Senior High-Touch Equity Sales Trader – Canadian Equities
Location: Toronto, Canada
About the Role
Jefferies is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Senior High-Touch Equity Sales Trader to build and lead 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 be responsible for trading Canadian equities from Toronto, delivering 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, 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
- Minimum 3 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
Toronto Canada, Full time salary range of 240,000 - 415,000 CAD
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