Senior Product Manager - Core People Platforms (Infra)
The D. E. Shaw Group
People & HR, Product
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Jan 16, 2026
What you’ll do day-to-day
- Support the product strategy and roadmap for core people infrastructure, with scope expected to evolve over time.
- Partner directly with senior business leaders to translate complex, high-stakes operational needs into clear product direction and prioritized investment.
- Lead discovery and delivery across a multi-year roadmap, balancing near-term operational reliability with longer-term platform modernization.
- Work closely with an international engineering team to build internal systems, integrate third-party platforms, and explore where AI can add real leverage.
- Establish structure for ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives—defining scope, success metrics, dependencies, and delivery approach.
- Oversee end-to-end execution: requirements, design, development, testing, rollout, and ongoing iteration.
- Play a key role in shaping how this new vertical operates, with the opportunity to take on broader leadership over time.