AVP, Product Manager (Equities Technology - Middle Office)

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

• Own and prioritize the product backlog aligned with business goals

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines and deliverables

• Collaborate with Middle Office, front office, compliance, and technology across the firm to gather, define and document business requirements

• Perform business case analysis to evaluate the strategic value, cost/benefit, and feasibility of new initiatives, product enhancements, or workflow improvements

• Develop clear functional specifications, technical requirements, and end‑to‑end workflow designs for new features or system changes

• Provide regular updates and reporting to desk heads and senior management on project status, risks, and milestones

• Serve as the primary point of contact for issue resolution, user feedback, and enhancement requests

• Gather and prioritize post-launch feature requests and improvements in alignment with business goals

• Maintain and refine documentation, workflows, and training materials

• Manage QA/UAT testing and production deployments along with developers

Qualifications

• Experience in Equities Middle Office technology roles supporting trading, allocation, or regulatory workflows

• Strong understanding of trade allocations, CTM matching, confirmations, settlements, and lifecycle events

• Understanding of middle office data flows

• Experience with trade support, reconciliations, and break resolution

• Regulatory reporting awareness

• 5+ years in previous product management role

• Strong project management skills

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate cross-functional teams and drive strategic initiatives

• Proficient in creating process flows, use cases, and functional specifications