Latin America Touch Cash Equity Trader – Vice President

Job Description

Jefferies Group LLC, the largest independent, global, full‑service investment banking firm headquartered in the U.S., has been focused on serving clients for 60 years. We are a leader in providing insight, expertise, and execution to investors, companies, and governments. The firm offers deep sector expertise across investment banking, equities, fixed income, and asset and wealth management throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Jefferies Group LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF), a diversified financial services company.

We are seeking a Vice President to join our Latin America High Touch Cash Equities Trading team in New York. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing high‑quality execution services across Latin American markets, partnering closely with sales, research, and electronic trading teams, and delivering exceptional service to institutional clients.

This role is ideal for an experienced, energetic, and detail‑oriented equity trader who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is looking to grow within a global, high‑performance equities platform.

• Execute high‑touch cash equity orders across Latin American markets, (ADRs) with a focus on best execution, market nuance, and client service.
• Manage risk exposures within established limits while optimizing trading performance and contributing to desk PnL.
• Maintain strong relationships with institutional clients, providing market color, liquidity insights, and trade ideas.
• Collaborate with sales, research, and electronic trading teams to enhance the overall client offering.
• Monitor market developments, corporate actions, liquidity shifts, and regulatory changes impacting Lat Am equity markets.
• Support daily desk functions including trade booking, reconciliation, and coordination with operations and compliance.
• Contribute to content generation, pre‑trade analysis, and client‑facing commentary.
• Uphold the highest professional standards and represent Jefferies’ culture of integrity, teamwork, and client‑focused execution.

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, economics, or a related field.
• 5–7+ years of relevant cash equities trading experience, ideally with direct exposure to Latin American markets.
• Strong understanding of market microstructure, liquidity dynamics, and local regulations across major Lat Am exchanges.
• Quantitative aptitude and strong analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with Bloomberg, EMS/OMS platforms, and trading analytics preferred.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast‑moving, high‑volume environment.
• Exceptional communication skills and client‑facing confidence.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to manage multiple workflow streams.
• A self‑starter who can operate autonomously while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Required licenses:
  Series 7, 63, and 57 (or ability to obtain shortly after hire).

New York, NY Full Time Salary Range of $175,000-$235,000.

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 are committed 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 committed to creating and sustaining a workforce that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information,…