Executive Assistant to the Managing Deputy 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.


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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


Serve as the foundational support and primary executor for the Managing Deputy CIO. The Executive's world moves at a relentless pace, defined by an expansive global network and a diverse portfolio of leadership responsibilities. While the role requires exceptional rigor and professionalism, it also offers the opportunity to work alongside a dynamic leader who appreciates candor, energy, and genuine connection. You will work closely with both the Executive and Chief of Staff, forming a highly coordinated team that translates priorities into action. Together, you will create the structure, communication, and operating rhythm that enables the Executive to perform at their highest level.


This is a role for a candidate who will enjoy building a long-term partnership and find satisfaction not only in flawless execution, but also in being a trusted thought partner and valued member of the Executive's Team. This is a role for a disciplined, high-fidelity, experienced Executive Assistant who thrives in fast-moving environments and finds deep satisfaction in creating order. You will be the operational anchor for an Executive who pivots rapidly, requiring you to jump between shifting priorities without letting details slip. Success in this role requires strong collaboration, clear communication, and a shared commitment to exceptional execution.


Responsibilities

• Calendar Command & Orchestration: Own the Executive's calendar and scheduling ecosystem, proactively managing the intake of requests, commitments and competing priorities into a cohesive daily rhythm. You will partner closely with the Chief of Staff to align the Executive's time with strategic priorities, ensuring focus is directed toward the highest-value priorities. Additionally, you will maintain a close partnership with the Executive's family PA to ensure professional and personal lives integrate flawlessly.
• Relationship & Communication Management: Serve as a trusted gatekeeper and representative for the Executive across a high volume of communications and stakeholder interactions. Manage an extensive network of internal and external relationships with exceptional judgment, responsiveness, and discretion, ensuring stakeholders receive thoughtful and effective engagement.
• Operational Logistics & Travel & Expense Management: Manage the operational details that enable the Executive to perform at his highest level, and handle the essential daily details that keep the Executive on track, including coordinating complex domestic and international travel.
• Administrative Excellence: Maintain the highest standards of administrative rigor through meticulous expense management, compliance tracking, document preparation, and record keeping. Ensure accuracy, confidentiality, and operational excellence across all administrative responsibilities.

Core Attributes

• High Agency & Agility: You are a proactive problem-solver who can hold the drumbeat while adapting to unexpected changes. You have a proven track record of managing the complex universe of a C-Suite executive.
• Unwavering Professionalism: Given the sensitive nature of the information you will handle, you must possess exceptional judgment and absolute discretion.
• Extreme Reliability: You have a "never drop the ball" mentality and a commitment to precision. You are the person who ensures the trains run on schedule regardless of the pressure.
• Excellent Communication & Sharp Detail Orientation: You possess strong written and oral communication skills with an elite level of attention to detail.
• Connectivity: You are willing to stay connected and provide support, inclusive of off hours as needed.

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Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ 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 expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000-$200,000. 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 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