Why Point72: Interviews, Careers, & Portfolio

Learn more about Point72 and understand why this firm is a good choice for aspiring investors

Point72 Overview

Founded in 2014, Point72 is a global asset management firm founded by Steven Cohen as the successor to SAC Capital.

The firm invests in various asset classes and employs different investment strategies including:

  • Long / Short Equity Investing
  • Systematic Investing
  • Global Macro Investing
  • Venture Capital and Growth Equity

Point72 Ventures, Point72 Hyperscale, and Cubist Systematic Strategies are the investment arms of Point72.

Point72 is based in Stamford, Connecticut – with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, Seattle, and West Palm Beach.

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Point72 AUM

According to the official website of Point72, the firm has $32.3 billion in assets under management as of January 1, 2024.

Point72 Interview Process & Questions

Despite the changes in the interview changes for each candidate, the general nature of the process stays the same for the most part. In fact, you can anticipate the following:

  • Interview rounds: 4-6
  • Initial interviews are supervised by junior professionals, while later rounds are handled by more senior folks
  • Unless it’s on-campus or on-cycle recruiting, expect that the entire process will last for multiple weeks

Get ready to answer a mixture of behavioral questions, technical questions, and fit questions when you interview at Point72.

To help you with preparation, I’ve created a Growth Equity Interview Guide. Feel free to check it out.

Why Point72

One of the questions you must prepare for is the “Why this firm” question.

If you’ve met employees at the firm during your networking efforts, make sure to mention them and how their experiences and testimonies helped in choosing their firm.

Also, do your homework and research the firm. You can try listening to interviews with its founders, management team, and investors to get to know them better.

For example, here’s Maciej Wolanski, Head of Middle Office Technology at Point72, discussing why Point72 is the place to be for innovators and top tech talent:

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Point72 Case Study

Communication skills and technical knowledge are two traits that investment firms highly value. To evaluate these, firms like Point72 ask candidates to perform case studies.

Most case studies will have you do financial modeling and investment recommendations. But for junior roles, a cold calling case study may also be part of the process.

Check out my Growth Equity Interview Guide if you need more help regarding case studies.

Point72 Salary & Compensation

According to Glassdoor, analysts at Point72 have earned an average salary of $166K per year, while associates have an average annual salary of $159K. Actual figures may vary depending on several factors such as education, skill level, and experience.

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Point72 salary

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Point72 salary

Point72 Careers, Jobs, & Internships

View open roles at Point72 inside our job board where we also feature all open roles for similar firms.

Point72 Portfolio & Investments

According to Crunchbase, Point72 has made 72 investments since inception.

Meanwhile its investment arm – Point72 Ventures – has made 172 investments across one fund. Some of their notable deals include Permiso Security, ValidMind, and D2X Group.

Notable Transaction: Champ Titles

Champ Titles is one of the leading providers of digital vehicle registration services and titles in the United States.

Their solution contributes to the environment-friendly, frictionless, secure, digital, and paperless future in titling.

In March 2024, Champ Titles secured $18 million from a Series C funding round.

Point72 Ventures, one of the investment arms of Point72, led the round – with participation from Rev1 Ventures, Guidewire Software, Eos Venture Partners, W.R. Berkley Corporation, and more.

Champ Titles uses the investment to continue their growth.

Next Steps

If you decide to send your application and build your investing career at Point72, I would highly recommend that you check out my Growth Equity Interview Guide first before attending interviews.

Growth Equity Interview Guide helps professionals get a good grasp of topics that are typically covered during interviews such as financial modeling, case studies, and more. Check it out and start learning today!

Article by

Mike Hinckley

Mike is the founder of Growth Equity Interview Guide. He has 10+ years of growth/VC investing (General Atlantic, Velocity) and portfolio company operating experience (Airbnb).  He’s helped *literally* thousands of professionals land roles at top investing firms.

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