Executive Coordinator

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 and Inclusion 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 Role

We are currently seeking an Executive Coordinator who will support one of Bridgewater’s Investment Leaders by liaising with internal and external stakeholders on their behalf, fielding and prioritizing incoming requests, managing their commitments and calendars, installing and overseeing intra-team processes, and ensuring broad organization and coordination across their responsibilities. This role demands a highly organized candidate who can juggle multiple, sometimes competing, priorities seamlessly. And, given the sensitive nature of the information the team frequently engages on, unwavering professionalism, absolute discretion, and exceptional judgement are all non-negotiables. 

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You will drive the following responsibilities:

In partnership with the Investment Leader and their team, provide support through administrative duties including:

• Act as a gatekeeper for the department head, serving as first point of contact on incoming scheduling and administrative requests.
• Proactively managing/coordinating daily schedule/calendar, contacts, travel arrangements, meetings (internal and external), conferences, and seminars.
• In partnership with the Chief of Staff, arrange and schedule numerous meetings; maintain and update calendars; determine importance of meeting requests and schedule accordingly; demonstrate flexibility; serve as first-line of defense with the high volume of communications of phone and email 
• Maintain records, organize files, and ensure easy access to important documents and information.
• Provide support in managing projects and deadlines with the Chief of Staff to ensure the executive is well-prepared and organized across all priorities.
• Build and maintain clear communication channels within and outside the department.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and integrity

We are looking for candidates with the following minimum qualifications: 

• Extensive experience managing high volume scheduling or calendars
• Effective written and oral communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple responsibilities, tasks/priorities with minimal error
• Ability to independently anticipate problems and enjoys collaborative problem solving
• Agility; capable of adapting to unexpected changes and rapidly evolving situations
• Ability to think proactively and show initiative
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Word
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Physical Requirements:

The anticipated onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our New York City campus. 

Compensation:

The wage range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary 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. 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