Point72

Lead Data Strategist

Point72 • $185K — $225K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-6 years of experience in alternative data, financial services, or a data strategy role.
  • Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance.
  • Proven experience in negotiating contracts for data or research services.
  • Deep understanding of data and research provider ecosystems relevant to investments.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for conveying data opportunities.
  • High attention to detail and commitment to quality work.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and creativity in sourcing and relationship management.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across various internal teams.

Responsibilities

  • Shape the firm's data strategy by pinpointing unique data sources.
  • Lead evaluations of new data ecosystems, converting market insights into actionable sourcing opportunities.
  • Manage strategic relationships with external data providers, ensuring quality and relevance.
  • Partner with investment teams to align research priorities with data resources.
  • Oversee onboarding of new content providers, handling contracts and approvals.
  • Collaborate with compliance teams to evaluate and monitor data providers.
  • Stay updated on the data market to identify emerging providers and trends.
  • Respond to inquiries from investment teams, helping them navigate research services.

Benefits

  • Fully-paid health care benefits
  • Generous parental and family leave policies
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Support for diverse employee-led affinity groups
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • 401(k) savings program with employer match
Full Job Description
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

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

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.
Learn more about Point72
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1,500 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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