Equity Sales Associate

The Institutional Equity Hedge Fund Sales team is seeking an Associate-level Equity Sales professional to join the New York office. The individual will work alongside senior salespeople covering large institutional hedge fund clients, with a particular focus on platform and multi-manager hedge funds. The ideal candidate will have 3–6 years of relevant institutional equities experience, an understanding of the hedge fund client base, and experience supporting or directly covering sophisticated investment professionals. This role offers an opportunity to take on increasing client responsibility and develop into a more senior equity sales position.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior salespeople to cover institutional hedge fund clients, particularly large platform and multi-manager accounts.
• Develop and maintain relationships with portfolio managers, analysts, traders, and other investment professionals across client organizations.
• Communicate relevant equity research, market color, stock ideas, and investment themes to clients.
• Assist clients with corporate access, conferences, summits, management meetings, and Equity Capital Markets transactions.
• Coordinate internally across research, trading, corporate access, and ECM to provide clients with relevant content and resources.
• Maintain strong organization around client interactions, account activity, research subscriptions, and broader coverage efforts.
• Take on increasing ownership of client relationships and grow into independently presenting ideas and engaging with hedge fund investors.
• Demonstrate a proactive, commercial mindset and the ability to identify opportunities to deepen client relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3–6 years of experience in institutional equity sales, equity sales trading, or a closely related institutional equities role.
• Experience covering or interacting with hedge funds is strongly preferred, particularly platform/multi-manager hedge funds.
• Strong understanding of U.S. equities, equity markets, and the institutional investment process.
• Ability to discuss stocks, market themes, research, and relevant investment ideas with sophisticated clients.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships across a diverse institutional client base.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercial, resourceful, and motivated self-starter who works effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Series 7 and 63 licenses are preferred.

New York, NY Full Time Base Salary Range of $135,000-$165,000.

About Us

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, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law. The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part-time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full-time employees, paid parental leave.