Data Sourcing & Strategy Operations Analyst

Point72 • New York, NY

16h • $90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our investment professionals and Compliance team to work with alternative data to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research and applying data science and engineering techniques. You’ll work alongside a talented team with diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our sector data analysts, data scientists, data managers, and engineers work together to build compliant research products that are incorporated into the research process of our investment professionals. We look for other bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join our team and grow with us—a majority of the leaders in our group were promoted from within.
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.
As a Data Sourcing and Strategy Operations analyst, you will collaborate with our team, colleagues across the firm, and external vendors to provide essential support required to source data and conduct research that may ultimately be used by our investment teams. Specifically, you will:

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience
• Curiosity about AI and emerging technologies and their application to data and investment research
• Excellent attention to detail, as well as organizational and project management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Superb business intuition and a solution-oriented, methodical approach to problem-solving
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across multiple business units within the firm
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

Responsibilities

• Assist the Data Sourcing and Strategy team in managing 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
• Help manage the team’s operations workflow by working closely with Legal, Compliance, Finance, and other internal stakeholders
• Maintain and manage the Data Sourcing and Strategy knowledgebase by developing an understanding of system architecture
• Develop strong internal relationships by assisting with questions and requests from investment teams, working closely with Data Compliance, and supporting new hire on-boarding
• Coordinate new content provider on-boarding and contract/subscription renewal processes, working with investment teams to assess content requirements, negotiating business terms, and coordinating approvals

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees