Executive Assistant

The Role

We are seeking a qualified Executive Assistant to support a team of Portfolio Managers, Head of U.S. Fundamental Equity, COO of Global Fundamental Equity, and Deputy COO of Fundamental Equity at Schonfeld in our New York City office. The ideal candidate is self‑motivated, professional, and capable of managing a diverse workload and prioritizing tasks in a fast‑paced corporate environment. This position requires wearing multiple hats and a “no task is too big or too small” mentality.

This candidate will be responsible for extensive scheduling and calendar management, preparing agendas for meetings, expenses, answering phones, taking messages, and arranging domestic and international travel, accommodations, itineraries, and all correspondence related to arrangements including flights, hotels, car service, meetings, and restaurant reservations.

What you need:

• At least 3 years’ experience working as an Executive Assistant supporting multiple teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and manage multiple streams of information & tasks
• Process‑oriented and very strong attention to detail
• Efficient time management and strong sense of urgency
• Exceptional organizational and time‑management skills
• Self‑Starter, personable, mature, team player, and poised
• Experience with Navan, Slack

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.

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.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $85,000.00 and $. The expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance bonus and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for the successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.

Individuals seeking employment at Schonfeld are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

At Schonfeld, we strive to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout all of our employees with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. As a firm we are committed to creating a hiring process which is not only fair, but also welcoming and supportive. As a part of that, we want to encourage candidates to voluntarily complete the following survey which helps us keep track of how we are doing in our efforts.

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