2026 EMD1 Long Short Equity Spring Internship

The Role

• We are excited to offer an opportunity for a diverse group of talented students to join the internship program at Schonfeld.
• You’ll spend three-four months with the Emerging Markets and Delta One team within the Emerging Market Fundamental Equity Long-Short Strategy where you will be immersed in the culture and atmosphere of Schonfeld, working alongside talented professionals on meaningful projects.
• Investment Analysts at Schonfeld take on a wide range of responsibilities and challenges. They are responsible for idea generation, formulating trade implementation across a wide range of securities, and risk managing an existing portfolio of risks.

What You’ll Do

• You’ll work primarily alongside Portfolio Managers analysing investments for a fundamental-driven Equity Long-Short Strategy with a focus on Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa.
• You can expect to get exposure mainly to fundamental stock analysis, as well as risk management, strategy back-testing and optimization and more!
• You will be assigned both a manager and mentor, participate in organized team-building events, lunch and learns, social activities, and network with senior management throughout the summer.
• You will be assigned internship-long projects that will be directly related to the work of the team you are assigned to, which you will present on at the completion of the program.
• Upon completion of the internship, you may be extended a full-time offer of employment.

What You’ll Bring

• What you need:
• A degree in Finance or related (ideally with one year left in your academic program)
• Excellent Excel skills with demonstrated ability to model and conduct sensitivity analysis
• Strong analytical background and demonstrated interest in fundamental equity investing, global markets, and emerging economies
• The ability to communicate and critically present research ideas clearly and succinctly
• Creative problem-solving skills and experience working with real-world datasets
• Passion for financial markets and desire to make a difference in a challenging and competitive environment
• Familiarity with financial databases (Bloomberg etc)
• Python programming skills are a plus
• We’d love if you had:
• Prior experience in the financial industry (particularly in either an equity research or portfolio management role)
• Lived, studied or worked abroad
• Some evidence of independent work, for example a GitHub or Substack blog with market-related content such as a stock write-up (long or short), a macro/country note or a coding project.

Our Internship

• Kick-start your career in finance with the Schonfeld Internship!
• Over the course of 12-16 action-packed weeks, you will have the opportunity to build solutions that tackle real-world challenges and leave a lasting impact on the firm.
• As an intern, you’ll join a close-knit team that is ready to support your growth and accelerate your career.
• We will pair you with a dedicated manager and a mentor who’ll guide your development over the course of the internship and beyond.
• Throughout the program, you will have the chance to connect with senior leaders through a series of learning sessions, attend hands-on skills workshops, network at social events and get a behind-the-scenes look at how various functions power the firm.
• We’ll empower you to bring your ideas to life and make an impact.

Who We Are

• 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.

Our Culture

• At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you.