JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a competent business communications professional/writer for the firm’s Corporate Communications team in Hyderabad, India. The candidate will be primarily responsible for composing, editing, and proofreading business communications for day-to-day consumption as well as drafting periodic and ad-hoc strategic business content/reports.

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What you’ll do day-to-day

This is an Individual Contributor (IC) role within the Corporate Communications team and aligned to dedicatedly support Financial Operations (FinOp) team. You’ll be expected to develop an understanding of the firm’s business context at large and FinOp’s business context. You’ll be required to attend FinOp business meetings to understand the team’s current communication flow, standard, and challenges—and create/refine processes to make the communication further effective from time as well as impact standpoint. You’ll conceptualize, write, and edit business/executive content, including day-to-day business communications, to help FinOp meaningfully relay complex information to varied audiences across the globe. You’ll also coach FinOp team members across seniority levels to help strengthen their business writing skills and develop an understanding of the firm’s writing, communications, and branding guidelines. Furthermore, you’ll create firmwide communications around key business updates, strategic messages from the leadership, internal communications collateral, etc., as and when needed.

Who we’re looking for

• The ideal candidate should have five to eight years of experience in creating high-impact business content, meant for leadership consumption, for companies in finance (or related) sector.
• The candidate should have prior experience in conceptualizing and delivering complex business documents, including but not limited to a Business Unit Reviews (BUR), Business Proposals, Briefing Documents for Leadership, etc.
• Candidate should have an aptitude for coaching business personnel (including leaders) on their writing skills. Candidates with experience in facilitating timely learning interventions related to business communication would have an added advantage.
• The ideal candidate should have an understanding of operating in a multi-stakeholder environment, with multi-geo and multinational set up.
• Candidate should also have excellent project management skills and an analytical approach towards problem-solving.
• The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication/Communicative English with a Master's degree in Business Administration (or equivalent) or a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (or equivalent) with a Master's degree in Mass Communication/Communicative English.

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.

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