Point72

AI Instructor, Point72 Academy

Point72$250K — $300K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in applied AI, data science, or technical training
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or statistics
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code or Codex
  • Practical experience in building large language model applications
  • Experience with data collection technologies such as web scraping and APIs
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Teach AI usage effectively in investment research
  • Build and maintain AI tools and workflows for training
  • Create practical lectures and case studies for associates
  • Develop reusable prompts and Python scripts
  • Lead product development from concept to launch
  • Coach associates on research workflow challenges
  • Troubleshoot technical issues related to APIs and data workflows

Benefits

  • Fully-paid health care benefits
  • Generous parental and family leave policies
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Support for employee-led affinity groups
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • 401(k) savings program with employer match
Full Job Description
A Career with Point72's Investment Professional Development Team

Our Investment Professional Development (IPD) team is dedicated to the growth and development of our investment analysts. The team focuses on developing investment professional skills with the goal of driving superior alpha generation and enhancing team investment processes by analyzing, consolidating, and sharing best practices, training the investment team population, and preparing analyses and data with partners across the firm.

What you'll do
  • Teach Point72 Academy associates how to use artificial intelligence (AI) effectively and responsibly throughout the fundamental investment research process
  • Build and maintain approved AI tools and workflows that support hands-on training, research practice, and analyst development
  • Create practical lectures, demonstrations, assignments, and stock-based case studies that translate AI concepts into research applications
  • Develop reusable prompts, templates, Python scripts, document search tools, and workflow automations for associates to apply in their work
  • Lead product development from concept to launch, including shared data and analytics workflows that associates can deploy and maintain
  • Coach associates and help resolve technical and research workflow challenges
  • Troubleshoot issues involving APIs, prompts, data preparation, workflow execution, and connections between models and enterprise tools
  • Stay current on emerging AI technologies approved for use across our firm and incorporate relevant capabilities into the Point72 Academy curriculum
  • Partner with Compliance, Information Security and other internal colleagues on approved data sources, system permissibility, analytics, and related AI training initiatives

What's required
  • Two or more years of experience in applied AI, data science, technical training, or a related field
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, statistics, or a related discipline
  • Interest in financial markets and ability to learn about fundamental investment research processes
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with experience using data-processing technologies, such as Spark
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or Codex
  • Practical experience building and maintaining large language model (LLM) applications or agentic workflows that connect models with enterprise data and tools through APIs or Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Experience with web scraping, APIs, or other forms of programmatic data collection and ingestion
  • Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience teaching, training, mentoring, or explaining technical concepts to non-technical or early-career professional audiences
  • 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

The annual base salary range for this role is $250,000-$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.

About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a hedge fund and family office founded by Steven Cohen in 2014. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and manages over $16 billion in assets. Point72 primarily invests in public equity markets, but also has a private equity arm. The company has a global presence with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore. Point72 has been involved in several high-profile legal cases, including a $1.8 billion settlement with the SEC in 2013.
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Size
1,500 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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