JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a resourceful candidate to join the DESRI team based at the firm’s office in Hyderabad, India. The candidate will be part of DESRI Legal Ops and will regularly interact with the U.S. and Hyderabad-based teams, as well as external parties.

What you’ll do day-to-day

The DESRI Legal Ops team based in Hyderabad India, undertakes multiple processes that facilitate the smooth functioning of the New York Legal team. You will be responsible for collating information, analyzing content, executing processes, managing databases and documents, interacting with counterparties, and summarizing information in requested formats. You will be expected to focus on supporting the firm’s renewable energy investment strategy, with an increasing range of responsibilities over time and opportunities for growth in a rapidly evolving environment. You will work on processing all legal bills while following set protocols to obtain allocations and approvals (all while monitoring until bills are paid) which involves interacting with internal and external parties to pay bills seamlessly. You will act as a custodian of all entity-related information housed in the firm’s entity management database, updating, and maintaining this database in real-time. You will also handle entity-related matters like formations, closures, and qualifications, including drafting and editing standard legal documents when requested. You will be responsible to track, prepare, and submit all annual report filings within stipulated timelines across various jurisdictions in the United States and globally (including annual franchise tax filings). Additionally, you will create, update, and maintain the company’s entity structure organization charts and updating the charts on an ongoing basis. You will also be expected to provide appropriate standard documentation and negotiating sensitive disclosures to satisfy the requests of counterparties for information as part of their due diligence on clients, handle confidential information on time-sensitive and mission-critical requests and master a complex system of information about our ownership and control structures, signatory authorities, and documentation protocols. Furthermore, you will take some process improvement related initiatives such as, analyzing existing processes in billing, entity administration and KYC to identify opportunities for enhancement and implementing changes to those processes and proactively identifying areas that would benefit from new processes. You will also be expected to work with our team and others to build these processes.

Who we’re looking for

• The candidate should have a degree in Business Administration/Management or any related field with 2-4 years of work experience.
• Candidate should have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• The ideal candidate should have proficient organizational, editing, proofreading, and project-management skills, and possess an unwavering eye for detail combined with the ability to deliver consistently in a demanding work environment and also be self-motivated.
• Candidates with prior experience and/or interest in any legal-related field will have an added advantage.
• Candidates with an interest and/or aptitude in a technical or mathematical field will also have an advantage.

At the D. E. Shaw group, we believe the diversity of our employees is core to our strength and success. We are committed to supporting our people in work and in life, which is why we offer benefits such as a family planning and surrogacy program and a charitable gift match to all full-time employees.

Additionally, our staff-led affinity groups are pillars of our community, helping to celebrate diversity, promote leadership and development opportunities, and facilitate inclusive mentorship. Members and allies organize a wide range of educational and social programming, from expert talks to film festivals.

Candidates with relevant experience looking to restart their careers after a break are encouraged to apply for this position.

The members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, caregiver status, or any other category protected by law. We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and are eager to hear from individuals having a wide range of backgrounds and personal characteristics.

Candidates who are residents of California (any such candidate, a “California Resident”) should click here for our CCPA Recruitment Personal Information Privacy Notice.

The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates' resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term "personal information" is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass "personal data," "sensitive personal data," and "personally identifiable information" and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.

The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)

The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to recruiting.india@deshaw.com. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email cvwithdraw@deshaw.com. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to backgroundcheck-inquiries@deshaw.com.

The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates’ information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com.