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 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 the Role

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Project Coordinator to support Community operations and programming across the firm. This role is designed for a strong executor who can manage day-to-day team operations and projects, maintain critical systems and data, and provide consistent, high-quality support across a wide range of community initiatives and events.

The Project Coordinator provides consistent operational support across Community team workflows—ensuring information is accurate, processes are followed, and day-to-day execution is reliable. This role supports maintaining a comprehensive view of firmwide community activity, assists with event logistics and execution, and ensures that foundational systems (e.g., calendars, trackers, documentation) are accurate and up to date.

This role will also apply AI and emerging technologies to support engagement tracking, event operations, and reporting within established workflows.

Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple workflows simultaneously, sound judgment in escalating risks, and a commitment to operating with high standards, transparency, and continuous improvement.

You Will Drive the Following Responsibilities

Day-to-Day Team Operations

• Support and maintain core operational workflows that enable the Community team to run effectively day-to-day.
• Track and process Community expenses, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to established processes.
• Maintain the Community Program Tracker, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Maintain Community team distribution lists (DLs) and communication channels (e.g., Slack).
• Manage RSVP tracking across events, ensuring accurate attendance data and reliable records.
• Maintain organized, structured file systems and documentation across platforms.
• Support updates to the Community SharePoint site and Confluence pages to ensure information is current and accessible.
• Manage the Community event calendar, including company-wide invites and scheduling coordination.

Company Calendar & Event Intake Management

• Support maintenance of a comprehensive, up-to-date view of community-related events and programming across the firm.
• Assist with intake review and coordination of new events, ensuring proper documentation and alignment with team processes.
• Identify and flag potential risks across events, including:
• Legal and compliance considerations
• Physical and logistical risks
• Tone and messaging alignment
• Scheduling conflicts
• Internal stakeholder concerns
• Escalate risks clearly and promptly to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support improvements to intake processes, visibility, and coordination across Community programming.

Administrative Event Support

• Provide administrative and operational support for Community events across the full lifecycle.
• Support event planning logistics, materials, and coordination across stakeholders.
• Assist with vendor coordination, onboarding, and communication.
• Support day-to-day execution and on-site logistics as needed.
• Ensure event materials, communications, and trackers are accurate and up-to-date.
• Capture and organize post-event documentation to support repeatability and learning.

Life Events & Milestone Programs

• Support execution of Life Events and Milestone programs across the firm.
• Maintain trackers and documentation to ensure consistent, timely, and accurate delivery.
• Assist with communications and coordination across stakeholders.
• Maintain visibility into program activity and flag gaps, inconsistencies, or risks.

Team-Level Outcomes

• Accurate, complete, and up-to-date community data that supports informed decision-making.
• Reliable execution of Community events and programs within established processes.
• Timely identification and escalation of operational risks and conflicts.
• Well-maintained systems, trackers, and documentation that support consistency and repeatability.
• Strong operational support that enables the broader Community team to execute effectively.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and execute reliably in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, consistency, and follow-through.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across stakeholders.
• Experience supporting operations, coordination, administrative functions, or events.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with ownership and accountability within defined processes, consistently following through on commitments.
• Sound judgment in identifying when to escalate risks, issues, or ambiguities, and doing so clearly and promptly.
• Ability to follow established processes while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across teams, incorporating input and aligning on shared outcomes.
• Comfort operating in a transparent, feedback-driven environment, including:
• Proactively surfacing errors, gaps, and risks
• Giving and receiving direct, constructive feedback
• Flagging inconsistencies rather than working around them
• Ability to maintain high standards while managing multiple concurrent workflows.
• Comfort working with tools such as Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, and Confluence, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Interest in or exposure to using AI tools or technology to support workflows, tracking, or reporting

Physical Requirements

The onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our NYC campus with travel to Westport, CT as required.

Compensation

The wage range for this role 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

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.  

About 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. The 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, 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 the Legal & Regulatory Group:  

The Legal & Regulatory Group is responsible for partnering with Bridgewater businesses to protect the legal and regulatory interests of the firm and its clients and managing legal and regulatory risk to ensure that employees act in accordance with the highest legal and ethical standards. Our group maintains in-house expertise in many areas, including corporate, investment management, private funds, intellectual property, employment and commercial law and compliance. The team works closely with a broad range of departments within the firm and manages relationships with external counsel and regulatory consultants.  

About Your Role  

The Compliance Officer will be expected to contribute on day one. Together with other members of the team, the Compliance Officer will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Bridgewater’s regulatory obligations. While expected to contribute across all areas of the compliance program, core responsibilities will involve serving as the primary advisory and operational partner to at least two practice areas within Bridgewater’s Compliance Team, which include Client Service and Marketing and Conduct Risk and Control. Specific assignment will depend on the Compliance Team’s needs as well as the Compliance Officer’s aptitude and interest.  

In addition, the Compliance Officer will also be expected to work with the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), Deputy CCO, and other senior leaders on strategic initiatives and essential workstreams. For a high achiever, this strategic work is expected to increase over time and ultimately the scope of the role will be limited only by the abilities and dedication of the person inhabiting it. Potential strategic initiatives include marshalling AI to enhance the Compliance Department’s effectiveness and make existing controls more efficient. 

You will drive the following responsibilities:  

• Advising on regulatory frameworks for where, how, and to whom Bridgewater products and services can be marketed 

• Review of marketing materials and overseeing the use of AI for such processes 

• Management of state lobbyist filings, approvals for outbound gifts and entertainment and political contributions, and bad actor checks. 

• Advising front office staff, including department heads, on regulatory matters  

• Overseeing vendors and consultants with both substantive and operational roles to ensure quality outcomes  

• Navigating and advising on medium level compliance, client service, and investment complexities  

We are looking for candidates with the following minimum qualifications: 

To thrive in our unique culture, one must demonstrate humility, innate curiosity, and openness to new ideas/approaches. Members of our community need to be hard working and willing to run through walls for the firm and the team, confident in their ability to figure things out and humble enough to ask for help when needed, and goal-oriented. Like all Bridgewater employees, the Analyst will be expected to be honest, exceptionally direct, excited about providing and receiving feedback, constantly striving for improvement and committed to the pursuit of excellence. 

In addition to the ability to live these core values, ideal candidates will possess many of the following experience and attributes: 

• 3-5 years at a law firm and/or in-house legal or compliance team with a focus on financial services regulation  

• High intellectual horsepower, agility, logical reasoning, practicality and curiosity  

• Comfort operating proactively and independently while simultaneously not being afraid to ask for help when required  

• Strong project management and oversight capabilities; willingness to hold others accountable to deadlines and obligations  

• Strong interpersonal skills; professional, team-oriented with strong work ethic and a “can-do, will-do” attitude  

• Excellent oral and written communication skills  

• J.D. preferred  

• Familiarity with regulations applicable to alternative investment managers and private funds preferred, but not required for the right candidate  

Physical Requirements  

The onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our Westport, CT headquarters campus.   

Compensation  

The wage range for this role is $160,000-$245,000 of base salary and discretionary bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70-90% 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  

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 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 

In this role, you will become a core finance partner to a major part of the business, helping leaders understand the financial implications of their decisions and shaping how the firm evaluates and executes opportunities. You will take on meaningful analytical responsibility from day one, work directly with senior stakeholders, and contribute to decisions that materially impact the business. This role offers a steep learning curve and accelerated development for someone motivated to build strong financial judgment, ownership, and influence early in their career. 

You will drive the following responsibilities:  

• Serve as the primary finance partner for a business unit, managing the end-to-end relationship between finance and a key area of the firm. 
• Continuously evolve how finance supports decision-making by improving clarity, rigor, and relevance for operators and leaders. 
• Play a central role in budgeting and planning, ensuring resources are aligned with business priorities and strategic objectives. 
• Support the full capital deployment lifecycle by helping shape business cases for new initiatives, evaluating trade-offs, and assessing strategic or operational shifts. 
• Maintain accountability for how capital is deployed through data-driven analysis, tracking, and ongoing dialogue with business partners to ensure spend aligns with intended outcomes. 
• Build clear, well-structured financial analyses and models that inform leadership decisions, proactively investigate key questions, and translate insights into actionable recommendations. 
• Create concise materials and narratives that communicate the “so what” behind the numbers, enabling senior stakeholders to make confident, informed decisions. 
• Act as a financial steward by bringing discipline, transparency, and rigor to how the firm allocates resources in support of long-term value creation. 

