Senior Analyst – Investor Relations Marketing Communications

About the job

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $65 billion in investment capital as of December 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 seeking a high-caliber professional to join our Marketing Communications team under the Financial Operations group, in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram office. The team is focused on building and maintaining institutional-grade investor materials that reflect analytical rigor, strategic clarity, and intellectual sophistication. WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY: You will develop and refine investor-facing materials including strategy decks, product documents, and ad hoc investor updates. 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. You will own preparation and refinement of DDQs, RFPs, and consultant questionnaires. You will ensure responses are analytically rigorous, internally consistent, and aligned with compliance and risk standards. You will maintain high-quality content libraries to support efficient and scalable documentation. You will partner with investment, risk, legal, and finance 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 reporting processes, and identify opportunities to increase efficiency while preserving analytical rigor. WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR: Basic qualifications: • A Master’s degree or equivalent in finance from a top-tier institution • 2 - 5 years of post-graduation experience in Investment Banking (top-tier platforms), Financial services advisory or investment-focused strategy roles, Investor Relations / Product roles within alternative investments, or Private Equity / Credit / Multi-strategy investment platforms • Demonstrated experience developing analytically rigorous structured investment documentation or financial materials for sophisticated audiences • Exceptional written and presentation skills with robust analytical depth • High attention to detail and comfort working under tight deadlines Preferred qualifications: • Experience drafting or contributing to RFPs/DDQs • Exposure to alternative investment strategies (e.g., long/short, credit, structured products, derivatives, multi-strategy platforms) • Experience improving documentation workflows or building structured content libraries • Advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint proficiency • Proficiency with data analytics tools such as Power BI and/or Tableau Interested candidates can apply through our website: https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Adv/Link/SnrAnlIRMarComFeb26 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.

Requirements

• Master's degree in finance
• Investment Banking experience
• Financial services advisory
• Investor Relations/ Product roles
• Analytical writing
• Detail-oriented
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Data analytics tools

Preferred Technologies

• Master's degree in finance
• Investment Banking experience
• Financial services advisory
• Investor Relations/ Product roles
• Analytical writing
• Detail-oriented
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Data analytics tools

Benefits

• Excellent benefits
• Casual working environment
• Attractive compensation package

About the company

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $65 billion in investment capital as of December 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.