Analyst – Executive Assistant

DESRI (formerly D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments) is a market-leading owner and operator of renewable energy projects throughout the United States. We have acquired or developed approximately 13 gigawatts of contracted capacity across a portfolio of over 85 renewable energy projects in 24 states. DESRI is run by a dynamic team with offices located at New York, Denver, Houston, Portland and Hyderabad (India).

• →Provide administrative and operational support to senior executives while actively engaging in business processes.
• →Cross-functional coordination for supporting the company’s signatory process through document routing, quality checks, and signature allocation. 
• →Manage daily calendars for senior U.S.-based executives and coordinating firmwide meetings across time zones
• →Assist with expense submissions (Workday experience is a plus), travel logistics, and visitor arrangements, organizing internal events and leadership visits.
• →Maintain effective communication and recordkeeping, including archiving recordings and managing firmwide announcements and communications wherever applied.
• →Proactively contribute to the team's process improvement efforts.
• →Build SOP documentation, guidelines or user instruction documents and contribute to the training library in the team.
• →Stepping up for any additional requests from senior executives as they arise — from quick research tasks to last-minute coordination — with a resourceful, can-do attitude.

The ideal candidate should hold – 

• A bachelor’s/master’s degree with one to three years of professional experience as an executive assistant. 
• Proven mastery of the Microsoft Office specifically Outlook and Excel. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, stakeholder management skills, organizational skills, problem solving skills, and an eye for detail. 
• Excel at working both independently and as part of a team — someone who sees a colleague’s challenge as a team challenge, and steps in without being asked. 
• Accustomed to having ownership over their work product, adept at managing their time, and have a willingness to learn.
• Comfort with routine, process-driven work — the ability to maintain consistency and quality across recurring tasks and structured workflows over time.
• A flexible and adaptable personality — someone who adjusts to shifting priorities without losing grip on their deliverables.
• Familiarity and hands-on experience with AI tools is highly preferred.