Entrepreneur in Residence

The D. E. Shaw Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The D. E. Shaw Group is seeking an Entrepreneur in Residence for its DESCOvery initiative, aimed at developing innovative businesses in fintech and insurtech. The role involves substantial autonomy to propose and execute ideas in a creative environment, ideal for motivated individuals eager to lead ventures. Full-time commitment for approximately six months, accompanied by a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to generate and lead ventures.
• Domain knowledge in fintech, insurtech, and data analytics is essential.
• Experience in business development and sales preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for proposing and executing new business ideas.
• Research and prepare plans for ventures.
• Collaborate with teams to bring ideas to execution stage.

Skills

Creative idea-generation

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Execution skills

Communication skills

Team-building

Teamwork

Job description

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OVERVIEW:

A new venture of the D. E. Shaw group (“DESCO”) seeks talented and highly motivated individuals to join its Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program as part of our DESCOvery initiative. DESCOvery is DESCO’s venture studio. It explores unique opportunities to build out innovative, non-asset management technology-oriented businesses and ventures in areas such as fintech, insurtech, and data and the EIR will help us explore such opportunities. DESCOvery operates inside an established, highly creative, and entrepreneurial firm, where we ideate and incubate new business ideas in an inclusive and collegial working environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

Participants in the program will join the firm as full-time employees for approximately six months. During that time, they’ll be responsible for proposing, researching, and preparing plans for new business ideas. Promising ideas will move to the execution stage and will be backed by the firm, and the EIR will be expected to play a lead role in executing these ideas.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Candidates should have a proven ability to generate, research, and lead ventures, along with domain knowledge in fintech, insurtech, and data analytics.
• Creative idea-generators with excellent critical thinking, analytical, execution, and communication skills are highly sought after.
• Superb team-building and teamwork capabilities are required.
• The expected annual base salary for this position is $175,000 to $250,000.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

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