We are seeking a highly technical hands-on leader to build and lead the global Outsourced Trading Desk (OTD) Technology team. This role owns all technology development and support for the OTD business, serving 20+ desk traders across New York, London, and Hong Kong.
This is a ground-floor leadership opportunity within the global Prime Broker Services Technology group. The successful candidate will initially operate as a solo contributor, delivering immediate value to the business while building out a team of 1-2 members in the near term, growing to 4-6 as the business scales.
Responsibilities:
- Own the full technology stack supporting the OTD business globally - development, support, and strategic direction
- Operate hands-on as the primary developer and support contact, building new functionality and maintaining existing workflows from day one
- Partner directly with OTD traders and business leadership across New York, London, and Hong Kong to understand needs and deliver solutions
- Design and develop trading tools, reporting dashboards, data pipelines, and workflow automation for the desk
- Provide production support coverage, troubleshooting issues and ensuring continuity of trading operations
- Build and grow the OTD technology team - recruit, mentor, and manage 1-2 direct reports initially, scaling to 4-6 over time
- Coordinate with the broader Prime Broker Services Technology group on shared platform components, architecture standards, and release processes
- Define the technology roadmap for OTD, balancing tactical business requests with longer-term platform improvements
Qualifications/ Experience:
- Strong hands-on software engineering skills across multiple languages and platforms: Java, C#/.NET, SQL Server, Python, and scripting languages
- Experience building reporting and analytics solutions using tools such as Power BI, Qlik, or similar BI platforms
- Financial services technology background with direct exposure to trading desks, execution workflows, or prime brokerage operations
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently - self-directed, resourceful, and comfortable owning problems end-to-end
- Experience managing or building small engineering teams, with strong people leadership and mentoring skills
- Ability to support a global user base across US, EMEA, and APAC time zones
- Excellent communication skills - able to work directly with traders and translate business needs into technical deliverables
Additional Skills / Preferred:
- Direct experience with outsourced trading, execution management systems (EMS/OMS), or multi-asset trading workflows
- Experience with data visualization and desk-level reporting for front-office users
- Background in building teams from scratch - hiring, establishing processes, and scaling delivery capacity
- Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka, FIX protocol), real-time data, and trade lifecycle systems
- Track record of thriving in fast-paced, trader-facing environments where responsiveness and reliability are critical
- Bachelor’s degree is required preferably in Computer Science. Advanced degree is a plus but not required.
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $200,000 - $275,000.
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.
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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
- Hands-on software engineering using Java, C#/.NET, SQL Server, Python, and scripting languages
- Experience building reporting and analytics solutions with Power BI, Qlik, or similar BI platforms
- Financial services technology background with direct exposure to trading desks, execution workflows, or prime brokerage operations
- Ability to operate independently and own problems end-to-end
- Experience managing or building small engineering teams with people leadership and mentoring skills
- Ability to support a global user base across US, EMEA, and APAC time zones
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate trader needs into technical deliverables
- Bachelor's degree required (preferably Computer Science)
- Direct experience with outsourced trading, EMS/OMS, or multi-asset trading workflows
- Experience with data visualization and desk-level reporting for front-office users
- Background in building teams from scratch (hiring, processes, scaling delivery)
- Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka, FIX), real-time data, and trade lifecycle systems
- Proven track record in fast-paced, trader-facing environments where responsiveness and reliability are critical
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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.
