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Venture Studio – Portfolio
New York
Weld Valuations, a startup venture launching out of the D. E. Shaw group, seeks a full-time valuation analyst to join its founding team. Weld is dedicated to helping small business owners understand and enhance the value of their companies as they plan for transition or succession, offering services such as business valuations, exit-readiness planning, and support for strategic transactions through a streamlined, tech-enabled model. As a portfolio company of the D. E. Shaw group’s venture studio, Weld benefits from the firm’s entrepreneurial experience and industry connectivity; however, all application review and hiring decisions will be managed independently by Weld.
What you’ll do day-to-day
Transform how business owners understand and unlock the value of their business.
Collaborate with leadership to refine methodologies, enhance the client experience, and contribute to Weld’s go-to-market strategy.
Improve how valuations are delivered—leveraging technology, automation, and data to make the process more insightful and scalable.
Perform valuation work while also influencing the broader product and service roadmap.
Help establish the framework, standards, and operating model for how future valuation analysts work within Weld’s technology platform.
Who we’re looking for
A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related discipline is required; an advanced degree (MBA, MSF) is a plus.
A valuation certification such as ASA or CVA.
Three years of relevant work experience and at least two years of experience performing lower market valuations, financial modeling, or related analysis.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex analyses into clear insights for clients.
An entrepreneurial and creative mindset, with an interest in strategy, client engagement, and building scalable processes, including helping lay the foundation for a scalable analyst organization.
Comfort operating in a tech-enabled, AI-native environment, and enthusiasm for helping shape new tools and improving design and delivery of valuations across different audiences.
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and excel in an early-stage, high-accountability environment, with a focus on driving organizational growth and success.
The expected annual base salary for this position is $120,000 to $150,000.
The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.
The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.
European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), California, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai candidates should refer to the corresponding linked privacy notice.
The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates’ resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term “personal information” is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass “personal data,” “sensitive personal data,” and “personally identifiable information” and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.
The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)
The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email cvwithdraw@deshaw.com. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to backgroundcheck-inquiries@deshaw.com.
The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates’ information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com.
New York
Weld Valuations, a startup venture launching out of the D. E. Shaw group, seeks a full-time valuation analyst to join its founding team. Weld is dedicated to helping small business owners understand and enhance the value of their companies as they plan for transition or succession, offering services such as business valuations, exit-readiness planning, and support for strategic transactions through a streamlined, tech-enabled model. As a portfolio company of the D. E. Shaw group’s venture studio, Weld benefits from the firm’s entrepreneurial experience and industry connectivity; however, all application review and hiring decisions will be managed independently by Weld.
What you’ll do day-to-day
Transform how business owners understand and unlock the value of their business.
Collaborate with leadership to refine methodologies, enhance the client experience, and contribute to Weld’s go-to-market strategy.
Improve how valuations are delivered—leveraging technology, automation, and data to make the process more insightful and scalable.
Perform valuation work while also influencing the broader product and service roadmap.
Help establish the framework, standards, and operating model for how future valuation analysts work within Weld’s technology platform.
Who we’re looking for
A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related discipline is required; an advanced degree (MBA, MSF) is a plus.
A valuation certification such as ASA or CVA.
Three years of relevant work experience and at least two years of experience performing lower market valuations, financial modeling, or related analysis.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex analyses into clear insights for clients.
An entrepreneurial and creative mindset, with an interest in strategy, client engagement, and building scalable processes, including helping lay the foundation for a scalable analyst organization.
Comfort operating in a tech-enabled, AI-native environment, and enthusiasm for helping shape new tools and improving design and delivery of valuations across different audiences.
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and excel in an early-stage, high-accountability environment, with a focus on driving organizational growth and success.
The expected annual base salary for this position is $120,000 to $150,000.
The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.
The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.
European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), California, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai candidates should refer to the corresponding linked privacy notice.
The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates’ resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term “personal information” is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass “personal data,” “sensitive personal data,” and “personally identifiable information” and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.
The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)
The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email cvwithdraw@deshaw.com. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to backgroundcheck-inquiries@deshaw.com.
The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates’ information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com.
Salary : $120,000 - $150,000