Lead Data Strategist

Summary
We are looking for a data strategy lead to join the Data Strategy group within our Market Intelligence “MI” Research team.

A Career with Point72’s Market Intelligence Group
Point72’s Market Intelligence team is responsible for developing proprietary research products and providing data and research management services for investment teams to support their pursuit of superior, risk-adjusted returns. We leverage innovative alternative data sources, advanced data analytics and technologies, and deep fundamental research to create high-quality compliant and differentiated research. Backed by the full resources of Point72, teams collaborate to solve important research problems in partnership with the firm’s investment and compliance professionals.

The Data Strategy team within Market Intelligence takes a research-oriented and strategic approach to discovering new avenues of insight, manages the inflow of compliant data into our team’s process, and is responsible for managing effective and efficient data and research partnerships on behalf of the firm.

Data Strategy Lead
We are looking to recruit a Data Strategy Lead to join the Data Strategy group within our Market Intelligence “MI” Research team. In this role you will collaborate with our research team, investment professionals and leadership across the firm, along with external data and research partners to provide essential support required to source providers that may ultimately be used by our investment teams.

What You’ll Do

• Research data ecosystems and opportunities as you support the team’s effort to identify, evaluate, and introduce new data and research sources to internal consumers
• Manage relationships with data and research providers, including facilitating requested service changes, ensuring internal use of services follows the firm’s contracts and obligations, and staying current on the evolving data market
• Leading a small team of data strategists
• Build and manage internal relationships by fielding questions and requests from investment teams, working closely with Compliance to evaluate potential new providers and manage existing providers, and support new hire on-boarding
• Coordinate new content provider on-boarding which includes working with teams to assess content requirements, negotiating business terms, and coordinating approvals

What’s Required

We’re looking for a hard-working self-starter who wants to take the next step in their career in a dynamic and team-oriented environment. You should also have:

• Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance
• 4-6 years of experience - with an alternative data or financial services background (buy-side/sell-side - ideally in macro investing)
• Exposure to contract and pricing negotiations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail with high quality standards
• Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills
• Ability to work closely and effectively across multiple business units within the firm
• Ability to adhere to the highest ethical standards and work closely with Compliance

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 LGBTQ+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

About Point72
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. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.
The annual base salary range for this role is $135,000-$185,000 (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.