Job Description
Role overview:
- The Schonfeld Family Office is seeking a highly organized, thoughtful and structured individual to serve as a research-driven thought partner across all aspects of the Principal’s business and personal activities, and long-term strategic initiatives
- The position reports directly to the Principal and operates independently from the associated hedge fund operations
- This individual should be self-sufficient in advancing multiple projects without significant day-to-day guidance while maintaining clear communication and structured updates
- The mandate is intellectual partnership, research, organization, and structured strategic thinking. This will include, but is not limited to:
- Generational wealth strategy and long-term family planning
- Estate and trust structure optimization
- Tax efficiency research and solving for tax leakage
- Portfolio construction and after-tax return analysis across diversified assets
- Evaluation of potential new business lines and strategic pivots
- Behavioral finance and investor psychology
- Organization and cataloging of ideas, AI research, and long-term thinking frameworks
- Technology solutions and AI optimization for research and information management
- Strategic mentorship support for adult children
- Business planning and guidance for family entrepreneurial initiatives
- In-depth study of multi-strategy hedge funds and competitors
- Analysis of how financial firms evolve over decades
- Case studies of industry leaders
- Monitoring structural shifts within the hedge fund industry
- Studying competitor strategy and positioning
- Years of experience: between 5-10 years of prior consulting/family office experience
- Location: remote, with a requirement to travel to Old Westbury, NY on average 1x/week
- Approximate hours per week: 45 (no weekend work required)
The base pay for this role is expected to be $300,000. The expected base was predicated 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.