Minimum Qualifications  

• 2–4 years of analytical experience in roles such as FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or business planning. 
• Demonstrated experience building financial models, scenario analyses, and structured recommendations to support business decision-making. 
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to take initiative, solve problems creatively, and carry work from idea through execution. 
• High analytical horsepower with the ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. 
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to partner with senior leaders, ask sharp questions, and build trust through clarity and sound reasoning. 
• Comfort challenging assumptions thoughtfully and bringing data-driven perspectives to discussions. 
• Interest in leveraging technology and staying current on AI and automation trends to improve efficiency and decision-making. 
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables. 
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting with a strong academic record. 

Physical Requirements  

This role will follow a hybrid schedule, with an onsite requirement alternating between our NYC and Westport campuses.   

Compensation

The expected annual base salary for this position is $160,000 - $200,000. The total compensation package includes variable compensation in the form of a discretionary target bonus. 

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 

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. 

About 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 every day, 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 the Alpha Engine Department

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 Chief of Staff Role

This is a high-stakes role at the epicenter of one of the world’s largest hedge funds. You will serve as the operational nervous system for a C-Suite executive within the Alpha Engine—the division overseeing our flagship Pure Alpha fund.

This is a mission-critical position focused on high-fidelity execution, triage, and extreme reliability. You are responsible for ensuring the "trains run on schedule" in an environment where the Executive can be a high-demand bottleneck. You will partner directly with leadership to orchestrate priorities, navigating ambiguous problems while executing a clear strategic roadmap.

Core Responsibilities

• Central Workflow Command: Become the central point person for all workflows interacting with the Executive. You are the first line of defense—making fast, objective decisions on what requires immediate attention and what you can resolve independently.
• Strategic Triage & Synthesis: Act as the primary filter for all escalations. You must be a fast learner able to connect the dots, remain level-headed while determining what requires the Executive's immediate focus, and generate a clear synthesis of complex issues for the broader team.
• Meticulous Calendar & Priority Management: Own the Executive’s time with precision. You must translate ambiguous or limited direction into an excellently prioritized schedule that reflects the firm’s most important goals and urgent needs.
• Stakeholder Orchestration: Manage high-volume outreach from senior leaders across the firm. When the Executive is unreachable, you are the bridge—keeping stakeholders aligned, managing expectations, ensuring follow-ups are addressed promptly, and escalating when needed.
• Project Management: Oversee critical internal and external workstreams. You ensure every project is handled with the end-to-end precision required for C-Suite execution.
• Always-On Operational Pulse: Serve as the primary point of contact for an office that is serving clients on a global scale, 24/7, 365. You will ensure 360-degree coverage of business priorities and maintain a tight operational grip even when clarity is limited. You will manage a coordinator who will partner with you on these responsibilities.

Desired Profile - The Unshakeable Operator

• High Agency & Behind-the-Scenes Impact: You are comfortable supporting a high-powered executive from behind the scenes. You derive satisfaction from a perfectly executed day and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get whatever is needed done for the benefit of the team.
• Exceptional Judgment & Discretion: You possess the emotional intelligence and instinct to manage highly sensitive information with absolute discretion. You know exactly when to "interrupt" the Executive versus when to pull in other senior leaders to solve a problem.
• Extreme Perseverance: You have the grit to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. You are a fixer who remains calm and collected when faced with rapidly evolving situations and persistent ambiguity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in high-stakes business operations, administrative orchestration, and complex execution, with a track record of managing competing priorities with minimal errors. We are open to a variety of backgrounds.
• Commitment: Willingness to be in-office 4 days/week and stay connected during evenings or weekends as workflows require.

Physical Requirements

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

Wage Range

The wage range for this role is $180,000- $280,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70 - 80% of this wage range.

Why 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.} 

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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 the Finance Department and Role

Finance is the guardian of Bridgewater’s financial resources. We seek to drive sustainable shareholder value by controlling, safeguarding, and optimizing use of the firm’s financial resources. The department provides strategic partnership, insights, and independent challenge along with the delivery of high-quality financial reporting, forecasting and analysis while maintaining effective and efficient operational control. 

