ABOUT PROPRIETARY RESEARCH
On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our
Investment Professionals and Compliance team to uncover insights about
companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental
research and applying data science and engineering techniques to alternative
data sets. You’ll work alongside a talented team with diverse skills,
backgrounds, and perspectives. Our industry researchers, product managers, and
data scientists and engineers work together to build compliant research
products that answer the questions our investment professionals care about
most. We look for other bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join
our team and grow with us—more than 90% of the leaders in our group were
promoted from within.
ROLE SUMMARY
As an Insights Sector Analyst for European Equities, you will provide industry
context and business fundamentals to our team of data scientists and engineers
and deliver synthesized insights to our investment professionals as you
collaborate with them on their research needs. The work is ever evolving,
affording opportunities to tackle new challenges alongside research teammates
from diverse backgrounds. In this role you will:
- Be assigned to one or more sectors, where you will develop subject-matter expertise on the key themes and KPIs that drive the industries and companies in your coverage
- Compose research reports that synthesize findings from Firm approved data and provide recommendations to our investment professionals internally
- Interact directly with our investment professionals, learning the discretionary investment process from them and helping drive investment decisions
- Collaborate with our proprietary research teams including Data Sourcing, Data Science and Engineering and Compliance to source, evaluate, and draw value from new and existing data assets
WHAT EXCITES YOU
- Staying current on industry trends and macro events impacting businesses around the world
- Gaining deep expertise in industries, business models and supply chains
- Synthesizing clear takeaways from complex information derived from both qualitative and quantitative methods
- Understanding the use of alternative data and its role in discretionary investing
- Multi-tasking and switching gears frequently to address the needs of the business
- Experiment-based research approach with freedom to innovate
- Working as part of a cross-functional team made up of investment, research, and compliance professional
WHAT EXCITES US
- Superb business intuition and a methodological approach to problem solving
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- A desire to innovate and stay ahead of the competition
- Ability to collaborate with and build strong client relationships
- Intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to find out if your conclusions are right or wrong
- Adherence to the highest ethical standards working closely with the Firm’s Compliance team
WHAT’S REQUIRED
- An undergraduate degree or advanced degree with demonstrated academic success
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- A passion for finance, research, and using data to solve problems
- Proficiency with technical coding/programming (SQL, Python)
- Experience leveraging data analysis as part of fundamental research process for business, public policy, finance, engineering, applied sciences, or other quantitative fields
- 1-3 years of prior equity/investment/scientific research or consulting experience preferred
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
- Integrity – You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards
- Ownership – You take charge of your work, uphold your commitments, and always do your best
- Commerciality – You focus on what matters, ask necessary questions, and are diligent about not wasting time
- Humility – You welcome and are receptive to feedback and learn from past mistakes
- Adaptability – You can triage business needs and context switch quickly and efficiently
- Admirability – You elevate the room through your work ethic, domain knowledge, and work product
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:
- Health care benefits
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Volunteer opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- A pension scheme with employer contribution and more
About Point72
Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in
multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a
quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier
asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to
the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the
industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by
revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our
thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-
here.