Strategist, CIO Office (Equities)

Responsibilities

• Design and build quantitative tooling to support senior investment leadership in reading the equities and equity derivatives book
• Develop quantitative screens, analytics, and backtests for cash equities and equity derivatives
• Build AI-driven decision support tools and automated risk-monitoring systems (exposure, factor crowding, vol/skew, concentration)
• Partner with senior investment leadership, risk, and business analytics teams to provide ad-hoc analytical support
• Execute recurring capital and fund management operational initiatives

Requirements

• Background in quantitative research, strategist, or portfolio analytics focused on equities and/or equity derivatives
• Working knowledge of equities factor models, attribution, backtesting, and/or equity derivatives pricing
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
• Hands-on experience applying LLMs and modern AI tooling to analytical problems
• Familiarity with Bloomberg or comparable market-data systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to operate with ambiguity and a track record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment

About the Company

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.