Hedge Fund Credit Vice President

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

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VP role within Global Counterparty Credit Risk management will be responsible for supporting the team’s counterparty primary credit coverage of hedge funds, family offices, and asset managers with secondary responsibilities supporting coverage of Banks and Broker Dealers. The role will be instrumental in assisting with ongoing management and growth of the Equities (PB/OTC Derivatives), Fixed Income (Repo/Reverse Repo) and OTC FX businesses. The position requires close interaction with Equity and Fixed Income businesses, Legal, Collateral Management, and other internal groups.

**Hedge fund experience is essential for successful candidate.**

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review and approve trading activity, including recommending margin requirements
• Set and communicate credit exposure appetite across trading products utilizing internal exposure methodologies
• Perform ongoing client financial, credit, and industry surveillance;
• Maintain credit pipeline of potential new counterparties.
• Complete internal credit ratings models and counterparty credit reviews
• Perform customer due diligence and financial analysis
• Develop working relationships and coordinate efforts closely with internal front office partners and colleagues across Risk and other corporate functions;
• Assist/oversee legal negotiations for traded product

Required Background/Skills:

• Hedge Fund and Asset Manager Industry experience required.
• Experience with legal agreements including; PBAs, ISDA, MCAs, MRAs and MSLAs.
• Ability to perform well under pressure in a demanding environment.
• MS Office Suite and Bloomberg proficiency.
• Strong Excel and modeling skills.
• Formal credit training preferred.
• Strong interest in client interaction and possess solid communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in financial statement analysis.
• BA or equivalent, MBA preferred.
• 5-10 years of work experience in financial services required.
• Financial and/or banking industry experience required.

The salary range for this role is $130,000-$175,000.

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. We practice equal opportunity for all, and 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 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 qualified disabilities, as appropriate, under applicable law.

All employees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.