Executive Coordinator

Bridgewater Associates, LP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgewater Associates, LP in New York City is seeking an Executive Coordinator to support one of Bridgewater’s Investment Leaders by coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, prioritizing requests and managing commitments and calendars. The role requires exceptional organization, discretion, and judgement.

You will drive administrative duties in partnership with the Investment Leader and their team while maintaining high professionalism and ensuring smooth operations across

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing high volume scheduling or calendars.
• High empathy and ability to support senior executives.
• Effective written and oral communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to independently anticipate problems and enjoy collaborative problem solving.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Word.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for scheduling and admin requests for the Deputy CIO and the AIA at the Table research team.
• Arrange and schedule meetings; maintain calendars and determine importance of requests.
• Proactively manage daily office logistics, travel arrangements, and engagements.
• Provide support in managing projects and deadlines to keep the executive well-prepared.
• Maintain records and ensure easy access to important documents.
• Run and improve smaller scale operational processes within the team.
• Build clear communication channels inside and outside the department.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and integrity.

Skills

Scheduling management

Empathy

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Proactive problem solving

Outlook proficiency

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint proficiency

Word proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight andpartnershipfor 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 — usingcutting edgetechnology tovalidateandexecute ontimeless 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.

Explore more information about Bridgewater on our website here .

Our Culture

Bridgewater’s unique success is the direct result of our unique way of being. We want anideameritocracy 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 ourideameritocracy, 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.

Explore more information about Bridgewater’s culture on our website here .

About the Role

We are currently seeking an Executive Coordinator who will support oneof Bridgewater’sInvestment Leadersby liaising with internal and external stakeholders on their behalf, fielding and prioritizing incoming requests, managing their commitments and calendars, installing and overseeing intra-team processesto ensurebroad organization and coordination across their responsibilities. This role demands a highly organized candidate who can juggle multiple, sometimes competing, priorities seamlessly.Additionally,giventhe sensitive nature ofinformation theteamfrequentlyengagesin,we look for someone withunwavering professionalism, absolute discretion, and exceptional judgement.

Interested in learning more about working at Bridgewater? Hear about the experiences of our employees here .

You willdrivethe following responsibilities:

In partnership with theInvestment Leaderand their team, provide support through administrative dutie s including:

• Serve as first point of contact on incoming scheduling and administrative requests for the Deputy CIO and the AIA at the Table research team, triaging and prioritizing in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Partner withthe Chief of Staffto arrangeand schedulenumerousmeetings;maintainand update calendars;determinethe importanceof meeting requests and schedule accordingly;demonstrateflexibility.
• Proactively manage/coordinatedailylogisticsin office, travel arrangements,as well asinternal and externalengagements.
• Provide support in managing projects and deadlines to ensure the executive is well-prepared and organized across all priorities.
• Maintain records, organize files, and ensure easy access to important documents and information.
• Run and improve smaller scale operational processes within the team.
• Build andmaintainclear communication channels within and outside the department,partnering well while pushing back whenappropriate.
• 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
• High empathy, affinity for working as a part of a team to support senior executives
• 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 toindependentlyanticipateproblemsandenjoyscollaborative problem solving
• Ability to think proactively and show initiativeProficiencywith Microsoft Outlook and Word
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Physical Requirements:

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

Compensation:

The wage range for this role is $125,000 - $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 toprovideyouopportunities 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 changeany and allterms 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