Project Manager, Partnership Office

Project Manager, Partnership OfficeNew York CityBridgewater 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.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.Bridgewater's Partnership is the group of the firm's most senior leaders and largest owners, who are collectively responsible for stewarding the firm's culture and principles, its governance, and its long-term success. Partners work alongside executive leadership and the Board of Directors to hold the firm to its highest standard. The Partner Office helps facilitate the firm-building and governance activities of Bridgewater's Partners by organizing and managing the key day-to-day activities of the Partnership's committees and the strategic projects to build the Partnership and its impact. The Partner Office Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing a broad range of tasks and projects in support of this mission. You will work closely with Bridgewater's 47 Partners to help drive the success of the Partnership and ensure productive coordination with the firm's executive leadership and operating Board of Directors.In this role, you will partner with the Partnership Chair and Deputy Chair to shape the Partnership from where it stands today to its future potential. You will be responsible for designing and managing both operational and strategic projects, supporting key initiatives such as communications, priority setting, and project proposals. Additionally, you will interact with multiple executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams across the company.Successful candidates will be independent self-starters who are interested in getting exposure to company-level priorities and business strategies. They will demonstrate strong organizational skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be able to provide structure to complex projects, and have a desire to grow their strategic capabilities. This is a fast-paced, results-oriented environment that requires the ability to balance multiple responsibilities and demanding deadlines.You will be a fit for the role if you:Are organized, reliable, and can prioritize effectivelyHave a track record of managing and executing on many concurrent threads across different initiativesAre passionate about running and improving processes and keeping the trains on time and on trackCan communicate clearly and respond in a timely manner, and collaborate with a variety of different stakeholders, including senior executivesCan independently advance important initiatives with limited oversight and directionHave strong attention to detailAre willing to speak up and share your point of view, constructively challenge others, including senior leadersYou give feedback directly and take it wellYou will drive the following responsibilities:Collaborating with the Partnership Chair and Deputy Chair on setting and maintaining the Partnership prioritiesManaging the Partnership committees and working directly with committee chairs in setting the committee meeting agendas and prioritiesPartnering with the Partnership Leadership Committee on strategic initiativesCollaborate with senior stakeholders across Bridgewater (i.e., Office of the CEO, Board Office, Executive Committee) to stay up-to-date and coordinated on key threadsOwning the tracking and accountability of Partner engagement and impactSupport key operational responsibilities within the Partnership, including:Point of contact for Partnership requestsPartnering closely with the Partnership Office coordinator on executing logisticsManaging engagement with Partner teams and Partnership Office coordinatorCollaborating with Finance on Partnership Office budgetMinimum qualifications:Bachelor's Degree with an excellent academic record2 – 4 years of strategy consulting, project management or equivalent experienceExceptional communication abilities: able to crisply, and effectively, communicate (both verbally and in writing) with all levels of employees including senior leadershipProven track record demonstrating strong process management skills with experience driving measurable change in an organizationExperience keeping complex, multi-phased projects on track; strong organizational skills and a commitment to reliably meeting deadlinesAbility to autonomously operate in a dynamic environment; be flexible when priorities shift and/or agile enough to pivot a project based on additional data/new inputsA desire to learn and develop independent conclusions; must also be willing to challenge the status quoExcellent interpersonal skills and an ability to collaboratively partner across departmentsIntegrity, precision, and care in handling sensitive, complex informationStructured and rigorous approach to solving complex problemsCompensationThe wage range for this role is $120,000- $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.Physical RequirementsThe 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.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.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