AVP, Project Manager - Equities Technology

Jefferies • New York, NY

3d • $125,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Global Electronic Trading Service group is a core Jefferies Equity technology
platform to offer cash, principal and prime technology service. The team is
seeking an experienced Project Manager for the equities trading platform, under
the supervision of the Lead Product Manager. This person

Requirements

• Experience with Front office and middle office technology roles supporting trading, allocation, or regulatory workflows
• 3+ 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
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Ability to synthesize and communicate status, risks, and issues to senior stakeholders
• Experience translating business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements
• Comfortable working in Agile and high pace environment
• Detail oriented and strong presentation/verbal skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines and deliverables
• Coordinate cross‑regional foundational technology initiatives across US, EMEA, and APAC Equities teams
• Develop and maintain project tracking and reporting through JIRA and Agile workflows
• Coordinate weekly technology production releases
• Maintain project documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures for development teams
• Partner closely with the QA team to establish testing scope for projects and monitor overall go‑live readiness
• Provide regular updates and reporting to desk heads and senior management on project status, risks, and milestones
• Coordinate regulatory testing programs across multiple trading platforms
• Consolidate and validate testing evidence from systems teams for regulatory reporting
• Maintain regulatory testing schedules, documentation, and remediation tracking

Benefits

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays
• paid parental leave
• annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees