Lead, Business Risk Management (BISO)

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.

Our Culture

Bridgewater’s unique success is the direct result of our unique way of being. We want an idea meritocracy in which meaningful work and meaningful relationships are pursued through radical truth and radical transparency. We require people to be extremely open, air disagreements, test each other’s logic, and view discovering mistakes and weaknesses as a good thing that leads to improvement and innovation. It is by continually striving together for the highest levels of truth and excellence that we create meaningful work and meaningful relationships. Within this culture, Diversity and Inclusion is a top priority because it is essential to finding the best talent in the world, enabling our idea meritocracy, and creating an environment where all types of people can thrive. We have a full-time team as well as affinity networks that work on these issues - If you would like to learn more, please let your Bridgewater recruiter know. 

Explore more information about Bridgewater’s culture on our website here. 

About the Role

The Business Information Security Officer (BISO) is a key component of Bridgewater's strategy of forward-deploying security directly into the business. The BISO is an individual contributor role driving cross-functional teams, who is required to understand, communicate, and help mitigate the security risks of one or more Bridgewater departments. This role demands a broad understanding of security risk analysis and audit, security controls across physical, staff, tech, and business domains, as well as security operations and management. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in one or more of these areas. This role offers a unique opportunity for a dynamic, independent individual to help Bridgewater build and run a world class security program.

You will have the following responsibilities:

• Act as a security liaison between the Security Team and one or more Bridgewater departments
• Understand and communicate the security risk of those departments
• Ensure key controls are in place and operational
• Provide departments with security tools, resources, and training

Minimum Qualifications

• Ideally 5-10 years of security risk and internal audit experience, ideally in the financial services industry. A background in consulting, Information Security, operations, or fund administration is also favorable.
• In depth knowledge of fundamental security principles, risk management, internal control principles, process control/improvement, risk, DR/BCP, security and regulatory compliance.
• Experience successfully driving projects in collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience implementing information security and risk management frameworks at department and enterprise levels.
• Effective verbal and written communication and skills.
• Effective relationship-building skills.
• Ability to synthesize data and express findings at both strategic and tactical levels.
• Analytical thinker with common sense.
• Adaptable to change and ambiguity.
• Proactively seeks appropriate training to further enhance client/ market/ industry knowledge.
• Working knowledge of the global capital markets, products, processes, systems, regulations, and securities operations preferred.
• CISSP, CISM, or CISA certification preferred. 
• Solid working knowledge of NIST 800-53 and ISO 27001/27002; Basel II, COSO, and/or ISO 31000 preferred.

Physical Requirements

This role will have an onsite requirement of 4-days per week, alternating between our NYC and Westport campuses. 

Compensation

The wage range for this role is $225,000 - $375,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70% - 80% of this wage range.

Why Chose 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