Associate, Product Structuring

About the Role

You will drive the following responsibilities:

• Partner with clients, client teams, and professionals across various Bridgewater departments (portfolio management, legal, and operations) to launch client portfolios, manage transitions and negotiate guidelines
• In partnership with Investment teams, shape and drive the product and commercial strategy for new and existing Bridgewater investments
• Collaborate with the team and other departments to support the project management and implementation of new product launches
• Support the on-boarding of new investment mandates, including negotiating commercial terms and fees
• Initiate and drive strategic initiatives that cut across clients and departments to enhance our portfolio implementation in response to broader investment and commercial strategic initiatives, client requirements, the competitive marketplace, and/or regulatory changes
• Liaise with global institutional clients in Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US

You will be a click for the role if you:

• Are analytical, highly logical, and structured in your thinking
• Have the ability to perceive problems and resolve them by identifying and weighing tradeoffs
• Have strong investment understanding and track record working with complex investment products and teams
• Are able to communicate clearly and concisely across multiple stakeholders and projects to meet requirements, including communication of investment and legal subject matter
• Are a strong project manager and can practically drive initiatives and projects to resolution
• Have a broad understanding of the asset management industry in either a product development, business strategy, marketing, and/or product management role

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with a strong academic and extracurricular track record
• Strong preference for candidates with experience working with sophisticated investment products and portfolios
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Experience project managing and driving results for business initiatives
• Consulting and/or product development experience
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Partnership or direct work in financial services