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She has worked directly with hiring managers to clarify candidate ownership, team assignments, tracking systems, and approval steps, using hiring\-manager buy\-in to help teams adopt process changes and move candidates forward more efficiently\. Sophie has foundational knowledge of the end\-to\-end recruiting process and contributes strategic input on candidate workflows and team assignments\. Earlier experience includes marketing and recruitment interviewing at LevelUp MIA, operations and customer support at The Bureau, and portfolio\-analysis and client\-support work at Morgan Stanley\. At Morgan Stanley, she supported equity portfolios valued above $150 million, provided trade confirmations for a $500 million fixed\-income portfolio, and built Excel pivot tables for more than 250 client portfolios\. Sophie holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Cornell University and is pursuing recruiter\-level, recruiting\-operations, and project\-management opportunities with greater strategic ownership and problem\-solving responsibility\. ## Services - Corporate Development ## Highlights - Serves as Recruiting Coordinator at Cubist Systematic Strategies\. - Sources candidates and generates candidate pipelines for hiring managers at Cubist\. - Improved recruiting processes at Cubist, including candidate ownership, team assignments, and tracking systems\. - Worked directly with hiring managers to remove unnecessary approval loops and move candidates through recruiting processes faster\. - Helped overcome resistance to process changes by identifying hiring managers as key decision makers and using their buy\-in to drive adoption\. - Contributed strategic insights on candidate processes, team assignments, and workflow optimization\. - Built foundational knowledge of the end\-to\-end recruiting process in a fast\-paced, high\-volume environment\. - Mastered direct\-marketing skills as a Marketing Intern at LevelUp MIA\. - Used direct\-marketing skills at LevelUp MIA to communicate with and win over clients\. - Trained campaign developers at LevelUp MIA\. - Conducted recruitment interviews at LevelUp MIA\. - Participated in educational leadership Zoom calls with senior industry professionals at LevelUp MIA\. - Managed and organized stockroom inventory as an Operations Management Intern at The Bureau\. - Coordinated shipments of sample packs to prospective and recurring customers at The Bureau\. - Responded to online sales inquiries at The Bureau\. - Provided Financial Advisors at Morgan Stanley with weekly portfolio\-position updates by sector, region, asset class, and asset type for equity portfolios valued at more than $150 million\. - Used the Bloomberg terminal at Morgan Stanley to provide daily trade\-execution confirmations to counterparties for a $500 million fixed\-income portfolio\. - Calculated gain/loss information and related tax consequences for client portfolio holdings at Morgan Stanley, contributing to portfolio\-management decisions\. - Created Microsoft Excel pivot tables to manage and analyze data for more than 250 client portfolios at Morgan Stanley\. - Managed a $500,000 virtual portfolio in a stock\-market challenge using Morgan Stanley research reports to assess risk, volatility, valuation, and portfolio construction\. - Assisted with an advisor’s website and client distribution lists at Morgan Stanley by researching and recommending current, relevant marketing materials\. - Earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Cornell University\. ## Experience - **Recruiting Coordinator at Cubist Systematic Strategies** (2022\-07\-01–present) - **Marketing Intern at LevelUp MIA** (2021\-06\-01–2021\-08\-01) — Mastered direct marketing skills • utilized skills learned on the job to effectively communicate and win over clients • trained campaign developers • Conducted recruitment interviews • participated in educational leadership zoom calls with high level people in the industry - **Operations Management Intern at The Bureau** (2020\-05\-01–2020\-08\-01) — Managed and organized stockroom inventory • Coordinated shipments of sample packs to prospective and recurring customers • Responded to all online sales inquiries - **Summer Intern for Senior Financial Advisor, at Morgan Stanley** (2019\-07\-01–2019\-09\-01) — Provided team of Financial Advisors with weekly updates to portfolio positions by sector, region, asset class and asset type for equity portfolios valued at more than $150,000,000 • Used Bloomberg terminal to provide daily trade execution confirmations to counterparty for a $500,000,000 fixed income portfolio • Contributed to and