Ventures Platform Associate

The D. E. Shaw Group

• $120K — $145K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; 2-4 years experience in platform, consulting, or operations.
  • Strong project management and execution skills with attention to detail.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and build processes from scratch.
  • Relationship-driven, commercially minded with excellent written communication.
  • Skilled in coordinating with multiple stakeholders and portfolio companies.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and coordinate outreach efforts for customer introductions and manage follow-ups.
  • Organize logistics for events and brand initiatives, including contract management and post-event follow-up.
  • Identify and research experts to engage, managing outreach and developing processes.
  • Maintain visibility into ongoing initiatives and drive items to completion with internal teams.
  • Collaborate with leadership to take on increasing responsibility for workflows and operations.

Benefits

  • Medical and prescription drug coverage.
  • 401(k) contribution matching.
  • Wellness reimbursement program.
  • Family building benefits.
  • Charitable gift match program.
Full Job Description
What you'll do day-to-day

  • Draft and coordinate tailored outreach for customer introductions, manage target lists, and oversee follow-ups across portfolio companies.
  • Organize and execute logistics for events, speakers, and brand initiatives-including managing contracts, briefing materials, and post-event follow-up-which may involve occasional travel.
  • Identify and research potential experts, manage outreach and records, and develop repeatable processes for expert network engagements.
  • Maintain visibility into ongoing platform initiatives, triage and respond to incoming requests, and drive open items to completion in partnership with internal teams.
  • Work closely with leadership to assume increasing responsibility for established workflows and recurring operational activities.


What we're looking for

  • A bachelor's degree and two to four years of relevant experience in platform, consulting, operations, or a similar execution-focused field.
  • Demonstrated project management and execution skills, with the ability to track many concurrent initiatives at a macro level while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Sound judgment, initiative, and comfort operating in ambiguity, including the ability to build process from the ground up.
  • A relationship-driven, commercially minded approach, along with excellent written communication and the ability to coordinate effectively with portfolio companies and multiple stakeholders.
  • The expected annual base salary for this position is $120,000 to $145,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.


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