Manager/Senior Manager – Global Middle Office – Financial Operations

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

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.