Associate, Product Structuring

About the role

The goal of Client Service is to build and grow meaningful relationships with the world’s largest, most sophisticated investors and help clients achieve their goals through high quality return streams and tailored insights. To this end, we deeply understand the global pools of capital, develop strategies to effectively develop relationships, and partner with clients on their most difficult investment and portfolio construction problems. We help our clients broaden their understanding of our investment process, strategies and performance as well as deepen their understanding of financial markets more generally.

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
• Serve as an expert for our clients in areas related to portfolio structuring and implementation
• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Physical Requirements

This role will follow a hybrid schedule, with an onsite requirement of 4 days. Required on-site locations and schedules vary by team, but will either be based in Westport, NYC or involve some degree of alternating between campuses.

Benefits

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employee