2027 Fundamental Equity COO Intern

Business Strategy Analyst Intern (Fundamental Equity COO)

Schonfeld is looking for a highly motivated Business Strategy Analyst Intern to join the 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 build documentation that keeps cross-functional commitments on track. This role requires a creative, critical thinker with strong analytical, communication, and project leadership skills, and offers real input into the Fundamental Equity business’s infrastructure. Because priorities evolve continuously, you will address a wide variety of business problems that require careful disentangling and detailed analysis.

What You’ll Do

• Research and map the Portfolio Manager and Analyst onboarding and offboarding journey, identify gaps, and propose solutions.
• Help clean up and maintain vendor and budget data by building a clear, repeatable categorization and reconciliation process that helps PMs manage business economics.
• Build or improve 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.

What You’ll Bring

• 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.

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 will join a close-knit team that is ready to support your growth and accelerate your career. You will be paired with a dedicated manager and a mentor who will guide your development over the course of the internship and beyond. Throughout the program, you will 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. You will be empowered 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 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.

The annual base pay for this role is expected to be between $100,000 and $115,000, which will be prorated based on internship start and end date. The expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. Actual compensation for the successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of factors such as skills, qualifications and experience and level of education.