Director, COO Office, Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income (DMFI)

Director, COO Office, Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income (DMFI)

The Role

We are looking for a Director of the DMFI COO Office to be based in our New York office. The successful candidate will be a central point of contact for DMFI Portfolio Managers, taking a lead role with regards to enabling ongoing growth and development of our business, by helping design and deliver on key initiatives and projects for the team.

What you’ll do

• Business Management
• Oversight of outsourcing arrangements for the Portfolio Management Systems and associated operational processes, including requirements gathering for new initiatives, prioritization of development requests and acting as a point person for escalation.
• Manage the full vendor life cycle: negotiate contracts, define SLAs, conduct strategic performance reviews, and oversee remediation plans.
• Identify and implement cost‑efficiency and service‑enhancement initiatives across the business.
• Lead strategic, cross‑functional projects across operations, treasury, compliance, and technology—owning end‑to‑end delivery and change management, and ensuring these projects are appropriately prioritized in the overall book of work.
• Assist in providing budgetary oversight, cost/benefit analysis, and controls across the Operations, Investment, Product and Technology professionals that support DMFI within Schonfeld.
• Design and optimize core operational processes to enhance scalability, control, and risk management as the business expands.
• Develop, maintain, and present dashboards, KPI reports, and management reports to drive data‑informed decision‑making.
• Engage senior stakeholders to set priorities, communicate progress, and align on strategic objectives.
• Maintain working dialogues with sell side (execution/trading counterparties and prime brokers) to ensure the needs of the business are met.
• Utilize technical skills to build decision support tools, dashboards, and drive Business Process Automation (BPA).
• Monitor industry and regulatory developments in fixed income market structure and the execution landscape.

• Portfolio Manager (PM) Interface
• Point of contact for PMs who trade within the DMFI strategy, managing relationships across various aspects of their lifecycle including initial launch and ongoing growth of their strategies.
• Onboard new PMs and their respective teams, onto the Schonfeld Platform.
• Coordinate pre-launch testing, market data, and trading integrations for newly on-boarded PMs.
• Project manage deliverables and timelines throughout PM onboarding process.
• Partner with Macro and Fixed Income PMs, to translate business requirements into streamlined workflows.

What you’ll bring

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience on the buy side.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with PMs, senior investment professionals and management.
• Deep knowledge of macro and fixed‑income products (e.g., government bonds, rates derivatives, FX and credit) and their workflows
• An understanding of pricing and valuations of macro and fixed income securities
• Ability to develop structure and framework to guide prioritization and decision making based on expected return of initiatives.
• Fluency within trading technology, execution infrastructure, market data, portfolio and execution management systems.
• Vendor‑management expertise, including contract negotiation and SLA governance.
• Exceptional analytical, process design, and project management capabilities.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills; adept at presenting complex analyses to executive audiences.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; Experience in Python or PowerBI is a strong plus.
• Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Exemplary discretion and professionalism when handling confidential information.

Who we are  
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-strategy, multi-manager investment platform that harnesses the transformative power of people to perform in all market environments. Our dynamic culture inspires better outcomes for our team, our investors, and our partners. We aim to consistently deliver risk-adjusted returns, with people driving performance.

We specialize in four core strategies: Quantitative Trading, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income. We capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets, drawing from a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure, and risk analytics.

We invest through internal portfolio managers and external partner funds, pursuing alignment among investors, investment professionals, and the firm. Our footprint spans 7 countries and 19 offices.

Our Culture
Talent is our strategy. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority. We are teamwork-oriented, and collaborative, and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning & educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact.

We foster a sense of belonging among all of our employees with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. Our employees value diversity across identity, thought, people, and perspective which serves as the foundation of our culture. As a firm, we are committed to creating a hiring process that is fair, welcoming, and supportive.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $200,000 and $250,000. 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.

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