The D. E. Shaw group seeks motivated, intellectually curious students to join one of the firm’s strategy and business development (SBD) groups as interns. Throughout the summer, SBD interns will have the opportunity to collaborate with a collegial team on challenging, high-impact projects that are core to the firm’s strategic decision-making and commercial outcomes. This is a ten-week program that will take place in New York and is expected to run from June to August 2027.

Be an integral member of one of four SBD groups: Corporate Development, the COO Group, Communications, or Investor Relations.
Take on commercially impactful projects that require rigorous analytical thinking and creative problem solving. SBD roles span a range of skill sets, from qualitative research and project management to quantitative modeling and data analytics.
For example, you might assess which markets our trading strategies should expand into, research and propose SEO/GEO improvements to our website, develop a cost-benefit model for developing new marketing content, or participate in internal consulting work, such as researching where to open a new office or the adoption of generative AI.

Strategy and Business Development Intern (New York) - Summer 2027