OVERVIEW:
The D. E. Shaw group seeks a program manager to join its Generative AI Tech Services team. This team develops and operates a wide-ranging suite of generative-AI products and workstreams, serving as a centralized platform to drive innovation and efficiency across the firm. This role provides an opportunity to bring structure and delivery discipline to a rapidly expanding, cross-site team in an engaging and collegial environment.
WHAT YOU’LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
- Lead sprint planning and manage delivery throughput across a portfolio of generative-AI products and workstreams.
- Map and oversee cross-functional dependencies, set timelines, and drive accountability to ensure progress across the team.
- Support prioritization and resource allocation in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and competing initiatives.
- Coordinate closely with the firm's India-based team and maintain strong partnership with a program manager counterpart to align cross-site operations.
- Handle tactical and operational requests, such as managing support tickets with technology providers, and own recurring stakeholder reporting for both technical and non-technical audiences.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
- A bachelor’s degree or higher; and five to twelve years of program or project management experience, including managing a portfolio of concurrent initiatives (as opposed to owning only one or two large projects).
- Demonstrated track record of execution, with a focus on delivering results and driving initiatives to completion.
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports for mixed technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to introduce and promote effective program management practices and operate with minimal ramp-up time.
- Comfort coordinating across sites and time zones, defining goals, opening communication channels, and removing blockers; technical fluency or a degree in a related discipline is a plus but not required
- The expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $220,000. 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.
Please note that this post is not an application. Please navigate to our website to apply: https://www.deshaw.com/recruit/jobs/Adv/Builtin/TPMGenAIOct26
The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Five to twelve years of program or project management experience
- Experience managing a portfolio of concurrent initiatives
- Demonstrated track record of execution and delivering initiatives to completion
- Excellent written communication skills
- Ability to produce clear reports for technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to establish and promote effective program management practices
- Ability to operate with minimal ramp-up time
- Ability to coordinate across sites and time zones
- Ability to define goals, establish communication channels, and remove blockers
- Technical fluency or a degree in a related discipline
The D. E. Shaw Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The D. E. Shaw Group and has not been reviewed or approved by The D. E. Shaw Group.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is consistently characterized as very competitive and often above industry benchmarks, with strong packages cited for both interns and early-career roles. Compensation is also framed as favorable versus several large tech firms for certain levels and geographies.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives are described as a structured mix of base salary, variable performance bonus tied to individual and firm outcomes, and a guaranteed long-term incentive paid out over multiple years. Cash-heavy compensation is presented as attractive for immediacy and certainty relative to equity-heavy alternatives.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are described as robust, including pregnancy and postpartum support, fertility/adoption/surrogacy assistance, paid parental leave, and childcare benefits. These offerings are repeatedly positioned as a standout part of the overall rewards package.
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What We Do
The D. E. Shaw group is trusted by investors across the world to manage their assets by seeking the optimal balance of risk and reward. While we’re known as a pioneer in quantitative investing, we also have considerable expertise in areas that involve fundamental analysis or portfolio manager discretion. We use a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets. Founded in 1988 over a small bookstore in downtown New York City, the D. E. Shaw group began with six employees and $28 million in capital and quickly became a pioneer in computational finance. In the early days of exposed pipes and extension cords, tripping on a cable could take out our whole trading system. Today, the firm has more than 2,500 people around the globe and an institutional-grade (and trip-proof) infrastructure, but we still value creativity, entrepreneurship, and the spirit of discovery. If you’re an intellectually adventurous person who loves to collaborate on challenging and rewarding projects, we encourage you to apply. Visit our Careers page at https://www.deshaw.com/careers to learn more.
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