Ventures Platform Associate

Professional Services Denver

The D. E. Shaw group seeks a ventures platform associate to join its expanding platform team. This is a ground-floor opportunity on a fast-growing platform, where the associate will play a key part in developing and executing scalable processes that support portfolio companies through customer introductions, events, expert networks, and brand initiatives. The position offers meaningful room to grow and drive the role’s scope, along with the opportunity to collaborate across multiple workstreams, enhance the value delivered to portfolio companies, and help build the operational foundation for the platform’s continued growth.

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.

The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.

The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.

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