OVERVIEW:
The D. E. Shaw group seeks an experienced strategy and operations professional to join its Corporate Development team. The team is responsible for developing and executing high-priority initiatives that drive the firm's growth, such as new businesses, products, and other commercial activities. This role is focused on driving execution—translating strategic ideas and executive direction into structured plans and achieving high-quality outcomes.
This individual will be comfortable operating in ambiguity, working across functions, and ensuring complex initiatives are implemented efficiently and effectively. As this individual will be working directly with the firm's Executive Committee and other senior leaders, the role requires strong commercial and operational judgment, the ability to get buy-in and build alignment across stakeholders, and creative problem-solving skills. You'll play an important role in growing the firm's existing activities as well as building new lines of business from scratch, in an intellectually rigorous and collegial, collaborative environment.
WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
- Drive the end-to-end execution of high-impact, cross-functional initiatives.
- Work closely with stakeholders across the firm, including investment teams, Legal & Compliance, Finance, and others.
- Lead project working groups and guide decision-making by developing deep domain knowledge across the firm’s activities
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve how the firm plans and executes complex initiatives, including scalable processes, tools, and best practices.
Who We're Looking For
- Candidates should have at least 6 years of experience in comparable, cross-functional positions. Knowledge of and experience with finance and asset management is preferred but not required.
- Demonstrated success in leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from ambiguity to execution
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable recommendations and updates for senior management
- A proactive, problem solving mindset, sound judgment, and the ability to anticipate risks and downstream implications
- The expected annual base salary for this position is $225,000 to $325,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.
