Job Description:

As a Product Manager in the global Equities Front Office Technology team, you will work in a fast-paced team setting, alongside industry experts. You will be an expert in cross-functional, end-to-end design, development and delivery of equity trading product for Asia-based desks that conduct global trading. You will face off with stakeholder groups that include senior management/desk heads, traders, compliance, operations, risk, developers, QA and system support personnel to scope, develop, test, deploy and support enhancements to existing Fidessa equity trading systems, You will work with the key stakeholders to maintain and prioritize the book-of-work, ensure the Fidessa delivery team is adhering to delivery milestones and help support the systems and enhancements as they go live.

Responsibilities:

• Program management, product management, and project management for the design, delivery and ongoing support of global equities trading by a US broker dealer that interacts with affiliated entities in other regions.
• Running large programs with senior management, front office, operations, technology, and compliance participants requiring detailed interaction with technical staff and senior business management to keep project on track.
• Drafting requirements documents for business, compliance, risk, technology, operations stakeholder groups approvals that are then used by Technology to draft technical requirements.
• Will have direct communication with trading desks (Swap Desk, Cash Desk, Program Trading and ETS Trading for Swaps and Cash Equities) End to End Workflows, Lifecycle risk management, Operations, Middle Office, Reg/Compliance, Client Services, as well as various internal technology teams to support current businesses and build out new application/system/modules. 
• Align projects and communication into project plans and resolve conflicts and escalate when needed.
• Stand-up work items and team management structure for development and support of technology platforms
• Understand client's challenges and issues; document resolution options and go forward plans.
• Work with other related and wider technology teams within Jefferies
• Conduct detailed analyses to draw conclusions and develop pertinent and insightful recommendations.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership
• Provide status reporting to management and business partners.
• Support products after going live.
• 10+ years of experience in capital markets and strong knowledge & understanding of global equity trading.
• Knowledge of developed Asia equity trading workflows and associated regulations is a must. Additional knowledge of US and EMEA markets is desirable.
• Work experience related to Cash Desk, Program Trading, or Electronic Trading systems through to streetside booking and client side allocation systems is required. 
• Experience with Asia equity Swap trading is a strong benefit.
• Experience conducting requirements analysis, documenting business requirements, and building functional requirements for use by developers.
• Exposure to multiple project management methodologies including, but not limited to Agile and Waterfall
• Experience in successfully delivering business and technology projects with an understanding of product development lifecycle, including strong project management skills
• Strong experience with ION Fidessa OMS is a must.
• Proven experience with FIX protocol is a strong benefit.
• Good Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Excel, Confluence and Jira skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to liaise across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Qualification:

• 10+ years of experience in capital markets and strong knowledge & understanding of global equity trading.
• Knowledge of developed Asia equity trading workflows and associated regulations is a must. Additional knowledge of US and EMEA markets is desirable.
• Work experience related to Cash Desk, Program Trading, or Electronic Trading systems through to streetside booking and client side allocation systems is required. 
• Experience with Asia equity Swap trading is a strong benefit.
• Experience conducting requirements analysis, documenting business requirements, and building functional requirements for use by developers.
• Exposure to multiple project management methodologies including, but not limited to Agile and Waterfall
• Experience in successfully delivering business and technology projects with an understanding of product development lifecycle, including strong project management skills
• Strong experience with ION Fidessa OMS is a must.
• Proven experience with FIX protocol is a strong benefit.
• Good Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Excel, Confluence and Jira skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to liaise across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Motivated self-starter, able to lead dynamic teams and work well on cross-team initiatives

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 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.