COO Intern

The Role  

We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented individual to support the day-to-day business management of Schonfeld's Macro & Fixed Income platform. Working closely with DMFI Business Managers across Rates & FX PMs, this person will contribute and support the team in their role of PM onboarding, business analytics, operational execution, and cross-functional coordination. 

What You’ll Do  

Business Management 

• Support the team on day-to-day business needs. 

• Contribute to the maintenance and tracking of business plans for PM builds and growth initiatives in the region. 

• Assist in the analysis of the business; help flag issues and support recommendations to enhance processes. 

• Help leverage AI and automation tools to streamline reporting and surface actionable insights 

• Support efforts to ensure business operations remain compliant and in line with strategy goals. 

PM Onboarding & Lifecycle Management 

• Support the team with onboarding of new Macro/Fixed Income PM teams, assisting with market-data entitlements, and trading-system connectivity. 

• Assist as a point of contact for existing stakeholder across the business. 

Business & Performance Analytics 

• Assist in maintaining dashboards on KPIs and business metrics; help present insights to the team and the DMFI COO. 

• Support cost/benefit analysis for data, analytics and technology spend 

• Develop familiarity with AI/ML-driven analytics to identify patterns in performance, risk, and cost data 

Cross-Functional Coordination 

• Support cross-functional projects across operations, treasury, compliance, and technology 

• Develop an understanding of Legal / Treasury processes 

• Work closely with regional team members to support consistency of processes and best-practice sharing 

• Support adoption of AI-powered tools (e.g., LLMs for research synthesis, NLP for news/sentiment, GenAI for workflow automation) 

What You’ll Bring 

• Degree or working towards a degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline 

• Interest in financial markets, particularly rates, FX, or fixed-income products 

• Desire to become familiar with trading technologies or market-data platforms 

• Strong analytical mindset — proficiency in Excel required; Python, SQL or PowerBI is a plus 

• Curiosity and interest in AI/ML tools and their application to business processes and analytics 

• Project-management, prioritization and communication skills 

• Highly organized, proactive and able to manage multiple deliverables in a fast-moving environment 

• Impeccable integrity and discretion when handling sensitive trading and financial information 

• Ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and time zones 

• Experience within financial services through academic projects, coursework, or prior placements preferred 

Our Internship 

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.  

Who We Are 

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. 

Our Culture 

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 where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. 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 and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls. 

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