2027 Investment Associate Intern

About the role

Bridgewater seeks to hire talented Investment Associates for its 50-year-old firm, known for its unique approach to understanding markets and generating alpha. The role involves generating macro and market insights, building investment systems, and overseeing portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Research the drivers of economies and markets, building insights that underlie our investment edge.
• Develop systematic indicators for trading markets, codifying insights into algorithms that process vast data and form market views.
• Oversee portfolios and reflect human intuition into investment systems, reconciling views with system outputs.
• Drive the future of human-machine collaboration, leveraging technology to transform the investment process.
• Partner with sophisticated institutional investors, providing tailored portfolio solutions and insights.

Requirements

• Relentlessly curious, driven to understand complex economic and financial relationships.
• Independent-minded thinkers, ready to challenge existing assumptions and find new insights.
• Conceptual and analytical, capable of drawing insights from diverse backgrounds including economics, finance, computer science, mathematics, and more.
• Able to collaborate effectively, embrace challenges, and continuously improve.

Qualifications

• Exceptionally bright and intellectually agile, with a strong foundation in economics, finance, and related fields.
• Experience or interest in quantitative analysis and system development.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and handle complex problem-solving.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and persuasively.

Skills

• Quantitative analysis and modeling skills.
• System development and algorithmic trading knowledge.
• Collaborative and adaptive mindset.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including a sign-on bonus and housing.
• Opportunity to work with sophisticated institutional investors and gain real-world macroeconomic insights.
• Challenging and rewarding work in a forward-thinking firm.

Pay

Total compensation for the 8-week internship is $71,000, less applicable deductions and withholdings, including a sign-on bonus.

Schedule

The internship runs for 8 weeks.