AVP, Product Manager (Equities Technology)

Global Electronic Trading Services (GETS) is a core Jefferies Equity technology platform that delivers cash, principal, and prime brokerage trading services. We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to drive the strategy, development, and evolution of key capabilities across the equities trading platform. Partnering closely with engineering, trading desks, operations, compliance, and business stakeholders, this role will be responsible for defining product vision, prioritizing initiatives, translating business requirements into technology solutions, and ensuring delivery of products that create measurable business value. Reporting to the Lead Product Manager, the successful candidate will own the product lifecycle from ideation through implementation and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product roadmap for strategic initiatives across the Equities trading platform.
• Partner with trading, prime brokerage, operations, compliance, and technology stakeholders to identify business needs and opportunities for platform enhancement.
• Gather, analyze, and prioritize business requirements, translating them into detailed user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business and engineering teams, ensuring alignment on product objectives, priorities, and delivery timelines.
• Manage and maintain product backlogs within JIRA, driving Agile planning, prioritization, and execution activities.
• Evaluate workflows and processes across trade lifecycle functions to identify opportunities for automation, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate with QA and development teams to define testing requirements, validate functionality, and ensure successful product releases.
• Lead product release planning and support go-live readiness activities across global teams.
• Partner with regulatory and compliance stakeholders to ensure platform capabilities support evolving regulatory requirements and testing programs.
• Analyze stakeholder feedback, platform usage, and business outcomes to continuously improve product performance and user experience.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on product strategy, roadmap progress, key achievements, risks, and dependencies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Product Management experience within capital markets, electronic trading, prime brokerage, or financial technology environments.
• Strong understanding of equities markets, electronic trading workflows, trade lifecycle processes, or prime services operations.
• Proven experience defining product roadmaps, gathering requirements, and translating business needs into technology solutions.
• Ability to work effectively with trading desks, operations teams, compliance stakeholders, and software engineering organizations.
• Experience creating user stories, process flows, use cases, functional specifications, and product documentation.
• Strong knowledge of Agile development methodologies and software development lifecycle practices.
• Experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs using JIRA or similar Agile tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence decisions across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and execution.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, front-office environment with competing priorities.
• Detail-oriented with strong presentation and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting electronic trading platforms, algorithmic trading, low-latency trading systems, or prime brokerage technology.
• Familiarity with regulatory testing, market structure, and equities trading regulations.
• Working knowledge of FIX protocol, order management systems (OMS), execution management systems (EMS), or trading infrastructure.

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $125,000 - $150,000.