Point72 Asset Management has named Jonathan Jones to lead its Investment Talent Development (ITD) group.
Jones is responsible for leading the Firm’s mission to identify and recruit the industry’s brightest talent at all levels, from the Point72 Academy to experienced Investment Professionals.
“Jonathan’s diverse background in operations, recruiting, and talent acquisition makes him a superb fit to lead our ITD group and recruiting processes, says Point72 President Doug Haynes. “We are excited because his insight and expertise will help us deliver on our mission to offer the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent.”
“Jonathan represents the top talent we recruit at Point72,” adds Perry Boyle, Head of Equities. “He has extensive experience leading the recruiting and talent acquisition groups at some of the world’s leading financial firms, and we look forward to his arrival.”
Jones joined Point72 from BlackRock, where he was the Global Head of Lateral Recruiting. He was previously BlackRock’s Head of Global Campus Recruiting, helping the company rethink the scalability, diversity, quality, and efficiency of their efforts. While at BlackRock, he also worked to improve analyst career development and growth.
Before BlackRock, Jones worked in Goldman Sachs’ Human Capital Management and Operations divisions. In his more than 16 years at Goldman, he spent time supporting the firm’s commodity derivatives trading business before going on to hold various leadership roles in recruiting, including Head of Recruiting for EMEA and Global Head of Recruiting for the Investment Banking division.
Jonathan earned his Master’s in Physics from Oxford University, where he played soccer for Oxford’s Varsity ‘Blues’ team and was captain of St Hugh’s College.
