Data Strategy & Provider Relations Specialist

Point72; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-paid health care benefits

Parental and family leave policies

Volunteer opportunities

Wellness programs

Job summary

Point72 is seeking a Strategy data professional in New York to shape sourcing strategy and partner with investment teams to access differentiated research inputs. You will evaluate providers, negotiate terms, and manage onboarding while ensuring compliance and ethical standards.

You will collaborate across teams, build strong relationships with external partners, and help develop scalable provider management processes to support the firm’s data and AI ambitions.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in alternative data or data-focused research environment.
• Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance.
• Experience negotiating contracts, pricing, and business terms with external providers or partners.
• Understanding of data sourcing, provider evaluation, and research partnership management within an investment or research context.
• Proficiency with Excel for organizing, analyzing, and presenting data, provider information, and workflow details.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for engaging investment professionals, research colleagues, internal stakeholders, and external partners.
• High attention to detail, strong quality standards, and ability to manage sensitive processes accurately.
• Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Emerging leadership skills, including the ability to guide team members and collaborate effectively across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape the data sourcing strategy to help investment teams access differentiated, compliant research inputs that can inform investment decision-making.
• Research alternative data ecosystems and market trends to identify new sources of insight for internal research consumers.
• Evaluate prospective data and research providers by assessing content quality, relevance, usability, and fit with investment team needs.
• Manage relationships with external data and research providers, including service changes, ongoing engagement, and awareness of market developments.
• Negotiate business terms and pricing with content providers while coordinating internal alignment on scope and value.
• Coordinate onboarding for new data and research sources by gathering requirements, managing approvals, and driving timely implementation.
• Partner with Compliance to evaluate new providers, monitor existing relationships, and support appropriate use of services.
• Build trusted relationships with investment teams by responding to requests, answering questions, and connecting teams with relevant research resources.
• Guide team members and help develop consistent processes across provider management activities.

Skills

Data sourcing

Contract negotiation

Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Leadership

Ethical standards

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Point72 is seeking a Strategy data professional in New York to shape sourcing strategy and partner with investment teams to access differentiated research inputs. You will evaluate providers, negotiate terms, and manage onboarding while ensuring compliance and ethical standards.

You will collaborate across teams, build strong relationships with external partners, and help develop scalable provider management processes to support the firm’s data and AI ambitions.