Analyst - Compliance Compliance Testing

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $90 billion in investment capital as of March 1, 2026, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world’s capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.

We are seeking an analyst to work closely with a team of attorneys and compliance professionals to help ensure that the firm’s business activities are conducted in strict accordance with regulatory requirements, as part of the Compliance team based in the firm’s office in Hyderabad. This position affords the opportunity for broad exposure to the firm’s trading, operations, and software development groups, as well as the chance to handle real-time issues related to the firm’s expanding suite of global investment products in a dynamic, constantly evolving regulatory environment.

WHAT YOULL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

You’ll develop an understanding of the firm’s structure, business activities, policies and procedures, and related regulatory expectations. You’ll gather and analyze information about various aspects of the firm’s activities and internal controls and identify possibilities for improvement, involving periodic testing of various compliance processes and meticulous documentation of the results. You’ll be expected to interact with various groups across the firm (for example, Compliance, Front Office, Financial Operations, Human Capital and Technology); while developing and maintaining excellent working relationships to ensure understanding of processes and cooperation. In addition to this, you’ll perform reviews of the Firm’s policies and procedures to identify potential violations of policy, conduct complex quantitative and qualitative analysis of the firm’s data, and be required to represent the results during meetings with stakeholders and in various discussions, activities, and initiatives pertaining to the Compliance Testing team.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

The ideal candidate should have-

• Chartered Accountant along with 0-3 years of work experience in audit, business process consulting, compliance, or similar roles involving internal controls
• A result-oriented mindset, self-motivation, robust analytical and problem-solving skills, the ability to learn quickly, high attention to detail, and the capacity to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills along with exceptional interpersonal skills
• An understanding of the investment management/hedge fund industry, securities regulations and financial instruments
• Experience in preparing risk assessments and formal written reports
  
  

Interested candidates can apply through our website: https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/Link/AnaComplianceApr26

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The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careers.

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

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