Senior Associate, Global Middle Office - Financial Operations

The D. E. Shaw Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) contribution matching

Wellness reimbursement

Family building benefits

Charitable gift match program

Job summary

The D. E. Shaw Group in New York is seeking a motivated professional to join its global Middle Office function, supporting trade operations across various asset classes.

This role requires expertise in trade lifecycle, excellent communication, and organizational skills, along with 5-10 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary range of $150,000 to $190,000, plus benefits including a year-end bonus and medical coverage.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in financial operations or trade support.
• Excellent understanding of trade lifecycle operations.
• Proven experience in managing front office inquiries.
• Ability to design dashboards and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate post-trade operations.
• Enhance operational processes and risk mitigation.
• Develop workflows and tools to monitor trading activities.
• Contribute to projects for expanding middle office capabilities.

Skills

Trade lifecycle operations

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Experience with financial software

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Bloomberg

IHSMarkit

Capital IQ

Job description

OVERVIEW:

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 collegial environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

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.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• 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.