Business Analyst - Systematic Strategy Office of the COO

Business Analyst - Systematic Strategy Office of the COO (APAC)

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Business Analyst in APAC to join the Systematic Strategy Office of the COO (SCOO) team. This role involves partnering with the APAC Senior Business Analyst, the central point of contact for APAC Systematic & Index Portfolio Managers. Your strong interest in coding and proficiency in process implementation and optimization will be crucial in assisting the APAC Senior BA and the COO team with project management, Business Process Automation (BPA), and building dashboards for business decision support.

You will contribute to Portfolio Manager onboarding, manage project launches, and support the ongoing growth and development of PM strategies. This role offers exposure to all foundational elements of Schonfeld, including Treasury, Compliance, Operations, and Data, as well as their broker counterparts. You will leverage the SCOO ecosystem of Atlassian products, including a Jira backbone with Trello and email connectors, to promote transparency and workflow automation within SCOO, across foundational teams, and for senior management.

What you’ll do 

The role is dynamic with a broad range of responsibilities, including:

• Assist the SCOO team with relationship management of APAC Systematic & Index PMs, including:
  • PM Onboarding: From company set-up/structuring to pre-launch testing/integrations, you will help PMs onboard to the platform effectively.
  • Relationship Management: Work alongside key internal teams to support PMs throughout their Schonfeld journey, addressing various requests and ensuring their needs are met.
• Utilize technical skills to build decision support tools, dashboards, and Business Process Automation (BPA).
• Promote and maintain a unified, seamless approach for all PMs on the platform.
• Foster collaborative communication across both the Investment and Non-Investment teams.
• Assist the SCOO team with project management across prime brokers, trading, research, and data.
• Quickly and effectively switch between internal team discussions, deep work, street-facing relationships, client meetings, and more.

What you’ll bring
What you need:

• A strong work ethic and trustworthy character
• A 1-3 years experience in a similar role, working within financial services
• Extreme proficiency in process implementation and optimization
• Technical skills; demonstrated proficiency working in SQL
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities
• Demonstrated interest in cultivating new skillsets
• Ability to work independently and as part of a global team
• Understanding of Execution Routing and Prime Broker workflows
• English and Chinese language proficiency

We’d love if you had:

• Degree in STEM or another quantitatively driven field
• Proficiency with Python
• CFA certification
• Pre-existing FINRA Licenses
• Buyside experience
• A good understanding of the trade lifecycle
• Experience interacting with Portfolio Managers who run multi-asset class investment strategies
• Experience working with Power BI
• Korean or Japanese language proficiency

Who we are  
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-strategy, multi-manager investment platform that harnesses the transformative power of people to perform in all market environments. Our dynamic culture inspires better outcomes for our team, our investors, and our partners. We aim to consistently deliver risk-adjusted returns, with people driving performance.

We specialize in four core strategies: Quantitative Trading, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income. We capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets, drawing from a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure, and risk analytics.

We invest through internal portfolio managers and external partner funds, pursuing alignment among investors, investment professionals, and the firm. Our footprint spans 7 countries and 19 offices.

Our Culture
Talent is our strategy. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative, and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning & educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact.

We foster a sense of belonging among all of our employees with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. Our employees value diversity across identity, thought, people and perspective which serves as the foundation of our culture. As a firm, we are committed to creating a hiring process that is fair, welcoming and supportive.

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