Lead Data Strategist

Point72; New York (NY); On-site; USD 185,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-paid health care benefits

Generous parental and family leave

Volunteer opportunities

Support for employee-led affinity...

Job summary

Point72’s Strategy Team is seeking a data-driven professional to shape the firm’s data strategy, identify differentiated data and research sources, and lead sourcing initiatives that inform investment decisions across businesses.

You will partner with investment professionals and cross-functional teams to evaluate providers, negotiate terms and pricing, onboard content, monitor market developments, and ensure ongoing compliance, quality, and ethical standards in data sourcing.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in alternative data, financial services, or a related data strategy role.
• Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance.
• Experience negotiating contract terms, commercial terms, and pricing for data or research services.
• Strong understanding of data and research provider ecosystems relevant to investment or financial services teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain data opportunities and provider considerations.
• High attention to detail and a consistent commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills applied to sourcing, evaluation, and relationship-management challenges.
• Ability to work closely and effectively across our investment, research, compliance, legal, and finance teams.
• Leadership skills and the ability to guide team members through complex workflows and stakeholder interactions.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Shape the firm’s data strategy by identifying differentiated data and research sources that can inform investment decision-making.
• Lead evaluations of new data ecosystems, translating market developments into actionable sourcing opportunities for research and investment teams.
• Manage strategic relationships with external data and research providers, ensuring service quality, contract alignment, and continued relevance to investment needs.
• Partner with investment professionals to understand research priorities, assess content requirements, and connect teams with high-value data resources.
• Coordinate onboarding for new content providers by aligning stakeholders, negotiating business terms, and guiding approvals through completion.
• Collaborate with Compliance and internal partners to evaluate new providers and support ongoing oversight of existing relationships.
• Monitor the evolving data market to identify emerging providers, pricing trends, and innovative research capabilities.
• Field questions and requests from investment teams, resolving issues and helping users navigate available data and research services.
• Guide team members by sharing market knowledge, reinforcing quality standards, and supporting consistent execution across sourcing workflows.

Skills

Data strategy

Data sourcing

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

A Career with Point72's Strategy Team

The Strategy team is a multidisciplinary group that partners directly with the firm's businesses to identify, design, and lead value-creating strategic business initiatives. We enable the development of new businesses, engage in special projects, and support the firm's strategic planning process. We also source, negotiate, and manage the firm's data assets, building a unified foundation that supports our investment professionals and the firm's growing data and AI ambitions.

What you’ll do

• Shape the firm’s data strategy by identifying differentiated data and research sources that can inform investment decision-making.
• Lead evaluations of new data ecosystems, translating market developments into actionable sourcing opportunities for research and investment teams.
• Manage strategic relationships with external data and research providers, ensuring service quality, contract alignment, and continued relevance to investment needs.
• Partner with investment professionals to understand research priorities, assess content requirements, and connect teams with high-value data resources.
• Coordinate onboarding for new content providers by aligning stakeholders, negotiating business terms, and guiding approvals through completion.
• Collaborate with Compliance and internal partners to evaluate new providers and support ongoing oversight of existing relationships.
• Monitor the evolving data market to identify emerging providers, pricing trends, and innovative research capabilities.
• Field questions and requests from investment teams, resolving issues and helping users navigate available data and research services.
• Guide team members by sharing market knowledge, reinforcing quality standards, and supporting consistent execution across sourcing workflows.

What’s Required

• 4-6 years of experience in alternative data, financial services, or a related data strategy role.
• Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance.
• Experience negotiating contract terms, commercial terms, and pricing for data or research services.
• Strong understanding of data and research provider ecosystems relevant to investment or financial services teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain data opportunities and provider considerations.
• High attention to detail and a consistent commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills applied to sourcing, evaluation, and relationship-management challenges.
• Ability to work closely and effectively across our investment, research, compliance, legal, and finance teams.
• Leadership skills and the ability to guide team members through complex workflows and stakeholder interactions.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

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:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

About Point72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/.

The annual base salary range for this role is $185,000-$225,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.