Jefferies Financial Group

VP, Chief of Staff - Information Technology

Jefferies Financial Group$175K — $200K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Significant experience in a Chief of Staff, strategy, or senior business management role in financial services or technology.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate at the C-suite level within complex organizations.
  • Strong executive communication skills for narrative construction aimed at senior audiences.
  • Proven track record in managing people and culture initiatives.
  • Highly organized with capacity to juggle multiple projects effectively.
  • Strong commercial and strategic judgement with comfort in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate priorities, cadence, and information flow for the CIO.
  • Prepare and quality-assure executive presentations to ensure strategic alignment.
  • Lead governance efforts for Technology management meetings with focus on agenda and follow-through.
  • Synthesize reporting across business lines for CIO decision-making.
  • Collaborate with CIO and COO on defining and driving IT strategic priorities.
  • Lead high-priority strategic programs and initiatives across divisions.
  • Drive the Tech-wide people agenda in partnership with HR, focusing on engagement and culture.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement benefits.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Dynamic workplace fostering innovative ideas and collaboration.
  • Access to networking events and industry conferences for professional exposure.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Chief of Staff serves as a strategic and operational partner to the CIO and Technology leadership team, driving enterprise-wide initiatives, operational excellence, and organizational transformation. This role operates at the intersection of executive enablement, strategic execution, and culture-requiring exceptional judgment, executive presence, and the ability to navigate seamlessly between strategic vision and operational delivery

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Enablement & Governance
  • Act as primary point of coordination for the CIO, managing priorities, cadence, and information flow
  • Prepare and quality-assure executive presentations for Board Reviews, ExCo, QBRs, Investor Days, and leadership forums, ensuring strategic alignment and clarity
  • Lead governance for the Technology management team: meeting rhythm, agendas, decision tracking, and follow-through
  • Synthesize reporting across business lines, surfacing key risks, themes, and insights for CIO decision-making
  • Maintain unified visibility of the CIO's strategic agenda across the organization

Strategic Planning & IT Strategy Execution
  • Collaborate with the CIO and COO to define and drive IT strategic priorities and transformation initiatives
  • Support development and implementation of the CIO Operating Model and Target Operating Model
  • Lead or co-lead high-priority cross-divisional initiatives and strategic programs (e.g., Disruption Days, Technical Pilots)
  • Prepare briefing materials, business cases, and executive updates for transformation programs
  • Provide project management and governance support for new initiatives

Technology People Strategy
  • Own and drive the Tech-wide people agenda in partnership with HR, covering engagement, culture, and talent development
  • Lead campus recruitment programs (intern and graduate pipelines) including strategy, hiring targets, and onboarding excellence
  • Serve as key lead for global Catalyst events (town halls, innovation days, all-hands), overseeing design, logistics, and outcomes
  • Champion learning and development culture; identify gaps, broker solutions, and track impact
  • Support organizational design, change management, and transition communications
  • Partner with senior leaders on Women in Technology (WIT), retention priorities, and inclusion initiatives

Communications & Engagement
  • Execute the CIO Communication Plan, managing internal communications and external brand awareness
  • Coordinate external engagements including industry conferences, client events, speaking opportunities, articles, and podcasts
  • Develop and execute strategies for strengthening engagement across all corporate titles globally

Business Operations
  • Maintain organizational artifacts including org charts, role definitions, and management agendas
  • Manage administrative processes: SOX recertifications, policy renewals, travel/conference approvals, tracking, and reporting
  • Flex into emerging priorities as the Technology agenda evolves


Qualifications & Experience:
  • Significant experience in a Chief of Staff, strategy, or senior business management role within financial services or technology
  • Demonstrable track record operating at or alongside C-suite level in a complex, matrixed organization
  • Strong executive communication skills; written, verbal, and visual; able to construct compelling narratives for senior audiences
  • Experience owning people or talent programs, with an authentic interest in culture and employee experience
  • Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams without loss of quality
  • Sound commercial and strategic judgement; comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive clarity

Preferred
  • Background in technology or engineering organizations within investment banking or capital markets
  • Familiarity with governance frameworks and operating rhythms in a regulated financial institution
  • Forward thinker, quick learner, innovative ideas, operates with sense of urgency


Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $175,000 - $200,000.

About Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is a diversified financial services company that operates in investment banking, capital markets, asset management, and direct investing. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City. Jefferies Financial Group has operations in over 30 countries and employs over 4,000 people. The company's businesses include Jefferies, a global investment bank; Leucadia Asset Management, an asset management firm; and Berkadia, a commercial real estate company. Jefferies Financial Group is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol JEF.
Learn more about Jefferies Financial Group
Size
4,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
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Net Income
$775.2 million
5 Year Trend
-9.8%
Revenue
$6.7 billion

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