Pilot

Energy Innovation Corp; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 59,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits package

Flexible schedule

Growth opportunities

Job summary

DE Shaw in Phoenix seeks a mid-level Pilot who moves with intent, not just speed. You bring stress management experience and a practical mindset to drive efficiency and ownership across projects.

Expect a contract schedule with a salary between $59,000 and $86,000 annually, a mentor, a benefits package, and the room to grow on a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Hands-on general experience that holds up to follow-up questions.
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent.
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email.
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake.
• Experience thriving in a client-focused, deadline-driven setting like DE Shaw.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to process improvements that boost efficiency and reduce waste.
• Execute core Pilot duties with accuracy and consistency.
• Spot the Phoenix pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across DE Shaw to hit shared goals.
• Coach newer mid-level teammates through their first messy general project.
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Phoenix, AZ rollout.
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff.
• Read the room and adjust how you pitch Accountability to each audience.

Skills

General experience

Prioritization

Email tone

Rapport building

Work authorization

Job description

The general world moves fast, and DE Shaw needs a mid-level Pilot in Phoenix who moves with intent, not just speed. Consider the trade: your 3 years of Stress Management for $59,000 - $86,000, a contract schedule, and ownership most shops never offer.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to process improvements that boost efficiency and reduce waste
• Execute core Pilot duties with accuracy and consistency
• Spot the Phoenix pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across DE Shaw to hit shared goals
• Coach newer mid-level teammates through their first messy general project
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Phoenix, AZ rollout
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Read the room and adjust how you pitch Accountability to each audience

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on general experience that holds up to follow-up questions
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Experience thriving in a client-focused, deadline-driven setting like DE Shaw

Long obsessed with Stress Management, DE Shaw has turned a Phoenix office into one of the empowering centers of general innovation in AZ. We reward the teammate who unblocks three colleagues over the one who quietly hero-codes alone.

For your 4 of Continuous Learning, expect $59,000 - $86,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the room to grow on a flexible schedule.