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.
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Our Culture Bridgewater's unique success is the direct result of our unique way of being. We want an idea meritocracy in which meaningful work and meaningful relationships are pursued through radical truth and radical transparency. We require people to be extremely open, air disagreements, test each other's logic, and view discovering mistakes and weaknesses as a good thing that leads to improvement and innovation. It is by continually striving together for the highest levels of truth and excellence that we create meaningful work and meaningful relationships. Within this culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is a top priority because it is essential to finding the best talent in the world, enabling our idea meritocracy, and creating an environment where all types of people can thrive. We have a full-time team as well as affinity networks that work on these issues - If you would like to learn more, please let your Bridgewater recruiter know.
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About the Culture & Talent Department The Culture and Talent Department is responsible for driving and executing our company's unique culture as well as shaping the experience for the company's employees through Talent Development, Diversity Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Internal Communications, Community, and Culture.
About the Role We are currently hiring for the role of DEI Senior Associate focused on supporting a range of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion related initiatives at Bridgewater. This role will be responsible for driving Bridgewater's affinity network strategy as well as building and facilitating DEI related educational materials and trainings across the firm. This role requires innovation and community building as well as work as a strategic and operational associate. You will interface with key stakeholders across the firm, in particular the manager of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team, the Head of Culture and Talent, affinity network leaders, department heads, and more. This person must be agile and thrive in an ambiguous and ever-changing environment. You should apply for this role if you are passionate about the DEI space and enthusiastic about leveraging your strong community building and project management skills to work on some of the DEI team's most critical priorities. Learn more about Bridgewater's ongoing DEI efforts here.
You will have the following responsibilities: Help drive Bridgewater's affinity network strategy and partner closely with our network leaders, acting as a connector between the networks, providing cohesion and new thinking in support of the goals outlined by each respective networkExecute against DEI training and education strategy to identify new opportunities and concepts, set goals, track progress, and compile data-oriented metrics to drive future decision makingBuild DEI related educational materials and deliver trainings, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure offerings are high quality and meet employee needsEnsure accuracy and consistency of messaging for both DEI affinity networks and company wide educational efforts on internal and external communication channels.Research and identify external opportunities aligned to DEI goals to inform DEI education and affinity network strategiesMinimum Qualifications: Proven track record (3-5 years of experience) of community and relationship building across a broad range of stakeholdersStrong passion for and understanding of DEI subject matter, particularly experience working with ERGs in support of a DEI strategyExperience building and delivering educational contentExperience leveraging data to benchmark and track progress of DEI initiativesExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to be both assertive and open-minded at the same time, maintaining the right balance of confidence and humilityPhysical Requirements For most of our roles, Bridgewater offers remote work flexibility, with most employees required to work on campus as their principal work location, a minimum of two days (and in some cases three days) per week with the option to work offsite on other days.
Compensation The wage range for this role is $155,000 - $235,000 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 including:
Health insurance with 100% premium covered and access to additional concierge medical services401(k) plan with generous employer matchPaid time off, including fully paid parental leave and a competitive PTO packageWorkplace flexibility and access to back up childcareFinancial assistance for family building support, including adoption and egg freezingWorkplace wellness, including on-site gyms, free meals and healthy snacks , and meditation roomsAn engaged and active community that includes many company events, affinity networks, and extracurricular interest groupsFor a full list of Bridgewater benefits, click 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
