Fundamental Equity COO Intern

The Role

We are looking for a highly motivated Business Strategy Analyst Intern to join Schonfeld’s Fundamental Equity COO (FE COO) team. You will partner closely with the FE COO Team to help run executive routines, support business-side program management for operational, technology, and strategic initiatives, and help build documentation that keeps cross-functional commitments on track. We're looking for a creative, critical thinker with strong analytical, communication, and project leadership skills, and the role offers real input into the Fundamental Equity business’s infrastructure.

Because the group’s priorities evolve continuously, you’ll face a wide variety of business problems that require careful untangling and detailed analysis.

• Research and map the Portfolio Manager and Analyst onboarding and offboarding journey, identify gaps, and come up with solutions
• Help clean up and maintain vendor and budget data, building a clear, repeatable categorization and reconciliation process that helps PMs manage their business economics
• Build or improve the presentation and educational materials that new Portfolio
• Managers and Analysts rely on
• Design a simple tracking template and process for handling incoming market and
• product questions from external Portfolio Managers
• Document processes and proactively surface ideas to improve efficiency, data quality, and transparency across the FE platform

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and follow through independently.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with comfort reaching out to and interviewing stakeholders across functions and seniority levels.
• Familiarity with PowerPoint, Excel, Claude, and Confluence.
• Genuine curiosity about how a hedge fund platform operates, with an interest in process improvement and operational efficiency; ability to maintain strict confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Comfort working autonomously in a fast-paced, global, highly collaborative environment.

Kick-start your career in finance with the Schonfeld Summer Internship!

Over the course of 10 action-packed weeks, you will have the opportunity to build solutions that tackle real-world challenges and leave a lasting impact on the firm. As an intern, you’ll join a close-knit team that is ready to support your growth and accelerate your career. We will pair you with a dedicated manager and a mentor who’ll guide your development over the course of the internship and beyond.

Throughout the program, you will have the chance to connect with senior leaders through a series of learning sessions, attend hands-on skills workshops, network at social events and get a behind-the-scenes look at how various functions power the firm. We’ll empower you to bring your ideas to life and make an impact.

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies:
Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture…