Senior Manager

About the job

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 quality and depth of our staff. We are looking for a high-impact Senior Manager to lead, grow, and elevate our early-career talent pool within the International Human Resources Operations and Projects (IHOP) team, which is a part of the Human Capital (HC) team, based out of the firm’s offices in Hyderabad, Gurugram and Bengaluru, India. WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY: In this role, you will drive people leadership, program and project management, to scale a team of 15+ associates, interns, and contractors working across multiple functions. On the people side, you will lead and manage a diverse group of early-career professionals, including associates, interns, and contractors, across multiple functions and locations. You will oversee the full employee life cycle — from hiring and onboarding to development, performance feedback, and retention — while driving team goal setting, performance reviews, and career progression plans. You will also collaborate closely with functional leads to clarify work allocation, align expectations, and ensure optimal role fit. On the project side, you will lead and execute cross-functional initiatives that enhance efficiency, scalability, and consistency. This includes implementing automation tools and workflows, building dashboards to track team health and project progress, and creating systems and resources that support sustainable delivery across functions. You will be accountable for managing project timelines, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring coordination and accountability across stakeholders. You will bring structure, efficiency, and forward momentum to initiatives that scale impact in a high-accountability, dynamic environment. Finally, you will report on people and project outcomes, highlighting progress, risks, and insights to senior leaders and cross-functional partners. Your updates will provide data-driven input that informs decision-making, while ensuring both team development and project execution remain aligned with broader business strategy. WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR: Basic qualifications: • 8 to 15 years of total experience, including at least 3 years in people management • Proven ability to lead and develop early-career or large operational teams • Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional projects from design to execution • Excellent judgment, communication skills, and ability to thrive in ambiguity and shifting priorities Preferred qualifications: • Experience in stakeholder management and senior leadership engagement • Track record of scaling teams or operations in a dynamic, high-accountability environment Interested candidates can apply through our website: https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/LinkedIn/SrMgrIHOPOct2025 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.

Requirements

• people leadership
• program management
• project management
• communication skills
• stakeholder management

Preferred Technologies

• people leadership
• program management
• project management
• communication skills
• stakeholder management

About the company

The D. E. Shaw group is a prominent global investment and technology development firm, recognized for its innovative investment strategies and risk management practices since 1988, with a substantial presence in the capital markets.