
OVERVIEW:
The D. E. Shaw group seeks a creative, critical thinker with demonstrated analytical, communication, and project leadership skills to join its COO Group. This individual will work with senior members of the team and across functions to address some of the most important strategic challenges facing the firm. This role offers an opportunity to provide input on the firm’s strategy and operations in a collegial working environment, as well as considerable potential for professional growth.
WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
As a COO Group associate, you’ll be tasked with helping to solve some of the biggest strategic questions facing our firm. You’ll synthesize data from different sources to develop recommendations, and then help drive the execution of these initiatives. Because the group’s priorities evolve continuously, you’ll face a variety of demanding business problems requiring you to research and analyze complex issues. You’ll work on various projects like analyzing and proposing new office locations, helping to drive the firm’s generative AI strategy, and shaping and helping execute the firm’s five-year strategic goals, such as the recent sale of a minority stake in DESRI, our renewable investments arm.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR: