Client Investment Research Associate

Bridgewater Associates; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgewater Associates is seeking a Client Investment Research Analyst to enhance its client service strategy in New York City. The Analyst will collaborate with various teams to provide tailored insights and engage in high-quality client projects.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and demonstrate analytical skills, market interest, and a capacity for complex problem-solving. The role expects onsite attendance four days a week, with a compensation band from $130,000 to $260,000, including base salary and bonuses.

Qualifications

• Strong academic and extracurricular track record.
• Interest in markets and investing.
• Ability to solve complex problems through analysis.

Responsibilities

• Understand Bridgewater’s book of business and investment thinking.
• Collaborate with Client Advisors to design client engagements.
• Create client‑ready reports using analytical skills.

Skills

Analytical skills

Market knowledge

Creative quantitative work

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

About Bridgewater

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors.

About Your Role

Client Investment Research Analysts play a vital role in bridging Bridgewater’s client service strategy across the Alpha Engine, Total Portfolio Strategies, and Client Service. Analysts support senior investors on client research projects, collaborating with Strategists, Asset Class teams, Client Advisors, and CIOs to define approaches and execute on them through research, analysis, and project management. The work culminates in novel investment insights that inform client thinking.

Client Investment Research Analysts are embedded across several Front‑Office departments and drive critical projects in the following areas:

• Alpha Engine – projects that cover market outlook, portfolio construction, and the Prime Alpha and Pure Alpha strategies.
• Total Portfolio Strategies – partnering with Pillar Heads and Senior Investors to shape client‑focused research and deliver investment insights.
• Client Service – acting as an in‑house investment advisory partner, providing tailored insights and advice on performance and portfolio positions.

Responsibilities

• Understand Bridgewater’s book of business, investment thinking, and commercial strategy.
• Collaborate with Client Advisors, research teams, and other professionals to design high‑quality client engagements.
• Apply analytical skills, market knowledge, and insight into Bridgewater’s methodology to shape investment thinking and create client‑ready reports.
• Use existing tools and methodologies to identify solutions, and contribute to new tools, models, or automated processes that improve client service.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with a strong academic and extracurricular track record.
• Interest in and understanding of markets and investing.
• Ability to solve complex problems through analysis.
• Aptitude for creative quantitative work involving financial and economic data.
• Humility, innate curiosity, openness to new ideas, goal‑oriented, confident, and aggressive problem‑solving skills.

Physical Requirements

The role requires onsite attendance four days per week, primarily at our New York City campus. Some teams operate on a hybrid schedule alternating between New York City and Westport campuses.

Compensation Band

The wage range for this role is $130,000 – $260,000, inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary is between 70% and 80% of this wage range.

Benefits

Bridgewater offers a competitive suite of benefits. Details are available on the Bridgewater website.

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

Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.