Senior Associate, Global Middle Office - Finance and Operations

The D.E.Shaw group seeks a motivated and detail-oriented professional to join its growing global Middle Office function. 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.

Act as the primary point of contact for trading desk inquiries, supporting and coordinating post-trade operations across multiple asset classes and strategies.

Partner with trading desks, technology, and operations to enhance operational processes, controls, data quality, and mitigate risk.

Develop workflows, dashboards, and tools to monitor trading activity, ensure knowledge continuity, and operational efficiency.

Contribute to projects that expand middle office capabilities and the firm’s ability to seamlessly support new investment strategies or asset classes.

A bachelor’s degree and five to ten years of relevant experience in financial operations or trade support.

An excellent understanding of trade lifecycle operations, including trade capture, P&L, security master, and settlement processes.

Exceptional communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail, with a keen desire to grow and take ownership in a dynamic setting.

Experience managing front office inquiries and coordinating with internal/external stakeholders to resolve operational issues.

The ability to design or contribute to dashboards and analytics for operational insights.

Familiarity with financial software such as Bloomberg, IHSMarkit, or Capital IQ; comfort with tools used in middle/back-office environments.

The expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $190,000. 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, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.

At theD.E.Shaw group, we believe the diversity of our employees is core to our strength and success. We are committed to supporting our people in work and in life, which is why we offer benefits such as a family planning and surrogacy program and a charitable gift match to all full-time employees.

Additionally, our staff-led affinity groups are pillars of our community, helping to celebrate diversity, promote leadership and development opportunities, and facilitate inclusive mentorship. Members and allies organize a wide range of educational and social programming, from expert talks to film festivals.

The members of theD.E.Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, caregiver status, or any other category protected by law. We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and are eager to hear from individuals having a wide range of backgrounds and personal characteristics.

The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.

The D.E.Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates’ resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D.E.Shaw group;

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