Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytically strong individual to join our Risk Trading desk with a primary focus on Program Trading. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the Head of the Program Risk Trading desk, contributing directly to client facilitation, event-driven trading, and strategic risk management. The ideal candidate will have meaningful trading experience in APAC markets and a strong understanding of market structures and regulatory frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work under the Head of Program Trading to support all aspects of the risk trading business, including idea generation, position monitoring, and trade execution.
• Manage the workflow around client facilitation for basket trades
• Plan, structure, and execute back-book trades around index events and other events

Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience in trading APAC markets, with a deep understanding of local market mechanisms and regulatory environments required
• The candidate must have a solid understanding of execution strategies for basket trades, as well as portfolio risk management
• Exposure to index rebalances, index events, and related trading strategies is a plus

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.