About Bridgewater
Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors.
Our investment process is driven by a tireless pursuit to understand how the world’s markets and economies work — using cutting-edge technology to validate and execute on timeless and universal investment principles. Founded in 1975, we are a community of independent thinkers who share a commitment for excellence. By fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion, we strive to unlock the most complex questions in investment strategy, management, and corporate culture.
Explore more information about Bridgewater on our website here.
Our Culture
Our culture is tied to our mission, which is to understand how the world’s markets and economies work, and to translate that into world-class investment performance. This requires an extraordinary team, defined by the best individuals and the best portfolio of people, operating in an idea meritocracy. In this, we are uncompromising on our shared values of excellence, truth, integrity, humility, and courage. Our aspiration of a vibrant idea meritocracy requires diversity of thought – this comes from diversity of background, identity, experience, and so much more. We pursue inclusion because it’s how we unlock the power of that diversity and make sure the best ideas get heard. To sustain this way of being through lots of years and lots of circumstances, we invest in meaningful work and meaningful relationships – the purpose and joy that comes from tackling something challenging and worthy, alongside people who make us better versions of ourselves.
About the Alpha Engine
Our core mission as an organization is to understand the fundamental drivers of markets and turn that understanding into high-quality portfolios and investment advice for our clients. We do this in three critical ways: by being fundamental, systematic, and diversified. We seek to understand the economy in a fundamental way, uncovering the timeless and universal cause-and-effect linkages that drive global markets. That understanding is implemented systematically and converted into explicit rules that can be rigorously stress-tested. Finally, we create highly diversified portfolios that are not dependent on any one source of return and can survive a wide range of economic environments.
About the Investment Talent Management Team
The Investment Talent team sits within our Talent Department in the Alpha Engine and works closely with our business partners to onboard, develop, and retain the world’s best investment talent. We design and implement talent development programs to ensure the success of our next generation of innovative thinkers. The team also partners with various stakeholders to manage ongoing talent initiatives within the department, such as performance management, succession planning, and community. Developing our talent is a top priority of the Investment Engine and our team is at the frontlines of this endeavor.
About Your Role
Our team is looking for a proactive, collaborative, and highly organized operations associate to partner in running talent initiatives for our investors. At the core of Bridgewater’s success is our people, and this position plays a critical role in advancing our long-term vision to attract the right talent, develop that talent, and transform the employee experience.
You will be a click for the role if you:
- Are interested in the learning and development space and becoming a talent expert
- Have strong attention to detail with a demonstrated track record of operational excellence
- Are comfortable navigating ambiguity
- Have a track record of managing and executing on many concurrent threads across different initiatives
- Have a passion for running and improving processes
- Have an ability to clearly communicate and collaborate with a variety of different stakeholders
You will drive the following responsibilities:
- Manage and execute the engineering training program, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations
- Partner with various teams to ensure training milestones are met and challenges are addressed proactively
- Ensure program materials and logistics are organized and executed with precision
- Analyze data from programs and engagement surveys to assess program effectiveness
- Oversee logistics for our engineering summer internship
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, providing clear communication and support
- Contribute to the design and implementation of training programs that drive the growth and development of our talent
- Provide administrative support for internal events and meetings
We are looking for candidates with the following minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience in coordination, project management, or program management
- An operational guru who is able to ensure successful completion of projects
- Enthusiasm for tackling talent problems and partner with stakeholders to build solutions
- Able to autonomously operate in a fluid and dynamic environment and be flexible when priorities shift
- Anticipate potential obstacles and address them before they arise
- Actively listens, asks questions, develops an independent conclusion, and is willing to challenge the popular view to achieve firmwide goals
- Previous experience in a talent or people-oriented role
Physical requirements:
This role will follow a hybrid schedule, with an onsite requirement alternating between our NYC and Westport campuses.
Compensation Band:
- The wage range for this position is $110,000-$175,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 80%-90% of this wage range.
Why Choose Bridgewater?
It takes all types to make Bridgewater great. We seek a diverse group of innovative thinkers and push them to engage in rigorous and thoughtful inquiry. We develop people through an honest examination of their abilities and performance, enabling personal growth and professional development. We strive to provide you opportunities that will challenge you and unlock your potential.
One of our core priorities at Bridgewater is to enable our employees to build a great life and career, and we believe our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy. As such, currently Bridgewater offers a competitive suite of benefits. Explore more information about Bridgewater’s benefits on our website here.
Bridgewater reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.
This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Bridgewater has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
What We Do
Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors.
Our investment process is driven by a tireless pursuit to understand how the world’s markets and economies work — using cutting edge technology to validate and execute on timeless and universal investment principles.
Founded in 1975, we are a community of independent thinkers who share a commitment for excellence. By fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion, we strive to unlock the most complex questions in investment strategy, management, and corporate culture.
