A Career with Point72’s Technology Team
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.
As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.
What you’ll do
- Manage the complete application development lifecycle, from planning and requirements gathering to delivery and support.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including funding managers, traders, risk managers, and operations, to identify and prioritize application requirements.
- Define and maintain project plans, schedules, and resource allocations for application development projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget constraints.
- Oversee application design, development, testing, and deployment, across both cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring that applications meet functional requirements and align with industry best practices.
- Implement and maintain application performance monitoring and reporting tools, ensuring optimal application performance and stability.
- Manage a team of application developers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluations.
- Establish and maintain relationships with peer technology teams and third-party vendors and partners, ensuring seamless integration and support for internal and external applications and services.
- Continuously research and evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to inform application development strategy and drive innovation.
- Collaborate closely with our Tech Innovation team on the application of Generative AI capabilities for Central Funding technology.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards, including data security and privacy.
What’s required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information technology, economics or a related field.
- 10 years of experience in application development and management.
- Strong understanding of central funding technology applications, including collateral management, liquidity management, and funding optimization.
- Knowledge of relevant programming languages, frameworks, and development tools, such as C#/.NET or Python.
- Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies, as well as project management tools, such as Jira.
- Knowledge of financial products such as Margin, Cost Attribution, and Prime Brokerage.
- Proven experience managing large-scale, complex application development projects, with a track record of successful delivery.
- Sufficient product familiarity to document and anticipate central funding business requirements as well as translate them into well understood technical specifications for technology teams.
- Track record of engaging with investment professionals on competing priorities, planning delivery phases and sprints, estimating delivery timelines, and communicating delivery status.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail.
- 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. We want you to concentrate on success and leave the rest to us. When you work here, we provide:
- Sports card
- Private life insurance
- Private medical and dental care, with vision allowance
- Private pension scheme
- Volunteer opportunities
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community
- Business travel accident insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Educational assistance reimbursement
About Point72
Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here