidates with deep expertise across the equity derivatives spectrum—including vanilla options, exotics, structured products, and volatility modeling. The successful candidate will lead the development of advanced risk analytics methodologies and tools, partnering closely with trading desks, risk managers, and cross-functional teams to support the firm’s dynamic and complex equity derivatives business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of robust risk analytics solutions for equity derivatives, including:
- Volatility surface calibration
- Option pricing (vanilla and exotic)
- Value-at-Risk (VaR) and capital charge calculation
- Scenario analysis and stress testing
- Collaborate with Market Risk, Credit Risk, SIMM, and Quantitative Risk Development teams to ensure consistency and robustness of risk measures across the equity platform.
- Act as a senior subject matter expert on equity derivative products, advising senior stakeholders on risk exposures, model assumptions, and mitigation strategies.
- Architect and maintain scalable pricing, volatility calibration, and risk engines to support ad-hoc, real-time, and historical risk analysis.
- Drive innovation in risk methodology development, including proxy modeling, time series construction, and sensitivity analysis for complex equity structures.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s or PhD in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in equity risk analytics, with a strong specialization in equity derivatives.
- Proven track record in developing and implementing risk models for both vanilla and exotic equity derivatives.
- Advanced Python programming skills, with experience building and maintaining scalable analytics infrastructure.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across teams and senior levels.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with the EQF platform is desirable.
- Experience with capital charge calculation and prior engagement with regulatory bodies is a plus.
- Expertise in volatility surface modeling, exotic option calibration, and regulatory frameworks such as SIMM and FRTB.
- CQF ceritification is highly desired.
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $200,000 - $250,000.
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.
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.
Skills Required
- Master's or PhD in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or related field
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in equity risk analytics with specialization in equity derivatives
- Proven track record developing and implementing risk models for vanilla and exotic equity derivatives
- Advanced Python programming skills with experience building and maintaining scalable analytics infrastructure
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Familiarity with the EQF platform
- Experience with capital charge calculation and engagement with regulatory bodies
- Expertise in volatility surface modeling, exotic option calibration, and regulatory frameworks such as SIMM and FRTB
- CQF certification
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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.