facilitated portfolio management decisions by calculating gain/loss information and related tax consequences for client portfolio holdings • Created Microsoft Excel pivot tables to help efficiently manage and analyze data for more than 250 client portfolios • Managed a $500,000 virtual portfolio as part of a stock market challenge utilizing • Morgan Stanley’s research reports to understand risk, volatility, valuation, and portfolio construction • Assisted in maintaining advisor’s website and client distribution lists by researching and recommending current and relevant marketing materials ## Education - Bachelor's degree, Psychology — Cornell University (2018\-01\-01–2022\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Sophie do at Cubist Systematic Strategies? Sophie is a Recruiting Coordinator at Cubist Systematic Strategies\. She sources candidates, develops candidate pipelines for hiring managers, and helps improve recruiting processes and workflows\. ### What recruiting\-process improvements has Sophie made at Cubist? Sophie has helped improve candidate ownership, team assignments, and tracking systems\. She has also worked directly with hiring managers to eliminate unnecessary approval loops so candidates can move through the process more efficiently\. ### How does Sophie approach stakeholder alignment and process change? When teams resisted process changes, Sophie identified the hiring managers as the key decision makers and used their buy\-in to drive adoption\. She also contributed strategic insights on candidate processes, team assignments, and workflow optimization\. ### What are Sophie’s recruiting strengths? Sophie has strong foundational knowledge of the end\-to\-end recruiting process, including candidate sourcing, pipeline generation, candidate ownership, hiring\-manager alignment, and recruiting workflow improvement\. ### What roles is Sophie seeking next? Sophie is seeking to transition into a recruiter\-level role with more strategic input and problem\-solving responsibility\. She is also interested in recruiting operations and project\-management\-type roles that provide opportunities for strategic contribution\. ### What are Sophie’s longer\-term career goals? Sophie is looking for a growth path toward Head of Talent or another talent\-leadership role within one to two years\. ### What did Sophie do at LevelUp MIA? At LevelUp MIA, Sophie developed direct\-marketing skills, used those skills to communicate with and win over clients, trained campaign developers, conducted recruitment interviews, and participated in educational leadership Zoom calls with senior industry professionals\. ### What did Sophie do at The Bureau? At The Bureau, Sophie managed and organized stockroom inventory, coordinated sample\-pack shipments for prospective and recurring customers, and responded to online sales inquiries\. ### What portfolio work did Sophie perform at Morgan Stanley? At Morgan Stanley, Sophie provided weekly sector, region, asset\-class, and asset\-type updates to Financial Advisors for equity portfolios valued at more than $150 million\. She also used the Bloomberg terminal to provide daily trade\-execution confirmations to counterparties for a $500 million fixed\-income portfolio\. ### What additional work did Sophie complete at Morgan Stanley? Sophie calculated gain and loss information and related tax consequences for client holdings, contributing to portfolio\-management decisions\. She created Microsoft Excel pivot tables to manage and analyze data for more than 250 client portfolios, managed a $500,000 virtual portfolio in a stock\-market challenge using Morgan Stanley research reports, and supported the maintenance of an advisor’s website and client distribution lists through marketing\-material research and recommendations\. ### What is Sophie’s educational background? Sophie earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Cornell University\. ### What skills does Sophie bring? Sophie lists corporate development as a skill\. Her experience also reflects recruiting operations, sourcing, candidate\-pipeline development, stakeholder alignment, workflow optimization, direct marketing, inventory operations, portfolio analysis, Bloomberg terminal use, and Microsoft Excel pivot tables\. ### How does Sophie approach work and career opportunities? Sophie has experience working in fast\-paced, high\-volume environments\. She prefers written materials and documentation for learning and preparation, and she is thoughtful about privacy, recruiter relationships, and resume\-sharing practices when considering opportunities\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/sophie\-gordon\-00b700197