About the role

Industrial Trainee – Financial Operations
The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development
firm with more than $60 billion in investment capital as of September 1,
2024, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding
in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful
investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality
and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world’s capital
markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments
in both developed and developing economies.

We are looking for a resourceful candidate to join our Financial Operations
group, based out of the firm’s Hyderabad office.

WHAT YOU WILL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
The Financial Operations group is an integral part of our global operations.
If hired, you will support one of the functions mentioned below.
Compliance - The Compliance group is responsible for implementing and
enforcing policies and procedures across multiple regulatory requirements,
where you will be assisting front office trading desks by conducting
thorough research on the firm’s positions and applicable regulations for
each asset class across jurisdictions through the deployment of advanced
data analytics and data visualization techniques like statistical analysis,
predictive modelling, clustering, etc. on tools like PowerBI and others. You
will also perform regulatory filing obligations, requiring complex
quantitative and qualitative analysis of the firm’s short position and long
ownership reports across US, UK, EU, Japan, etc. jurisdictions, and assist
in monitoring and implementing controls designed to ensure compliance
with global regulations by deploying various data analytics

and visualization techniques. Additionally, you will be conducting thorough
analysis on the fundamental research data collected by the trading groups
through their interactions with external industry experts/consultants
around various market sectors to avoid potential trading while in
possession of material non-public information. Furthermore, you will be
assisting with long- term projects to maintain the firm’s high standards of
compliance with new and existing regulations.
Investor Relations (Marketing Communications) - The team is
focused on building and maintaining institutional-grade, data-driven
investor materials that reflect analytical rigor, strategic clarity, and
intellectual sophistication. The successful candidate will operate as a core
member of our team — transforming complex investment inputs into clear,
structured, and scrutiny-ready communication for institutional audiences.
You will develop and refine investor-facing materials with a strong
emphasis on data-driven analysis and accurate representation of results.
You will translate complex portfolio construction, risk management
frameworks, and performance drivers into clear, structured, and compelling
institutional communication. You will elevate the intellectual quality, clarity,
and consistency of messaging across materials by partnering with internal
teams to synthesize inputs into cohesive narratives. You will challenge and
refine messaging to ensure clarity, precision, and institutional tone. You
will maintain consistency of language, positioning, and data integrity across
all documents. In addition, you will improve documentation workflows and
content repositories, collaborate with technology teams to streamline
content management and data reporting processes, and identify
opportunities to increase efficiency while preserving analytical rigor.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
The ideal candidate should hold-

Basic qualifications:

− A Chartered Accountancy degree and should have cleared CA-
Inter/IPCC in their first or second attempt and completed a minimum

of one year of articleship experience
− An ability to uphold high standards, analyze rigorously, communicate
clearly and concisely, thrive on collaboration, and should
demonstrate a high degree of intellectual curiosity. Knowledge of
business intelligence tools, along with an understanding of global
accounting frameworks, would be an added advantage
− High motivation and be an individual who can handle high levels of
ownership in the respective area of operation while being comfortable

functioning in an agile environment that entails time- bound, high-
quality deliverables

We encourage candidates with relevant experience looking to restart their
careers after a break to apply for this position. Learn about Recommence,
our gender-neutral return-to-work initiative.
The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment,
and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our
recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please
visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careers.
Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment
matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy,
national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual
orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.