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About the Role

The Point72 Compliance department supports global investment and trading activities by establishing and enforcing compliance policies, providing real-time advice, and conducting surveillance. Our team is essential to Point72’s success, offering mentorship, a growth path, and long-term career opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to the Global Macro business covering rates, foreign exchange, emerging markets, credit, asset-backed securities, and macro derivatives strategies.
• Partner with macro portfolio managers and trading teams to embed and enforce practical, real-time compliance controls.
• Support pre- and post-trade monitoring programs and investigative processes to detect and resolve trading, market conduct, and policy breaches.
• Assist with diligence reviews and approvals for new products, markets, brokers, and counterparties, driving timely decisions and clear documentation.
• Conduct complex compliance reviews and investigations, produce concise findings and remediation plans, and manage escalations to senior compliance leaders.
• Manage cross-functional coordination with legal, risk, operations, finance, technology, and third-party vendors to implement and enhance compliance solutions.
• Assist with regulatory readiness efforts and contribute to responses to regulatory inquiries or examinations related to macro trading activities.
• Monitor global regulatory developments affecting macro markets and translate those changes into actionable policy updates and process improvements.
• Conduct new-hire and annual macro-based compliance training for macro teams.
• Chaperone calls and meetings between macro investment professionals and third parties.
• Collaborate with macro management and colleagues across the firm to support oversight and Compliance initiatives.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert to both the broader Compliance team and investment professionals regarding adherence to firm policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and bar admission.
• Minimum of 3 years of compliance experience supporting macro or trading businesses at a hedge fund, asset manager, or broker-dealer.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing compliance for macro products, including interest rate swaps, sovereign bonds, foreign exchange, credit, asset-backed securities, commodities, and derivatives.
• Practical experience analyzing laws and regulations related to commodity interests and securities, including SEC Rule 10b-5, CFTC Rule 180.1, and the analysis of potential MNPI.
• Proven experience designing and operating trade surveillance, pre-trade controls, and post-trade investigative workflows.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and engage senior stakeholders under time pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with strong judgment and the ability to explain complex legal and compliance concepts to non-legal audiences.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to operate independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

Skills

• Macro products
• Interest rate swaps
• Sovereign bonds
• Foreign exchange
• Credit
• Asset-backed securities
• Commodities
• Derivatives
• SEC Rule 10b-5
• CFTC Rule 180.1
• MNPI analysis
• Trade surveillance
• Pre-trade controls
• Post-trade investigative workflows
• Cross-functional project leadership
• Stakeholder engagement
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Independent operation
• Priority management

Experience Level

• Minimum of 3 years of compliance experience

Education Level

• Juris Doctorate degree
• Accredited law school
• Bar admission

Salary/Compensations

• $125,000-$175,000 (USD)

Benefits

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match

About the Company

• Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen.
• Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies.
• We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth.
• For more information, visit https://point72.com/.