What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Accounting Business Analytics Sophomore Summer Internship position at Schonfeld?
2025 Business Analytics and Data Engineering Sophomore Summer Internship
The Role
We are excited to offer a talented student an opportunity to join the Schonfeld internship program. You’ll spend ten weeks with Schonfeld’s Business Analytics team where you will be immersed in our culture, working alongside talented professionals contributing to high-profile projects as a Data Engineer.
What You’ll Do
The Business Analytics team at Schonfeld focuses on the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data to drive better decision-making and problem-solving. The team is responsible for data acquisition and processing using technology to solve business problems from stakeholders across the business such as risk, trading, accounting, operations, and business development.
In this role, you’ll gain exposure to using tools such as Python, SQL, KDB, and Power BI to transform and analyze data in a real-world environment under the mentorship of members of the team. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to solve problems and create a positive impact on the team by improving data quality, streamlining manual processes, building reports, proposing analytics, and supporting our reporting infrastructure.
What You’ll Bring
The Schonfeld internship provides students with a unique opportunity to experience Schonfeld, our work, our people, and our culture.
Each intern will work on a tailored project that will provide them with real world experience. We provide all interns with a dedicated mentor and manager to help them navigate the internship successfully. Interns will also participate in our learning and development program, which aims to provide tangible skills training and education on various functions across the firm and in the workplace. Along with the hands-on guidance and support from managers and mentors, interns will participate in networking events, engage with our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alliance, attend panel discussions, and have many opportunities to get to know Schonfeld’s core values in practice.
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 five core strategies: Quantitative Trading, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income, and Emerging Markets & Delta One. 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, 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 annual base pay for this role is expected to be between $45,000 and $52,000 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.
The Role
We are excited to offer a talented student an opportunity to join the Schonfeld internship program. You’ll spend ten weeks with Schonfeld’s Business Analytics team where you will be immersed in our culture, working alongside talented professionals contributing to high-profile projects as a Data Engineer.
What You’ll Do
The Business Analytics team at Schonfeld focuses on the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data to drive better decision-making and problem-solving. The team is responsible for data acquisition and processing using technology to solve business problems from stakeholders across the business such as risk, trading, accounting, operations, and business development.
In this role, you’ll gain exposure to using tools such as Python, SQL, KDB, and Power BI to transform and analyze data in a real-world environment under the mentorship of members of the team. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to solve problems and create a positive impact on the team by improving data quality, streamlining manual processes, building reports, proposing analytics, and supporting our reporting infrastructure.
What You’ll Bring
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s in computer science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or another quantitative field
- Strong programming skills in Python and experience with data engineering and analytics tools and frameworks
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with relational and non-relational databases.
- An analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data sets
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing requirements.
- Interest in trading and hedge fund strategies
The Schonfeld internship provides students with a unique opportunity to experience Schonfeld, our work, our people, and our culture.
Each intern will work on a tailored project that will provide them with real world experience. We provide all interns with a dedicated mentor and manager to help them navigate the internship successfully. Interns will also participate in our learning and development program, which aims to provide tangible skills training and education on various functions across the firm and in the workplace. Along with the hands-on guidance and support from managers and mentors, interns will participate in networking events, engage with our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alliance, attend panel discussions, and have many opportunities to get to know Schonfeld’s core values in practice.
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 five core strategies: Quantitative Trading, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income, and Emerging Markets & Delta One. 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, 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 annual base pay for this role is expected to be between $45,000 and $52,000 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.
Salary : $45,000 - $52,000
