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
- Shape the firm’s data strategy by identifying differentiated data and research sources that can inform investment decision-making.
- Lead evaluations of new data ecosystems, translating market developments into actionable sourcing opportunities for research and investment teams.
- Manage strategic relationships with external data and research providers, ensuring service quality, contract alignment, and continued relevance to investment needs.
- Partner with investment professionals to understand research priorities, assess content requirements, and connect teams with high-value data resources.
- Coordinate onboarding for new content providers by aligning stakeholders, negotiating business terms, and guiding approvals through completion.
- Collaborate with Compliance and internal partners to evaluate new providers and support ongoing oversight of existing relationships.
- Monitor the evolving data market to identify emerging providers, pricing trends, and innovative research capabilities.
- Field questions and requests from investment teams, resolving issues and helping users navigate available data and research services.
- Guide team members by sharing market knowledge, reinforcing quality standards, and supporting consistent execution across sourcing workflows.
What's required
- 4-6 years of experience in alternative data, financial services, or a related data strategy role.
- Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance.
- Experience negotiating contract terms, commercial terms, and pricing for data or research services.
- Strong understanding of data and research provider ecosystems relevant to investment or financial services teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain data opportunities and provider considerations.
- High attention to detail and a consistent commitment to producing high-quality work.
- Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills applied to sourcing, evaluation, and relationship-management challenges.
- Ability to work closely and effectively across our investment, research, compliance, legal, and finance teams.
- Leadership skills and the ability to guide team members through complex workflows and stakeholder interactions.
- 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 $185,000-$225,000 (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
- 4-6 years of experience in alternative data, financial services, or a related data strategy role
- Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance
- Experience negotiating contract terms, commercial terms, and pricing for data or research services
- Strong understanding of data and research provider ecosystems relevant to investment or financial services teams
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- High attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work
- Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across investment, research, compliance, legal, and finance teams
- Leadership skills and ability to guide team members through complex workflows and stakeholder interactions
- 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.
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