Job Description
Analyst, Client Investment Research Investor Relations Team New York City Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for 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 using cutting-edge technology to validate and execute on timeless 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. Our culture is anchored in excellence, meaning constant improvement, and it is deeply tied to our mission. Because markets are objective, competitive, and getting smarter everyday, we need to keep rapidly improving to have any chance of beating them. Truth is our most essential tool for engaging with the markets and constantly improving because once you know what's true about your problems and opportunities, you can determine how to get better. Valuing truth means being transparent about your decision-making and mistakes, giving and receiving feedback with humility, and fighting for the best answers over hierarchy, ego, or self-interest. Operating this way is hard it's only possible because we build meaning in our work and relationships. This meaning comes from the audacity of the mission, and the joy of working alongside people who make you a better version of yourself. The culture, like Bridgewater itself, is always evolving. About Your Role Client Investment Research Analysts play a vital role in service of Bridgewater's overall client service strategy across our front office departments the Alpha Engine, Total Portfolio Strategies, and Client Service. Analysts act as the primary support to Bridgewater's Strategists, a small group of senior investors appointed by Bridgewater's co-CIOs to partner directly with our clients on their most important Research priorities. Day-to-day work includes collaborating with Strategists, Client Advisors, asset class teams, and our CIOs to define approaches on how to handle different client-focused research projects and execute on them through research, analysis, and project management, culminating in novel investment insights that informs out clients' thinking. From their unique position at the heart of Bridgewater's client-focused research activity, these individuals have an aerial view into our ever-evolving perspectives on world markets, high-impact company-wide projects and our investment philosophy and processes. Bridgewater's market-driven approach to client service requires our Client Investment Research Analysts to continually expand their understanding and knowledge of the markets. Through formal training and informal on-the-job instruction, Client Investment Research Analysts become well-versed in our investment approach, process and different strategies, our book of business, and our production systems. As a Client Investment Research Analyst for the Investor Relations team, you will partner with Client Advisors and Strategists to provide clients with insights and advice to address their questions about Bridgewater's strategies, performance, and portfolio positions. You will also be exposed to the full breadth of Bridgewater strategies, regularly working with different types of content and project managing across pillars and disciplines. Successful Client Investment Research Analysts will: Develop a holistic understanding of portfolios and portfolio management principles Understand the depth and breadth of Bridgewater's market knowledge as well as its pioneering work in institutional asset management and alpha and beta separation Contribute to Bridgewater's world-class client service strategy through creative thinking about how to generate insights and convey key messages to our clients about our investment philosophy, strategies, performance and outlook in the markets. You will drive the following responsibilities: Understand Bridgewater's book of business, related commercial strategy and our investment thinking Strategize with Client Advisors, other Research teams and investment professionals (at times including CIOs and other Sr. Researchers) and help develop best approach to handle client requests, enable high quality client engagements Apply analytical skills, market knowledge, and an understanding of Bridgewater's investment methodology to create insights to help shape clients' investment thinking or deliver client-ready portfolio position and performance reports to allow our Client Advisors, Investment Strategists and Chief Investment Officers to tell the Bridgewater investment st