About DESRI
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).
We are looking for a resourceful and collaborative professional to join DESRI, based out of the firm’s Hyderabad, India office. The successful candidate will be a part of a small, inclusive, highly skilled team responsible for supporting DESRI’s portfolio of wind, solar and battery projects in an agile environment that values collaboration, thoughtful problem solving, and attention to detail. The ideal candidate takes pride in owning their work, adapts well to a structured and process-oriented environment, and brings a team-first mindset to everything they do.
What you'll do
- 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.
Qualification
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.
