Management Coordinator

Management Coordinator

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 worlds 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.

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 whats 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.

The Investment Implementation department is a community of diverse investment professionals whose mission is to implement our investment strategies and client portfolios excellently. Our Department is responsible for ensuring the excellent implementation of our systematic investment approach, from raw data to executed trades, with processes and logic that reflect the full richness of our investment insight, executed with a near-zero error rate, and engineered and orchestrated in a way that facilitates oversight and compounding. This is an investment department, owning the investment outcomes, and the mandate includes both the 'run' responsibility and the 'transform' responsibility, meaning daily operations as well as over time renovation of our systems. We fulfill our mission by applying four operating principles : Understand and deliver internal client needs. Own our investment intent. Continuously improve. Systematically and relentlessly deliver quality outcomes.

The People Team, part of the Implementation Department, is a leadership-driven function focused on architecting a high-performing, people-centered culture. We dont just partner with leaderswe are leaders in shaping and executing a talent strategy that enables our business goals. Our work spans onboarding, career development, performance management, succession planning, and community building, all designed to cultivate excellence and long-term growth, all tightly aligned with the broader company talent strategy. In a world shaped by rapid technological change and evolving financial markets, we believe our edge lies in how we develop and empower our people, not just for today, but for the future. We design systems and experiences that foster agility, adaptability, and sustain performance. Our team plays a central role in translating organizational goals into talent outcomes, ensuring Implementation is structured and supported to thrive in a dynamic environment.

We are seeking a high-capacity, intellectually curious, and execution-driven Management Coordinator to join the Implementation Department's People Team. This is a core operator role, not a traditional administrative position, designed for someone who thrives on taking ownership, bringing order to complexity, and driving outcomes that matter. Youll work closely with two senior leaders and play a central role in running the departments management systems coordinating people, processes, and priorities that enable our investment engine to run effectively. Youll also help shape and evolve how the Implementation community connects, develops, and performs. This is an ideal opportunity for someone early in their career who wants to learn from senior investors and operators while building a trajectory toward program management, leadership operations, or talent strategy. Success in this role looks like mastering the details while developing the judgment to manage up, anticipate needs, and independently move initiatives forward.

Youll succeed in this role if you : Have a strong bias for ownership and follow-through, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. Can translate ambiguous direction into concrete action, solving problems before they surface. Thrive in fast-changing environments where priorities shift and clarity must be created, not awaited. Think in systems understanding how workflows, decisions, and people interconnect. Communicate with precision and professionalism, earning trust through clarity and reliability. Balance humility with initiative willing to roll up your sleeves, but confident.

You will drive the following responsibilities : Run and continuously improve the teams management operations including meetings, communications, tracking systems, and follow-ups that keep senior leadership aligned and accountable. Drive execution on key initiatives by anticipating next steps, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring milestones are met. Synthesize and organize information for decision-making preparing materials that surface key insights and support effective discussions. Manage complex schedules and competing priorities, balancing tactical execution with strategic awareness. Act as a connective hub across the department, supporting internal communication, community building, and alignment efforts. Identify and solve problems proactively spotting gaps in process, communication, or structure and recommending practical improvements.

This role offers exposure to the inner workings of a top-tier investment organization and serves as a platform for advancement into program management, leadership operations, or the broader Talent function, depending on strengths and interests.

Minimum Qualifications : Bachelors degree or equivalent experience. Demonstrated ability to operate with autonomy, precision, and reliability in fast-paced environments. Strong organizational, communication, and systems-thinking skills. Comfort managing multiple streams of work simultaneously and maintaining composure under pressure. High integrity and discretion handling sensitive information. Proficiency with Microsoft tools; familiarity with structured or project-management tools a plus.

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

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.

The expected annual base salary for this position is $100,000 - $110,000. The total compensation package includes variable compensation in the form of a discretionary target bonus. 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.

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.