27 days ago
United Kingdom (city not specified)Senior
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with risk quants to design and refine equity risk factor models.
- Develop quantitative risk and performance analytics to anticipate stakeholder needs.
- Build a scalable reporting framework for terabytes of data and complex risk calculations.
- Collaborate on system design, code quality, and architecture across the shared codebase.
- Translate ambiguous business problems into technical requirements and solutions with risk, research, and other internal teams.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of equity factor models and their construction and application, including MSCI Barra, Axioma, or Bloomberg.
- Hands-on experience modeling financial instruments, particularly equities.
- At least 5 years of programming experience in Python or another quantitative language such as R, Julia, or MATLAB in a quantitative or research environment.
- Working understanding of bronze/silver/gold layered data architecture and hands-on pipeline implementation experience.
- Advanced SQL skills, including complex stored procedures, query optimization, and partition management in large-scale or distributed environments.
- Deep understanding of computer science algorithms and data structures.
- Training in computer science, mathematics, physics, or a related technical field.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, teamwork, and commitment to high ethical standards.
Benefits
- Private medical and dental insurance.
- Generous parental and family leave policies.
- Volunteer opportunities and support for employee-led affinity groups.
- Mental and physical wellness programs.
- Tuition assistance.
- Non-contributory pension.
- Professional development support.
About Point72
Point72 is a global alternative investment firm that deploys fundamental and systematic strategies across equities and other asset classes for institutional and qualified investors. The firm earns management and performance fees and also invests partner capital. Founded in 2014 by Steven A. Cohen and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, it operates a multi-manager platform with offices worldwide and a large in-house technology organization supporting research, trading, data, and risk.