Securities Financing Specialist
Job Description
<h3>About the Position</h3>
<p>We’re looking for a Securities Financing Specialist to support and develop Jane Street’s financing capabilities. The ideal candidate has prior experience in financing or securities lending at a bank or buy-side firm, along with strong external relationships with counterparties.</p>
<p>You can expect to work with a broad range of internal teams to understand and manage the various constraints of a quantitative trading firm. You'll also have the opportunity to execute real-time financing decisions and improve our long-term financing strategy.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Additional responsibilities of this role will include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Working closely with trading desks and infrastructure teams to optimize the financing and securities lending transactions across various products</li>
<li>Maintaining and developing relationships with prime brokers and other external financing counterparties</li>
<li>Being a reliable subject matter expert in the financing markets to support our trading desks’ decisions</li>
<li>Helping to form our long-term financing strategy by improving and expanding our financing activity and capacity</li>
<li>Working with all groups within our Finance department to find robust solutions to strategic and tactical problems</li>
<li>Learning about and supporting other products, financing structures, and trading desks within Jane Street</li>
</ul>
<h3>About You</h3>
<ul>
<li>Have 2-5 years of relevant financing experience at a buy-side firm or bank (some exposure to credit financing, ideally in corporate bonds, is preferred)</li>
<li>Excited and able to cultivate relationships with prime brokers and other external financing counterparties</li>
<li>Have strong analytical skills and experience with performing technical data analysis to solve problems (e.g., through previous work experience, STEM coursework)</li>
<li>Intellectually curious and motivated to learn about new products, funding trade types, and strategies</li>
<li>An effective communicator who works well in a team environment</li>
<li>Fluency in Python, SQL, or other programming languages is a strong plus</li>
</ul>
<p><em>If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to </em><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><em>[email protected]</em></a><em>.</em></p>