OVERVIEW:
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (“DESRI”) is seeking a talented and highly motivated individual to join its team as a manager or senior manager of people operations, title to be commensurate based on experience. DESRI is a market-leading owner and operator of renewable energy projects throughout the United States. We have acquired or developed approximately 10 gigawatts of contracted capacity across a portfolio of over 70 renewable energy projects in 24 states. This role will lead our Human Capital group’s processes, including benefits programs, payroll, human resources systems, compensation administration, compliance, and immigration out of our New York office in an inclusive, collaborative, and engaging working environment.
WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
You’ll lead people operations efforts related to DESRI’s operational separation from the D. E. Shaw group, including implementing and managing an Administrative Services Organization (ASO) and a full-service benefits plan, setting up processes and data transfers for a new Human Resources Information System (HRIS), and optimizing our systems and workflows. You’ll provide daily compensation and benefits support for our programs and work closely with third parties to ensure compliance and timely reporting. You’ll be tasked with running payroll, ensuring state and federal labor law compliance, managing leave, and handling immigration matters. In addition, you’ll benchmark plans and offer cost-effective options to provide best-in-class benefits and support to employees. You’ll manage vendor relationships with brokers, the ASO, and other third parties to resolve tech issues and ensure excellent support. You’ll provide guidance on operational issues and processes, partner with cross-functional teams, audit human capital operations, and generate proactive reports to provide insights to leadership on business and people decisions. Over the next few years, you’ll help us bring all people operations internal for both the U.S. and India teams, and help develop longer-term compensation and benefits programs and strategies.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in human resources, finance, or another field is required, along with an impressive record of academic and professional achievement.
- At least five years of experience in human capital operations is required.
- Deep knowledge of benefits, HR compliance, reporting, and Excel is required, as is prior experience in implementing an HRIS and owning vendor relationships.
- Intellectually curious individuals with keen attention to detail, a customer-service mindset, well-developed written and verbal communication skills, analytical acumen, and effective project execution abilities will excel in this role.
- Experience working with U.S. and India employee populations is highly preferred.
- The expected annual base salary for this position is $125,000 to $150,000. 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, paid time off, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.