The Director of Investor Relations is a key driver of Bridgewater’s investor narrative, serving as the connective tissue between the business, the CFO and Board, and our shareholders. This role is devoted to synthesizing complex financial and business information into clear, credible, and compelling communication for the firm’s most senior internal and external stakeholders. The role will also oversee the  Company’s equity valuation process, driving the day-to-day analysis and conceptual thinking, understanding valuation trends and market comparables, and summarizing results for senior audiences and shareholders. 

Reporting to the Head of Investor Relations, the Director will evolve Investor Relations from a historically operationally focused function into a proactive, narrative-driven capability that shapes how Bridgewater’s performance, strategy, and long-term value creation are understood by shareholders and governance bodies. The role requires strong judgment, exceptional synthesis, strong analytical skills, market intelligence, and comfort operating at the CFO and Board level. 

You will drive the following responsibilities: 

Own and evolve Bridgewater’s investor narrative 

• Serve as the primary architect and steward of the firm’s investor story, ensuring consistency, clarity, and strategic coherence across all shareholder communications. 
• Translate business strategy, performance, and risk into investor-ready messaging that reflects both near-term results and long-term value creation. 
• Proactively identify narrative gaps, emerging investor questions, and areas where messaging must evolve as the firm grows. 

Senior stakeholder and shareholder engagement 

• Act as the senior point of connection between the business and its shareholders, maintaining trusted, long-term relationships grounded in credibility and transparency. 

• Prepare and deliver high-quality, client-facing materials for shareholders, the CFO, and the Board, including quarterly and annual reporting, strategic updates, and ad hoc analyses. 

• Partner closely with the CFO on Board-level reporting and investor communications, exercising sound judgment on framing, emphasis, and disclosure. 

Strategic leadership of the IR function 

• Expand and elevate the scope of Investor Relations beyond historical execution (e.g., distributions, statements, reporting) to include forward-looking strategy, positioning, and insight. Partner well with Equity and Ownership Operations, Corporate Finance, Legal, People, and other teams. 

• Set the agenda and priorities for the IR function as it scales from an individual contributor model to a mature team capability. 

• Establish best practices for synthesis, storytelling, and senior-level communication within the IR team. 

Synthesis, analysis, and decision support 

• Integrate inputs across finance, accounting, tax, FP&A, and the business to produce clear, decision-relevant insights for senior leadership and shareholders. 

• Drive the Company’s equity valuation process in partnership with senior IR leadership, owning the analytical approach and synthesis. 

• Lead the Development of analyses related to valuation, capital structure, performance drivers, and scenario planning, with an emphasis on what matters most to investors. 

• Ensure complex financial information is distilled into concise, structured outputs that support effective governance and decision-making. 

Cross-functional partnership and execution 

• Partner with accounting, FP&A, tax, legal, and business leaders to ensure accuracy, alignment, and consistency across all investor-facing materials. 

• Oversee shareholder-related processes (e.g., earnings, distributions, reporting) at a strategic level, ensuring operational excellence without being consumed by day-to-day execution. 

• Drive continuous improvement and systemization where it improves clarity, efficiency, or investor experience. 

You will be a click for the role if you: 

• Have a hunger to leverage financial analytics to tell and shape the business story. Experience forming well synthesized, structured recommendations from financial information and communicating with leadership creating summaries and presentations to communicate financial information or other data effectively. 

• Are an independent thinker. At the same time, have an eagerness and curiosity to learn about financial concepts and their business implications from experienced leaders in the space. 

• Have a high level of analytical ability. Good common sense and can quickly iterate in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and high-performance environment. 

• Seek and give feedback 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of progressive experience in investor relations, corporate finance, investment banking, management consulting, corporate development, or a related strategic finance role. 

• Demonstrated experience operating at the CFO, Board, and senior executive level, including preparing and presenting high-stakes materials. 

• Exceptional synthesis and communication skills, with a track record of turning complex financial and business information into clear, compelling narratives. 

• Expertise with financial analysis and modelling. 

• Strong understanding of valuation, capital structure, financial performance drivers, and investor perspectives. 

• Proven ability to operate independently with sound judgment in ambiguous, high-expectation environments. 

• Experience building or scaling a function, team, or capability is strongly preferred. 

Physical Requirements

Employees are required to work at our Westport CT campus as their principal work location, a minimum of four days per week.

