Director of COO Office at Schonfeld

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Finance, Hedge Fund, Fixed Income, Macro TradingIndustries

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years in business management / COO, product or trading-related role on the buy-side (hedge fund, asset manager) or sell-side fixed income business. Strong preference for candidates that have already been in broad business management roles within hedge fund platforms
  • NY Based
  • Deep product knowledge across rates and FX cash & derivatives: government bonds, swaps, futures, options, swaptions, NDFs, forwards, cross-currency swaps
  • Strong grasp of pricing, valuation, risk, funding & liquidity, CCP margin and capital usage
  • Fluency with trading technologies: order & execution-management systems, market-data feeds
  • Advanced analytical toolkit—Excel / VBA a must; Python, SQL or PowerBI strongly preferred
  • Proven ability to negotiate commercial terms with banks, venues and data providers
  • Exceptional project-management, prioritization and stakeholder-influencing skills; comfortable presenting to senior management
  • Highly organized, proactive and able to manage multiple deliverables in a fast-moving market environment
  • Impeccable integrity and discretion when handling sensitive trading and financial information

Responsibilities

  • Act as a partner to Rates & FX PMs in North America, translating investment goals into resourcing, capital, and infrastructure plans
  • Develop and own the business plans for various strategic growth initiatives and PM builds
  • Continuously analyze desk P&L, risk, liquidity, funding and balance-sheet usage; recommend actions to enhance returns and capital efficiency
  • Identify new product or market opportunities (e.g., cleared swap markets, NDFs, SOFR transition trades) and drive approval / launch
  • Coordinate pre-launch testing, market data, and trading integrations for newly on-boarded PMs
  • Lead onboarding of new Macro/Fixed Income PM teams: capital allocation sizing, risk limits, market-data entitlements, trading-system connectivity, and broker relationships
  • Serve as escalation point and “trusted advisor” to existing PMs for any trading, infrastructure or counterparty issues
  • Design dashboards on KPIs and business metrics; present insights to PMs and senior management
  • Lead cost/benefit cases for data, analytics and technology spend; track realized savings and ROI
  • Lead strategic, cross functional projects across operations, treasury, compliance, and technology—owning end to end delivery and change management, and ensuring these projects are appropriately prioritized in the overall book of work
  • Run high-priority, cross-desk projects (e.g., CCP onboarding, FX TCA implementation, intraday risk enhancements) and own end-to-end delivery
  • Coordinate with Legal / Treasury on ISDA, CSA, give-ups and clearing mandates to support trading strategies
  • Own the vendor lifecycle for trading and analytics platforms (contract negotiation, SLA governance, ongoing performance reviews)
  • Stay abreast of emerging data/analytics vendors in macro and fixed income and evaluate fit for the platform

Skills

Business Management
Strategic Planning
P&L Analysis
Risk Management
Liquidity Analysis
Capital Allocation
PM Onboarding
Market Data
Trading Systems
Business Analytics
KPIs
Dashboards
Cross-Functional Leadership
Change Management
Project Management

Schonfeld

Multi-manager investment platform for diverse strategies

About Schonfeld

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a multi-manager investment platform that invests capital with internal and partner portfolio managers across four main strategies: quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading, and discretionary macro & fixed income. The firm provides portfolio managers with the autonomy and support needed to maximize their business potential while leveraging proprietary technology and risk analytics to identify market opportunities. Schonfeld serves institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on generating returns through strategic investments and effective risk management. Its goal is to capitalize on market inefficiencies and expand its investment strategies globally.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
1988Year Founded
$1,464MTotal Funding
VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage
Quantitative Finance, Financial ServicesIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Performance Bonus
Professional Development Budget

Risks

Departure of key Asia personnel may disrupt regional operations and growth.
New stakes in various companies expose Schonfeld to market volatility and sector risks.
New CTO appointment may lead to strategic shifts impacting current operations.

Differentiation

Schonfeld invests in diverse strategies: quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading, and macro.
The firm leverages proprietary technology and risk analytics for market opportunities.
Schonfeld offers global exposure across Americas, Europe, and Asia with multiple asset classes.

Upsides

AI-driven trading enhances Schonfeld's quantitative strategies and risk analytics.
Thematic ETFs in tech and healthcare offer high-growth investment opportunities for Schonfeld.
Alternative data integration provides Schonfeld competitive advantages in market insights.

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