Quantitative Analyst - CIO Office

Role and Responsibilities

• Conduct bottoms-up analysis on the firm’s portfolios to identify strengths and weaknesses in idea generation, trading, and construction.
• Form top-down views on which strategies offer the best risk/reward for the firm.
• Invent new analytics to quantify skill and frameworks to support trade-offs between different sources of skill and risk.
• Quantify market drivers to support pre-trade risk taking and decision making.
• Communicate key findings to the team, PMs, and Co-CIOs.

Requirements/Qualifications

• 2 or more years of experience in a quantitative research, portfolio management, or risk management role dealing with equities or equities investments.
• Undergraduate, MS or Ph.D. in Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or Physics, or other quantitative discipline.
• Experience with statistical models and essential methods of quantitative finance.
• Some level of proficiency in quantitative programming (Python preferred).
• Highly analytical.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Self-starter.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to the highest ethical standards and to act with professionalism and integrity.

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.

The annual base salary range for this role is $175,000-$300,000 (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.