Equity Market Risk Analyst (Analyst)

Company

Jefferies, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and investors for almost 60 years. Headquartered in New York with its European head office in London, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, and asset management. Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, and a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, merger & acquisition, restructuring and recapitalisation and other advisory services, with businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia. 

Role Overview

Jefferies is seeking an Analyst to join its Equities Risk team in London. The role will support the oversight and control of a broad range of Equities businesses, providing daily risk coverage, independent challenge, and risk transparency to trading desks, senior management, and relevant governance forums.

The successful candidate will work closely with Trading, Risk Management, Risk Technology, Operations, Finance, and senior business stakeholders to ensure robust risk governance, effective escalation, and continued enhancement of the market risk framework. As the Equities business continues to grow and evolve, the role will also support the development of improved reporting, analytics, automation, and data quality initiatives.

The role is based in London, which remains the primary hub for Equities Risk management and where close interaction with traders and key stakeholders is often required.

About the Team

The Equities Risk team is responsible for the independent oversight and control of market risk across Jefferies’ Equities businesses. The team provides risk analysis, governance, reporting, and challenge to support informed decision-making and ensure that risks are appropriately identified, measured, monitored, and escalated.

As the Equities business continues to expand, the team plays a key role in enhancing risk infrastructure, automation, analytics, and governance to support scalable and effective risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily risk coverage and oversight across a broad range of Equities businesses, including monitoring exposures, limits, concentrations, risk sensitivities, and key market moves. 
• Produce, review, and enhance risk reporting, analytics, dashboards, and management information for trading desks, senior management, Risk Management, and relevant governance forums. 
• Deliver independent challenge to trading desks by assessing risk positions, trading activity, portfolio changes, market developments, and emerging risks. 
• Support timely identification, investigation, escalation, and resolution of risk issues, limit breaches, data quality concerns, and control matters. 
• Contribute to ongoing enhancements to the market risk framework as the Equities business continues to grow and evolve. 
• Develop and support risk automation initiatives aimed at improving efficiency, data quality, analytical capability, and risk visibility. 
• Use coding and data analysis techniques, where appropriate, to streamline reporting, automate processes, investigate risk drivers, and improve management information. 
• Partner with Risk Technology and other stakeholders to enhance risk infrastructure, reporting processes, analytical tools, and data workflows. 
• Engage regularly with Trading, Risk Management, Risk Technology, Operations, Finance, and senior business stakeholders to support robust risk governance and timely escalation of issues where required. 
• Assist with ad hoc analysis, stress testing, scenario analysis, deep dives, and presentation materials for senior management and risk committees. 
• Maintain awareness of market developments, product changes, and business growth initiatives that may impact the Equities risk profile.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Strong academic background in a quantitative, finance, economics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, or related discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex risk data and communicate conclusions clearly.
• Proactive, intellectually curious, and comfortable challenging existing processes to improve efficiency, risk transparency, and control. 
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets, risk management, and the Equities business.
• High attention to detail and a strong control mindset, particularly in relation to data quality, risk reporting, and escalation processes. 
• Relevant experience in market risk, trading risk, product control, risk analytics, quantitative analysis, or another financial markets role preferred. 
• Coding experience or a strong understanding of programming concepts is highly desirable, particularly in relation to data analysis, automation, and process improvement. 

Personal Attributes

• Commercially aware, with a strong interest in markets and trading activity. 
• Independent thinker with sound judgement and the confidence to escalate concerns where appropriate. 
• Collaborative and able to build strong working relationships across front office and control functions. 
• Technically curious, with an interest in using coding, automation, and data-driven approaches to improve risk management processes. 
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and capable of delivering accurate work under tight deadlines. 
• Comfortable working in an evolving business environment where processes, tools, and frameworks continue to develop. 
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

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