Compensation:

The wage range for this role is $230,000-$385,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70% - 80% of this wage range.

Why 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

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.

About 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. The 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, 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 the Legal & Regulatory Group:

The Legal & Regulatory Group partners with Bridgewater’s businesses to safeguard the legal and regulatory interests of the firm and its clients, manage legal risk, and ensure employees uphold the highest legal and ethical standards. Our team maintains in-house expertise across a broad range of areas, including corporate, investment management, private funds, intellectual property, employment, commercial law, and compliance. We work closely with departments across the firm and manage active relationships with external counsel. As part of our commitment to excellence and continuous improvement, we integrate advanced technology and broader service initiatives into our legal practice. We leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence and advanced technology platforms to strengthen our strategic capabilities and deliver scalable, forward-looking solutions that support businesses across the firm. The team also maintains a deep and ongoing commitment to pro bono service, reflecting our belief that the full strength of our legal expertise should be deployed not only for our clients but also in service of the broader community.

About the Role:

We are seeking a talented, analytical and practical lawyer to join our Investment Management Legal team. A broad background in asset management and investment funds practice is essential, but the right person must also have the interest in and ability to stretch across multiple disciplines, partnering with senior subject-matter experts and outside counsel across a wide variety of legal and regulatory subjects.

The successful candidate will engage in all aspects of our investment management practice spanning fund formation, preparation of offering materials, and negotiation of the full range of client and dealer facing investment agreements. You will work directly with other in-house attorneys, outside counsel, internal clients across investment, client service, and operations teams, and the banks and dealers with which we trade.

We are looking for someone with a high level of ownership and strong desire to thoughtfully contribute to strategic decisions. The environment is rigorous and dynamic and requires balancing many priorities. The right candidate will possess a high degree of integrity, thrive in a culture of direct, constructive feedback, find ways to improve internal processes and procedures, and commit to the continuous development and improvement of themselves, the team, and Bridgewater.

We are committed to providing meaningful training and mentorship to help the successful candidate build the skills needed to excel in this role and develop as a well-rounded investment management lawyer. The team member will receive structured guidance, subject to learning milestones and hands-on experience with senior leadership designed to strengthen their technical expertise, commercial acumen, and professional judgment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Structuring, delivering, negotiating and interpreting private fund documentation, including fund offering documentation, investment management agreements, side letters and ancillary documents, and investment documentation with our counterparties, including ISDAs, futures and swaps clearing agreements, repurchase agreements, prime brokerage agreements, electronic trading agreements, and other ancillary agreements that support those relationships.

• Providing legal support for regulatory compliance activities by advising compliance, enablement and business units regarding requirements applicable to investment management, trading, marketing, conflicts of interest, and regulatory reporting.

• Proactively supporting the research, development, and launch of innovative products and novel strategies.

• Maintaining relationships with and managing outside counsel, vendors, service providers, and other third parties as required.

We are looking for a candidate with the following minimum qualifications:

• 3+ years of legal practice at a firm or in-house with meaningful exposure to asset management, private funds, or trading documentation.
• Experience drafting and negotiating any of the following types of agreements: fund offering documents, investment management agreements, side letters, ISDAs, futures and swaps clearing agreements, repurchase agreements or prime brokerage agreements,
• Familiarity with laws and regulations applicable to alternative investment managers and private funds, including those promulgated by the SEC and CFTC.
• Ability to communicate complex legal issues and deliver clear guidance to senior leadership.
• Commercial orientation and ability to provide practical counsel as a business thought partner, biased towards considered action rather than abstract legal observations.
• Passion, humility and curiosity for financial markets and asset management.
• Enthusiasm to learn and innovate at the cutting edge of the law.

Physical Requirements

The onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our Westport, CT headquarters campus. 

Compensation

The wage range for this role is $215,000- $310,000 of base salary and discretionary bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 75-85% 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

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 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 the Finance Department and Role

Finance is the guardian of Bridgewater’s financial resources. We seek to drive sustainable shareholder value by controlling, safeguarding, and optimizing use of the firm’s financial resources. The department provides strategic partnership, insights, and independent challenge along with the delivery of high-quality financial reporting, forecasting and analysis while maintaining effective and efficient operational control.

