U.S. hedge fund heavyweight D. E. Shaw that manages more than $60 billion, is opening two new offices in the cities of Bengaluru and Gurugram, with over 300 employees.
The headcount includes some existing employees. D. E. Shaw currently has roughly 80 job positions open at D. E. Shaw India, according to its website, in areas including research, technology, finance, human resources and compliance.
The firm has been in the country since 1996, when it opened a technological development centre in Hyderabad. It employs nearly 1,500 people, which makes India its biggest country by number of employees.