Analyst - Compliance (Trade Monitoring)

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $65 billion in investment capital as of December 1, 2024, 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 worlds capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.
We are seeking an Analyst to join our Compliance team at the firms office based in Hyderabad, or Bengaluru, or Gurugram, to work closely with a team of attorneys and compliance professionals to help ensure that the firms business activities are conducted in strict accordance with regulatory requirements. The Compliance group is an integral part of our global Financial Operations group and is responsible for implementing and enforcing policies and procedures across multiple regulatory requirements. This position affords the opportunity for broad exposure to the firms trading, operations, and software development groups, as well as the chance to handle real-time issues related to the firms expanding suite of global investment products in a dynamic, constantly evolving regulatory environment.
WHAT YOULL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
The Compliance group is responsible for implementing and enforcing policies and procedures across multiple regulatory requirements, where you will be assisting front office trading desks by conducting thorough research on the firms positions and applicable regulations for each asset class across jurisdictions through the deployment of advanced data analytics and data visualization techniques like statistical analysis, predictive modelling, clustering, etc. on tools like Power BI and others. You will also perform regulatory filing obligations, requiring complex quantitative and qualitative analysis of the firms short and long positions across US, UK, EU, Japan, etc. jurisdictions, and assist in monitoring and implementing controls designed to ensure compliance with global regulations by deploying various data analytics and visualization techniques. You will have the opportunity to assess and enhance the current workflows for Options, Futures, ETF trading related pre- and post-trade monitoring, front office coordination for deal reviews and approvals, market events like short sale bans, firms trading restriction management, assistance with regulatory exams and new fund launches, etc. Furthermore, there will be opportunities to work on various high value projects requiring enhancement of the firms compliance and trading infrastructure, designing products and coordinating their development with various technology teams, maintaining the firms high standards of compliance with new and existing regulations.
WHO WERE LOOKING FOR:
Basic qualifications:

• An MBA or Chartered Accountancy (CA) or equivalent, along with up to 2 years of work experience in the financial services industry
• Self-motivation, a results-oriented mindset, robust analytical and problem-solving skills, learning agility, attention to detail, the ability to work in a dynamic environment and the capacity to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills along with exceptional interpersonal skills
  

Preferred qualifications:

• A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Qualification
  

Interested candidates can apply through our website:
https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Adv/Link/AnlComTMMar2026
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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.