Thought Leadership Associate — Hedge Fund Portfolio Strategy

The D. E. Shaw Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus

401(k) matching

Wellness reimbursement

Family building benefits

Charitable gift match

Medical and prescription drug coverage

Job summary

The D. E. Shaw Group seeks a proactive, analytical professional to help build the Hedge Fund Portfolio Strategy function within Thought Leadership, coordinating with IR and investment teams to produce investor-facing content on performance and markets.

You will draft hedge fund strategy summaries, educate on investment topics, manage reviews of white papers, market deep dives, and speaking materials, and help scale the necessary infrastructure as the function grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• Proven research, editing and project management skills.
• Experience generating investment content for financial markets or IR roles.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Comfort working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building a new function to support capital raising and retention.
• Source strategy- and portfolio-level insights with IR and research teams.
• Develop hedge fund strategy summaries and evergreen investor content.
• Draft and review white papers, market deep dives, and conference materials.
• Field and deliver bespoke content requests.
• Help develop scalable infrastructure for the function.

Skills

Research

Editing

Project management

Investment content

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Tech enablement

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

OVERVIEW:

The D. E. Shaw group seeks a proactive, analytical individual to help build its Hedge Fund Portfolio Strategy function, which develops portfolio and markets-related insights into investor-facing content to support fundraising and capital retention. This function is part of the Thought Leadership team within Communications, and works closely with Investor Relations and investment teams across the firm.

WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

• Contribute to the building of a new function with a mandate to support the raising and retention of capital.
• Partner with the Communications, Investor Relations (IR), and research and investment teams to source strategy- and portfolio-level insights, including monthly performance and market color.
• Develop and update hedge fund strategy summaries, educational materials, and other evergreen content for IR reference.
• Manage the drafting and review process for longer-form content, including white papers, market deep dives, conference presentations, and speaking materials.
• Field and produce bespoke content requests.
• Help develop infrastructure to support the function as it scales.

WHO WE’R LOOKING FOR:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher; at least two to five years of relevant experience.
• Proven research, editing, and project management skills, with sound judgment and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
• Experience generating alternative investment content, gained through roles in financial markets, investor relations, investment research, or product specialist functions.
• Impressive written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to translate complex investment concepts into clear, accurate, client-ready content.
• Comfort working directly with senior stakeholders, with the ability to build a solid internal network quickly.
• An ability to use a range of technologies to scale and improve existing processes.
• The expected annual base salary for this position is $135,000 to $185,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.