About the role

Manager/Senior Manager – Global Middle Office – Financial Operations

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $70 billion in investment capital as of June 1, 2025, 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 depth and quality 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.

The D. E. Shaw group seeks a motivated and detail-oriented professional to join its growing Global Middle Office function in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram, India. This team supports the lifecycle of the firm’s global trading strategies and serves as a key link between the front office and operational teams. This role offers the opportunity to help drive trade support, manage cross-functional communication, and contribute to process improvements in a collaborative, forward-thinking, and inclusive environment. This position will initially be an individual contributor role, with the potential to assume people management responsibilities in the future based on business needs and the candidate’s interest.

What You Will Do Day-to-Day:

In this role, you will act as the primary point of contact for trading desk inquiries, supporting and coordinating post-trade operations across multiple asset classes and strategies. You will partner with trading desks, technology, and operations to enhance operational processes, controls, data quality, and mitigate risk. You will also develop workflows, dashboards, and tools to monitor trading activity, ensure knowledge continuity, and operational efficiency. Additionally, you will contribute and coordinate to technology projects that expand middle office capabilities and enhance the firm’s ability to seamlessly support new investment strategies or asset classes.

Who We Are Looking For:

The ideal candidate should hold:

Basic Qualifications:

A postgraduate degree and 7 to 14 years of relevant experience in financial operations or trade support (CFA is preferred)
Excellent understanding of trade lifecycle operations, including trade capture, P&L, security master, settlements, and reconciliation
Exceptional communication, project management, and organizational skills; attention to detail; and problem-solving abilities, with a keen desire to grow and take ownership in a dynamic setting
Experience managing front office inquiries and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to resolve operational issues
The ability to design or contribute to dashboards and analytics for operational insights
Familiarity with tools such as Bloomberg, IHS Markit, Capital IQ, Tableau, Power BI, or other data visualization/reporting platforms
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel

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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 D.E. Shaw 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.