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# Lead Data Strategist at Point72 

- **Company:** Point72 
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/point72/jobs/8885528002?gh_jid=8885528002

## Job description

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.

## About Point72 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen that deploys fundamental equities, systematic, macro, private credit, and venture capital strategies across asset classes and geographies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Registered Investment Advisor, not publicly traded)
- **Headquarters**: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- **Founded**: 1992 (founded as SAC Capital; rebranded as Point72 Asset Management in 2018)
- **Founders**: Steven A. Cohen

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Alternative investment management / hedge fund
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors, high‑net‑worth individuals (B2B); the firm manages capital on behalf of external investors as well as family capital
- **Mission or purpose statement**: The firm was founded as a place “where talent and ambition meet opportunity,” and it carries that vision forward by empowering people with resources and autonomy to turn great ideas into reality.

## Products & Services
- **Fundamental Equities**: Sector‑aligned, multi‑manager long/short equity investing. The largest strategy by headcount and asset allocation.
- **Cubist Systematic Strategies**: Dozens of discrete teams employing computer‑driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes.
- **Global Macro**: Discretionary investments in developed and emerging markets across fixed income, FX, liquid credit, commodities, and derivatives.
- **Private Credit**: Niche, research‑driven opportunities in asset‑based finance, real estate credit, entrepreneur credit solutions, and investment grade corporate credit.
- **Point72 Ventures**: Global multi‑stage venture capital investing led by a diverse set of domain experts.
- **Point72 Academy**: A training program for undergraduates and early‑career professionals to become fundamental long/short investment analysts.
- **Cubist Quant Academy**: A year‑long rotational program for STEM graduates to launch a career in systematic investing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (private firm). Approximate AUM: **$50.7 billion** (as of April 1, 2026) – [point72.com](https://point72.com/)
- **Key Metric**: Over **3,300 employees** globally; **200+ investing teams**
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The firm accepts outside capital (raised $5.76B in 2018) but specific lead investors are not publicly named. Notable venture investments are made through Point72 Ventures.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Continued global expansion (offices in 19 cities across North America, Europe, Asia‑Pacific, and the Middle East).
  - New private credit strategy established; firm’s venture capital and growth operations consolidated under Point72 Private Investments.
  - Point72 Academy placed its 100th graduate on L/S teams by 2020; now a key source of diverse talent.
  - Welcomed its 2026 global intern class.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Multi‑manager, multi‑strategy platform**: Autonomy for individual investing teams with access to central resources, research, and technology.
- **Long track record**: 30+ years of investing experience, evolving from <$20M AUM in 1992 to over $50B.
- **Proprietary research ecosystem**: Market Intelligence team applies AI/ML, quantitative, and qualitative techniques; alternative data sets.
- **Talent development**: The Point72 Academy and Cubist Quant Academy provide structured training and internal mobility, making the firm a long‑term career destination.
- **Global footprint**: 24/7 market perspective and ability to source opportunities and talent worldwide.
- **Strong compliance and ethical foundation**: Rebuilt compliance program after rebranding, emphasizing Mission and Values.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand investment strategies**: growing systematic, macro, private credit, and venture capital alongside the core fundamental equities business.
- **Deepen global presence**: opening new offices and strengthening existing hubs (e.g., Bengaluru, Taipei, Warsaw).
- **Talent pipeline and diversity**: continued investment in the Academy, early‑career programs, and the Office of Inclusion and Engagement.
- **Technology and data innovation**: applying advanced analytics, AI, and technology to investment research and operations.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & structure**: Flat, entrepreneurial organization where junior team members can make an immediate impact. Emphasis on mentorship, collaboration, and long‑term development.
- **Work environment**: Premium office spaces with amenities; hybrid/office‑based roles (specific policy varies by role and location). Most roles are based in firm offices.
- **Benefits** (generally include): Exceptional healthcare benefits, generous parental and family leave, supplemental retirement plans with employer match, tuition assistance.
- **Engineering & quant culture**: Cubist offers researchers, developers, and data specialists the chance to work on cutting‑edge problems in financial markets.
- **Growth opportunities**: Internal mobility, leadership development, and a strong track record of promoting from within. The firm invests heavily in learning (Academy, conferences, tuition reimbursement).
- **Community and inclusion**: Affinity groups, volunteer opportunities through Community Matters, and a dedicated Chief Inclusion and Engagement Officer.

## Sources
1. [Point72 Home](https://point72.com/)
2. [Point72 What We Do](https://point72.com/what-we-do/)
3. [Point72 Working Here](https://point72.com/working-here/)
4. [Point72 Students & Early-Career](https://point72.com/students-early-career/)
5. [Point72 Careers](https://careers.point72.com/)
6. [Point72 Fundamental Equities](https://point72.com/fundamental-equities/)
7. [Point72 Global Macro](https://point72.com/global-macro/)
8. [Point72 Cubist](https://point72.com/cubist/)

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