Executive Coordinator to the CIO

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 to 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 anchored in excellence, meaning constant improvement, and it is deeply tied to our mission. Because markets are objective, competitive, and getting smarter everyday, we need to keep rapidly improving to have any chance of beating them. Truth is our most essential tool for engaging with the markets and constantly improving because once you know what's true about your problems and opportunities, you can determine how to get better. Valuing truth means being transparent about your decision-making and mistakes, giving and receiving feedback with humility, and fighting for the best answers over hierarchy, ego, or self-interest. Operating this way is hard – it's only possible because we build meaning in our work and relationships. This meaning comes from the audacity of the mission, and the joy of working alongside people who make you a better version of yourself. The culture, like Bridgewater itself, is always evolving. In 1997 our founder Ray Dalio wrote down his lessons, starting with a Philosophy Statement which remains our foundation. This later evolved into a set of 300+ Principles. In 2022, when Ray transitioned the company, we re-underwrote several of those principles and evolved others, with a specific focus on Meritocracy. Today the culture sits, alongside our people, as our most important edge. When we get it right, it’s the engine that powers everything else. 

About Your Role  

This is a high-stakes Executive support role at the epicenter of the firm. You will serve as the physical and operational extension of the CIO. This position is focused on high-fidelity execution, extreme reliability, and the grit to handle the tactical details that keep a C-Suite Executive moving. 
You are the shadow that ensures the CIO’s day-to-day life is frictionless. This role offers a direct window into the operational rhythm of the Alpha Engine and broader company. 

Responsibilities: 

• Operational Readiness: Own the physical environment. This includes conference room setup, cleaning up post-meeting, and ensuring the CIO is physically where he needs to be for his next engagement. 
• Run Daily Scheduling Machines: Manage the run-of-show, ensuring the CIO is set up well for the day - coordinate with drivers, handle badge access, and other daily operations upon arrival to facilitate a seamless transition into the workday. 
• Logistical Command: Execute high-frequency tactical needs: managing food lunch deliveries, booking conference rooms, creating Zoom links, and coordinating wardrobe requirements for specific events. 
• Meticulous Document Control: Manage a high volume of printing and document prep with responsiveness, including evenings and weekends sometimes.  
• Home Team Liaison: Serve as the primary bridge between the CIO’s professional office and his home team. You will orchestrate drivers, return printed materials, and sync personal plans with work needs. 
• Administration & Events: Handle expense reporting, manage travel and visas, and assist in the planning and execution of community events such as book clubs and speaker series. 
• Chief of Staff Partnership: You will partner closely with the Chief of Staff, providing coverage when they are out-of-office and learning to navigate tradeoffs and escalations under their guidance.   

Core Attributes: 

• Extreme Reliability: You derive satisfaction from a perfectly executed day and a flawless schedule. You are willing to roll up your sleeves for any task, no matter how small, to benefit the team.  
• High Professionalism & Discretion: You possess the emotional intelligence to handle highly sensitive information and the instinct to remain calm in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.  
• Unshakeable Grit: You are a fixer. You remain level-headed when faced with rapidly evolving situations and persistent ambiguity. 

Interested in learning more about working at Bridgewater? Hear about the experiences of our employees here. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• 1+ years of relevant experience 

Physical Requirements  

The anticipated onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our New York City campus. 

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 with opportunities that will challenge you and unlock your potential.  

Compensation Band:  

The wage range for this role is $110,000 - $130,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 80% - 90% of this wage range.  

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