A Career with Point72's Strategy Team
The Strategy team is a multidisciplinary group that partners directly with the firm's businesses to identify, design, and lead value-creating strategic business initiatives. We enable the development of new businesses, engage in special projects, and support the firm's strategic planning process. We also source, negotiate, and manage the firm's data assets, building a unified foundation that supports our investment professionals and the firm's growing data and AI ambitions.
What you'll do
You will help identify and bring differentiated data and research sources into Point72’s investment research process, partnering with investment professionals, research colleagues, Compliance, and external providers. Specifically, you will:
- Shape the data sourcing strategy to help investment teams access differentiated, compliant research inputs that can inform investment decision-making
- Research alternative data ecosystems and market trends to identify new sources of insight for internal research consumers
- Evaluate prospective data and research providers by assessing content quality, relevance, usability, and fit with investment team needs
- Manage relationships with external data and research providers, including service changes, ongoing engagement, and awareness of market developments
- Negotiate business terms and pricing with content providers while coordinating internal alignment on scope and value
- Coordinate onboarding for new data and research sources by gathering requirements, managing approvals, and driving timely implementation
- Partner with Compliance to evaluate new providers, monitor existing relationships, and support appropriate use of services
- Build trusted relationships with investment teams by responding to requests, answering questions, and connecting teams with relevant research resources
- Guide team members and help develop consistent processes across provider management activities
What's required
- 2-4 years of experience in alternative data, financial services, or a closely related data-focused research environment
- Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance
- Experience negotiating contracts, pricing, and business terms with external providers or partners
- Understanding of data sourcing, provider evaluation, and research partnership management within an investment or research context
- Proficiency with Excel for organizing, analyzing, and presenting data, provider information, and workflow details
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for engaging investment professionals, research colleagues, internal stakeholders, and external partners
- High attention to detail, strong quality standards, and ability to manage sensitive processes accurately
- Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Emerging leadership skills, including the ability to guide team members and collaborate effectively across multiple teams
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
We take care of our people
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
- Fully-paid health care benefits
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Volunteer opportunities
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Tuition assistance
- A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
About Point72
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/.
The annual base salary range for this role is $130,000-$150,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
Skills Required
- 2-4 years of experience in alternative data, financial services, or a closely related data-focused research environment
- Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance
- Experience negotiating contracts, pricing, and business terms with external providers or partners
- Understanding of data sourcing, provider evaluation, and research partnership management within an investment or research context
- Proficiency with Excel for organizing, analyzing, and presenting data
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- High attention to detail and strong quality standards
- Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills
- Emerging leadership skills and ability to guide team members
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
Point72 Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Point72 and has not been reviewed or approved by Point72.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as exceptional with comprehensive options and low out-of-pocket costs. Medical, dental, and vision are characterized as fully covered or no-premium for U.S. employees.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program features a generous employer match and access to after-tax contributions with in-plan Roth conversions. Value accrues through a multi-year vesting schedule that rewards tenure.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family leave is highlighted as generous and has strengthened over time. Clear primary and secondary caregiver policies are in place and seen as competitive.
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What We Do
Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.
