Director of Investor Management

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.

In 1997 our founder Ray Dalio wrote down his lessons, starting with a Philosophy Statement which remains our foundation. 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.

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.
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.

Expand and elevate the scope of Investor Relations beyond historical execution (e.g., Partner well with Equity and Ownership Operations, Corporate Finance, Legal, People, and other teams.

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

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.

• At the same time, have an eagerness and curiosity to learn about financial concepts and their business implications from experienced leaders in the space.
• Good common sense and can quickly iterate in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and high-performance environment.
• 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.
• Experience building or scaling a function, team, or capability is strongly preferred.

The wage range for this role is $230,000-$385,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. We develop people through an honest examination of their abilities and performance, enabling personal growth and professional development. 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. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.