Principal Analyst/Associate Director - Credit Opportunities–

Financial Research

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology

development firm with more than $60 billion in investment capital as of
September 1, 2022, 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 looking for resourceful candidates to join our Financial Research

group based in Hyderabad/NCR/Bangalore, India. The group works
closely with various front office groups to provide high-quality, in-depth
support to the investment research and decision processes of the firm’s
global proprietary trading strategies. This role is responsible for
undertaking fundamental credit analysis of corporate bond and loan
issuers across geographies and working with Front Office desks to
objectively define the credit risk for those companies.

WHAT YOU’LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

In this role you’ll be expected to build and maintain detailed financial

models comprising of company financials, KPIs, capital structure,
valuation, operational and peer group analyses. Your responsibilities will
include monitoring industry-level data and preparing concise summaries
of company-specific nuances and opining on their credit impact.

You’ll be expected to work closely with front office analysts in assessing

corporate credit quality and iterating on financial models in a timely
manner. Additionally, you’ll be required to monitor companies under
coverage for earnings and other material developments. Other ad hoc
projects could include relative value tables, data compilation, etc. Over
time, these responsibilities will expand into industry coverage and
providing due diligence insights to the front office team.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

− Candidate should have a Master’s degree in finance or a Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA) and over five years of relevant experience,
along with excellent fundamental corporate credit analysis skills
− The candidate should have exceptional written and verbal
communication skills
− Candidates with exposure to high yield, stressed, and distressed
credits will be preferred

Candidates with relevant experience looking to restart their careers after

a break are encouraged to apply for this position.

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, color, caste, creed, religion,
pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran
status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other
protected class.