Director – Client Investment Research

About Our Presence in Singapore

Bridgewater has traded Asian markets and served clients in Asia for over three decades. We have strategic partnerships with some of the largest pools of capital in the region. 

Bridgewater opened the Singapore office in 2022 to bring us closer to the region's markets, clients, and opportunities. Today, the office serves as a hub for Bridgewater's investment, client and operations teams in the region. Looking ahead, we see big opportunities for our presence in Singapore: to deepen our research and investment activities in Asia; to reinforce partnerships with long-standing clients; and to build new relationships with growing pools of capital throughout the region. 

About Your Role 

Bridgewater’s mission has always been to understand how the world works and translate that understanding into the best possible portfolios for our clients. Client Investment Research Directors play a vital role in that mission. From their unique position at the heart of Bridgewaters client-focused research activity, these individuals have an aerial view into our ever-evolving perspectives on world economies and markets, high-impact company-wide projects, and our investment philosophy and processes. They work closely with our Strategists, Client Advisors, and Bridgewater’s best & brightest investment minds, collaborate on how to handle different client-focused research or performance reporting projects, and execute on the approach by project managing, performing analyses and generating insights to help shape clients’ investment thinking or provide transparency into our performance and positions to meet clients reporting needs.

Bridgewater’s approach to client service requires our Client Investment Research Directors to continually expand their understanding and knowledge of the markets. Through formal training and informal on-the-job instruction, Client Investment Research Directors become well-versed in our macroeconomic investment research, portfolio construction approach, investment process & different strategies, our book of business, the investment approach of our largest, most sophisticated clients, and our production systems. 

You will drive the following responsibilities:

• Develop a rich understanding of Bridgewater’s book of business, related commercial strategy, and our investment thinking
• Contribute to Bridgewater’s world-class client service strategy through creative thinking about how to generate insights and convey key messages to our clients (about our investment philosophy, strategies, performance, and outlook in the markets)
• Strategize with Portfolio Strategists, Client Advisors, & other investment professionals and help develop the best approach to handle client requests and enable high-quality client engagements
• Apply analytical skills, market knowledge, and an understanding of Bridgewater's investment methodology to create insights that help shape clients' investment thinking or deliver client-ready portfolio position and performance analytics, allowing our Client Advisors, Portfolio Strategists, and Chief Investment Officers to tell the Bridgewater investment story in a rich and accurate way
• Manage and direct Client Service Research Analysts, overseeing day-to-day work & projects
• Assist the in visualizing the overarching team’s goals (ex: aligning resources to different projects/strategies)
• Oversee longer-term client projects and conduct deep analysis across entire portfolios

The anticipated onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our Singapore office. 

Minimum Qualifications

This role is designed for candidates who are passionate about markets and communication. A love for teaching and communicating investment insight is fundamental. Asset management experience is a plus, but a strong analytical foundation, regardless of the field, is essential.

• 5+ years of prior work experience ideally in a related field.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a competitive school with a strong academic and extracurricular track record
• Demonstrated work experience in markets, investing, or investment consulting roles
• Ability to solve complex problems through analysis
• Aptitude for creative quantitative work involving financial and economic data
• Passionate about effective communication
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and organize time effectively in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
• Prior management experience
• Strong work ethic and demonstrated ability to achieve results and drive projects to completion; strong attention to detail
• Composure under pressure
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Data analysis experience

To succeed within Bridgewater’s culture, individuals must demonstrate humility, innate curiosity, and openness to new ideas. Candidates must be driven, confident, and oriented toward self-improvement through direct feedback and honest self-reflection. All Bridgewater employees are expected to be exceptionally direct and to pursue the best answers over hierarchy, ego, or self-interest.

About Bridgewater

Bridgewater Associates is a global macro investment firm, founded in 1975, whose mission is to develop a fundamental, cause-and-effect understanding of how markets and economies work—and translate that understanding into insights, returns, and solutions that help the world’s leading institutional investors solve their most important investment challenges. 

Over five decades, we have codified our fundamental understanding into a systematic investment process—integrating human judgment with machine intelligence with the goal of applying our thinking consistently, testing it against reality, and continuously improving decision-making over time. We believe this has created a unique platform for applying AI within our process, positioning us at the frontier of integrating technology with investment decision-making. 

In financial markets—where reality is constantly evolving and outcomes are uncertain—sustained excellence requires continuous learning and improvement. Our culture—anchored in radical truth and transparency—helps us learn faster. 

Find more information about Bridgewater on our website.

Our Culture

Bridgewater’s culture is anchored in the pursuit of excellence—tied directly to our mission. In financial markets, where the base case is failure and reality is constantly evolving, winning requires continuous learning and improvement. Truth is our most essential tool for improvement, and transparency helps us get closer to truth because it places many eyes on our decisions, problems, and mistakes. By understanding reality clearly, we can identify the gap between where we are and where we want to be—and use that knowledge to learn and get better. Our system that supports this way of being is an idea meritocracy, where we commit to finding and rewarding the best ideas regardless of hierarchy.

Operating in these ways is hard. Finding truth and learning through it is inherently a high-friction cycle. It’s possible because we share a few core values: a commitment to honesty, high ownership, deeply meaningful work and relationships, and building Bridgewater as a big tent where vast differences are welcomed. These values create the common denominator that binds us together in good times and bad.

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 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, including vision and dental coverage, with 100% of premiums paid for by Bridgewater 
• Global telemedicine access (24/7 access to licensed doctors) 
• Paid time off, including fully paid parental leave  
• An engaged and active community offering company events and a fitness benefit to promote well-being 

Bridgewater reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and local regulations.  

Sponsorship

Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.  

Compensation 

The wage range for this role is S$255,000 - S$515,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70-80% of this wage range.

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.

Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer