Point72

Macro Analyst, Market Intelligence, US

Point72 • $95K — $115K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate or advanced degree with proven academic success
  • 1-5 years of macroeconomic or investment research experience
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python for technical coding
  • Experience in modeling and analyzing time series data
  • Passion for finance and data-driven problem-solving
  • Strong communication skills for engaging non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

  • Analyze alternative data sources for macroeconomic insights
  • Produce research for investment professionals in various formats
  • Interact with investment professionals to enhance the macro investment process
  • Collaborate with proprietary research teams for actionable data analysis
  • Develop subject-matter expertise on key market themes and KPIs

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
WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Macro Analyst, Market Intelligence covering the US, you will work with alternative data to gather macroeconomic context and identify insights relevant to rates and FX markets. You will then partner with our team of data scientists and engineers to develop analyses that you deliver as synthesized insights to our investment professionals to help aid in their research processes. The work is ever evolving, affording opportunities to tackle new challenges alongside research teammates from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, you will:
  • Analyze and interpret alternative data from multiple sources and develop subject-matter expertise on the key themes and KPIs that drive the markets within your assigned coverage
  • Produce research for internal consumption by our investment professionals across a variety of channels, including written reports, verbal communication, data feeds, and visualizations
  • Interact directly with our investment professionals to learn the macro investment process from them and help drive more informed investment decisions
  • Collaborate with our proprietary research teams including Data Sourcing, Data Science, and Data Engineering, as well as Compliance, to source, evaluate, and draw value from new and existing data assets to produce actionable research for investment professionals

WHAT'S REQUIRED
  • An undergraduate degree or advanced degree with demonstrated academic success
  • One to five years of prior macro/economics/investment research or consulting experience, including any relevant internship experience
  • Proficiency with technical coding/programming and ability to participate in a live technical screen (SQL, Python)
  • Experience with modelling and analyzing time series data as part of the macroeconomic or fundamental research process for business, public policy, finance, engineering, applied sciences, or other quantitative fields
  • A passion for finance, research, and using data to solve problems
  • Comfort with analyzing novel data and explaining concepts to non-technical partners
  • Great organizational skills to handle a demanding workload, creativity, and a strong work ethic
  • Ability to operate productively in a team environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • 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 $95,000-$115,000 (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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1,500 employees
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Founded
2014

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