Quantitative Analyst - CIO Office

Point72
New York
$175K-$300K a year
Full-time

Role

Point72 Asset Management is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to join its Portfolio Construction & Analytics Team (PCAT) in the Office of the CIO.

PCAT’s mandate is to study all drivers of success for Long / Short Equities investment professionals using data, analytics, and models of investor behavior and the market.

These analyses are shared with portfolio managers to improve their strategies and with senior management to better allocate capital across investment teams.

The ideal candidate is a highly analytical and creative problem-solver who can conduct independent research, work effectively as part of a team, and effectively summarize and communicate findings.

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
  • Learn to develop in and contribute back to shared code base, reports, and research tools

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

The annual base salary range is $175000.00-$300000.00 (USD) . Actual compensation offered to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and / or skill level among other things.

Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.

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