VP/SVP Senior High-Touch Equity Sales Trader – Canadian Equities
Jefferies · Toronto
Senior High-Touch Equity Sales Trader – Canadian Equities
Vice President or Senior Vice President
Location: Toronto, Canada
About the Role
Jefferies is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial High-Touch Equity Sales Trader to help build our Canadian equities execution business in Toronto. This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to establish and grow our high-touch trading franchise focused on Canadian-domiciled securities, primarily Canadian-listed equities. The successful candidate will deliver best-in-class execution services to institutional clients and playing a key leadership role in expanding our presence in the Canadian market. This individual will work closely with sales, trading, research, electronic trading, and global equities teams to create a differentiated client experience and capture market share. We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of the Canadian equity market structure, institutional client community, and trading dynamics. Pre-existing relationships with Canadian institutional investors (asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, global accounts) are highly desirable. Alternatively, we welcome a highly motivated, high-energy go-getter with a passion for building a business from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to shape and lead a growing platform within a global equities franchise.
Key Responsibilities
Trading & Execution
- Lead high-touch execution of Canadian equities and Canadian-domiciled securities from Toronto
- Execute institutional client orders across all market conditions with a focus on best execution, discretion, and market impact management
- Provide clients with real-time market color, liquidity insights, sector intelligence, and execution strategy
- Manage complex order types including block trades, portfolio trades, VWAP/participation strategies, and urgent executions
- Monitor Canadian equity markets continuously, tracking flow dynamics, sector moves, macro developments, and corporate actions
- Work closely with electronic and algorithmic trading teams to deliver integrated high-touch and low-touch execution solutions
- Maintain rigorous risk management, compliance standards, and information barrier protocols
Business Development & Client Coverage
- Build and maintain strong relationships with institutional clients trading Canadian equities
- Leverage existing relationships (if applicable) to accelerate client acquisition and revenue growth
- Develop new client relationships across the Canadian institutional investor community and global accounts active in Canadian securities
- Partner with equity sales teams to drive client engagement, deepen wallet share, and identify new business opportunities
- Provide differentiated value through market expertise, execution quality, responsiveness, and client service
- Represent Jefferies professionally in client meetings, market events, and industry forums
Leadership & Business Building
- Help establish and lead the firm's high-touch Canadian equities execution platform in Toronto
- Contribute to the strategic direction and growth roadmap for the Canadian cash equities business
- Identify and pursue opportunities to expand market share and competitive positioning
- Collaborate with global trading colleagues to align Canadian strategy with broader platform capabilities
- Support development of internal workflows, trading protocols, coverage models, and operational processes
- Act as a senior point of contact and subject matter expert for Canadian equities execution
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, high performance, and client-first service
Market Intelligence & Collaboration
- Delivering timely and actionable market commentary to clients and internal stakeholders
- Share trading insights, liquidity observations, and sector trends with sales and research teams
- Coordinate with U.S. and international trading desks on cross-border execution and global client coverage
- Engage with exchanges, ECNs, liquidity providers, and other market participants to optimize execution quality
- Stay current on regulatory developments, market structure changes, and industry trends impacting Canadian equities
Qualifications & Experience
Required Experience
- 7+ years of experience in high-touch equity sales trading, preferably with exposure to Canadian equities
- Strong understanding of Canadian equity market structure, trading venues (TSX, TSX-V, CSE), liquidity dynamics, and sector composition
- Proven ability to execute large, complex, and sensitive institutional orders with strong judgment and discretion
- Deep knowledge of execution strategies, order types, market impact analysis, and best execution principles
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain client relationships
- Strong work ethic, high energy, self-motivation, and entrepreneurial mindset
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment
- Series 7, Series 63, or equivalent Canadian securities licenses (or ability to obtain)
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business, or related field
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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.