Fundamental Researcher - Canvas

ABOUT CANVAS

On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our Investment Professionals and Compliance team to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research.

Canvas is the supply chain research group within Market Intelligence. Canvas conducts compliant supply chain research by developing deep industry expertise, talking with private company executives, and synthesizing information for portfolio managers and analysts – our team produces impactful research that will change the way you look at the world.

ROLE SUMMARY

When you join the Canvas team, you’re signing up for the learning experience of your life. You will never look at anything the same – from grocery stores to tires to semiconductors. Every day you will speak with some of the most successful private company executives and learn about the businesses they’ve spent their lives building. You will synthesize your findings in comprehensive reports that are consumed by our investment professionals.

Other Market Intelligence divisions do quantitative research to explain what is going on in an industry. As a Fundamental Researcher, your qualitative research will explain the why. In this role you will:

Become a subject matter expert on an assigned industry

Learn from small, medium, and large private company executives about their businesses and the industries in which they operate, including gathering qualitative data on what is happening (e.g., structural shifts; real-time changes in supply/demand dynamics; and emerging competitors, markets, and technologies) and, importantly, why it is happening

Synthesize your findings in comprehensive reports that present a view of the industry

Gain unparalleled exposure to, and learn from, business leaders across industries, including private company executives and your colleagues

Interact directly with our investment professionals and learn the discretionary investment process to help drive more informed investment decisions

WHAT EXCITES YOU

Staying current on the evolving alternative data market and its role in discretionary investing

Speaking with experts both inside and outside the Firm to understand data needs and offerings

Analytical thinking and sifting through available data to find “the answer”

Fast-paced work environments that at times require switching gears to address the needs of the business

Working as part of a cross-functional team made up of Investment, Research, and Compliance professionals

WHAT EXCITES US

Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills

Superb business intuition and a solution orientated, methodological approach to problem solving

Ability to collaborate and build relationships across multiple business units within the Firm

People who “elevate the room” through their work ethic, curiosity, and solution-orientated attitude

Adherence to the highest ethical standards working closely with the Firm’s Compliance team

WHAT’S REQUIRED

An undergraduate degree or advanced degree with demonstrated academic success

Strong analytical skills

Excellent written and verbal communication abilities

An eagerness to find out if your conclusions are right or wrong

An understanding of how companies work (their processes and outcomes) or an interest in learning

Intellectual curiosity, creative thinking, maturity

Highest standards of ethical decision making

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Integrity – You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards

Ownership – You take charge of your work, uphold your commitments, and always do your best

Commerciality – You focus on what matters most, ask questions when needed, and are cognizant about not wasting your time or that of others

Humility – You welcome and are receptive to feedback and learn from past mistakes

Adaptability – You can triage business needs and context switch quickly and efficiently

Admirability – You elevate the room through your work ethic, domain knowledge, work product, and solution orientated attitude

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

Fully paid health care benefits

Generous parental and family leave policies

Mental and physical wellness programs

Volunteer opportunities

Non-profit matching gift program

Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community

Tuition assistance

A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit

The annual base salary range for this role is $81,000-$100,000, which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.