Bridgewater is currently hiring a Senior Finance Associate to join its Corporate Finance team. The Senior Finance Associate will play a critical role in delivering high-quality financial reporting, liquidity and capital planning, and cross-functional finance initiatives. This individual will serve as a reliable thought partner and executor to the Director of Corporate Finance, driving analysis, owning key workstreams and deliverables, and coordinating with junior team members to progress workflow efficiently. The role also encompasses improving processes and tools so the team can operate with greater speed, clarity, and decision-usefulness.

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are ready to take on meaningful ownership across corporate finance workstreams while contributing to the evolution of processes and analytical capabilities. We are seeking a candidate who is highly analytical, demonstrates strong financial modeling expertise, takes independent initiative, has strong oral and written communication skills, takes on challenges willingly, is highly reliable, and seeks and gives feedback.

You will drive the following responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and evolve financial models to support recurring reporting, ad hoc analysis, and strategic decision-making
• Drive ad hoc projects related to capital planning, balance sheet analysis, and strategic finance initiatives, including production and synthesis of materials for senior leadership and the CFO
• Explore and implement AI tools and process improvements to increase the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of the team’s work
• Support and drive the monthly Management and Board reporting process, with emphasis on balance sheet and cash flow reporting, including cross-departmental engagement with key stakeholders
• Support quarterly GAAP processes, including coordination with auditors and accounting partners
• Coordinate with junior team members to organize and progress workflow across recurring and project-based deliverables
• Contribute to the development of Finance Associates through coaching, knowledge sharing, and involvement in onboarding and training
• Participate in department-wide initiatives and cross-functional workstreams as needed

We are looking for candidates with the following minimum qualifications

• 4–7 years of analytical work experience in corporate finance, corporate development, investment banking, or management consulting
• Expertise with financial analysis, modelling, and reporting
• Ability to use AI tools to accelerate financial analysis, reporting, and process improvement
• Strong organizational skills and comfortable dealing with ambiguity
• Previous experience synthesizing financial information and communicating findings to senior managers or leadership
• Strong academics and demonstrated math/analytical ability
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel and proficiency in PowerPoint and Word

Physical Requirements:

Employees are required to work at our Westport CT campus as their principal work location, a minimum of four days per week, with potential for some days in our New York City, NY office.

Compensation:

The wage range for this role is $190,000-$300,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70% - 80% of this wage range.

Why 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

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  

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. The 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, 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 the Legal & Regulatory Group: 

The Legal & Regulatory Group is responsible for partnering with Bridgewater businesses to protect the legal and regulatory interests of the firm and its clients and managing legal and regulatory risk to ensure that employees act in accordance with the highest legal and ethical standards. Our group maintains in-house expertise in many areas, including corporate, investment management, private funds, intellectual property, employment and commercial law and compliance. The team works closely with a broad range of departments within the firm and manages relationships with external counsel and regulatory consultants. 

About the role: 
The Corporate Legal Operations Associate will provide general administrative and paralegal support to Bridgewater’s Legal team and respond to requests with appropriate action and confidentiality. The Legal and Regulatory team is seeking an Operations Associate to support and partner with our senior counsel on a broad range of functions, including (1) document management and organization; (2) project management and tracking; (3) contract review and drafting; (4) corporate governance assisting with entity annual filings and registrations; and (5) preparation of presentations and communications for internal and external use. The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious and able to independently navigate multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. 

You will drive the following responsibilities:  

• Interface with various departments to collect information/documents, respond to requests and obtain services on behalf of managers  

• Create, edit and format documents using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Pro and Litera (compare software) 

• Manage files on internal document management systems, and support knowledge management initiatives (including organizing and maintaining legal resources, templates, and precedent documents for easy access by the team) 

• Update matter management system and other shared/collaborative sites  

• Interface with outside counsel and staff 

We are looking for candidates with the following minimum qualifications:  

• At least 3-5 years administrative or paralegal experience supporting multiple attorneys; experience working in a fast-paced law firm environment and/or corporate legal department strongly preferred  

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision  

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills  

• Superior organizational skills 

• Ability to draft and execute communications and legal documents  

• Strong writing skills  

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment  

• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Adobe 

Physical Requirements: 

The onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our Westport, CT headquarters campus.   

Compensation:  

The wage range for this role is $110,000-$225,000 of base salary and discretionary 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