Global Low-Latency Networking Lead

Point72 Asset Management, L.P; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-paid health care benefits

Parental and family leave policies

Volunteer opportunities

Support for employee affinity groups

Mental and physical wellness programs

Tuition assistance

401(k) employer match

Job summary

Point72 Asset Management, L.P. is seeking a senior network leader to drive the architecture and operation of our collocated trading networks and WAN connectivity.

You will shape ultra-low-latency fabrics, supervise latency and timing systems, and guide engineers across a global team to enable rapid, reliable market data delivery for trading strategies. The role requires deep expertise in BGP, WAN, and secure connectivity, with a proven track record in high-performance, latency-sensitive

Qualifications

• Significant experience with production trading network infrastructure in colocation environments.
• Deep expertise in BGP and IP routing across WAN/extranet for latency-sensitive trading.
• Design knowledge for low-latency data center fabrics (layer 2/3).
• Experience with load balancers, firewalls, segmentation for trading infra.
• Hands-on multicast market data distribution and reliable feed delivery.
• Experience with optical transport, DWDM, and colocation cross-connects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global network team owning the path between trading strategies and markets.
• Own architectural roadmap for collocated trading environment and WAN connectivity.
• Design and operate ultra-low-latency network fabrics and topology.
• Evaluate and monitor inter-site circuits for latency, stability, and performance.
• Manage routing, load balancing, firewall, and segmentation across WAN/extranet.
• Own market data connectivity, including multicast/unicast feed delivery and reliability.
• Lead venue and broker connectivity onboarding for new launches.
• Oversee latency measurement, telemetry, and timing capabilities.
• Drive automation for network changes and safe change execution with AI help.
• Develop engineers, set standards, manage vendors, and communicate decisions.

Skills

BGP expertise

WAN design

Low-latency networks

Firewall security

Multicast data distribution

Kernel bypass

Job description

Point72 Asset Management, L.P. is seeking a senior network leader to drive the architecture and operation of our collocated trading networks and WAN connectivity.

You will shape ultra-low-latency fabrics, supervise latency and timing systems, and guide engineers across a global team to enable rapid, reliable market data delivery for trading strategies. The role requires deep expertise in BGP, WAN, and secure connectivity, with a proven track record in high-performance, latency-sensitive