People & Talent Program Associate

People & Talent Program Associate

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 to 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 tied to our mission, which is to understand how the world's markets and economies work, and to translate that into world-class investment performance. This requires an extraordinary team, defined by the best individuals and the best portfolio of people, operating in an idea meritocracy. In this, we are uncompromising on our shared values of excellence, truth, integrity, humility, and courage. Our aspiration of a vibrant idea meritocracy requires diversity of thought this comes from diversity of background, identity, experience, and so much more. We pursue inclusion because it's how we unlock the power of that diversity and make sure the best ideas get heard. To sustain this way of being through lots of years and lots of circumstances, we invest in meaningful work and meaningful relationships the purpose and joy that comes from tackling something challenging and worthy, alongside people who make us better versions of ourselves.

The Investment Implementation department is a community of diverse investment professionals whose mission is to implement our investment strategies and client portfolios excellently. Our department is responsible for ensuring the excellent implementation of our systematic investment approach, from raw data to executed trades, with processes and logic that reflect the full richness of our investment insight, executed with a near-zero error rate, and engineered and orchestrated in a way that facilitates oversight and compounding. This is an investment department, owning the investment outcomes, and the mandate includes both the 'run' responsibility and the 'transform' responsibility, meaning daily operations as well as overtime renovation of our systems.

The People Team, part of the Implementation Department, is a leadership-driven function focused on architecting a high-performing, people-centered culture. We don't just partner with leaders we are leaders in shaping and executing a talent strategy that enables our business goals. Our work spans onboarding, career development, performance management, succession planning, and community building, all designed to cultivate excellence and long-term growth, all tightly aligned with the broader company talent strategy.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, execution, and human-centered design. You'll bring a consulting mindset to problem-solving and a passion for creating meaningful employee experiences. You will work closely with the Senior Director of People, the Department Head, and other senior leaders to translate business strategy into talent programs that drive performance, engagement, and growth. You'll independently lead workstreams, demonstrating strong judgment, initiative, and follow-through.

We are seeking a strategic, collaborative, and highly organized People & Talent Associate to help drive our talent vision forward. This role is central to enhancing the employee experience, designing scalable development programs, and ensuring leadership excellence across our talent initiatives.

You will be a great fit for this role if you :

• Are passionate about talent development and creating exceptional employee experiences.
• Thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy solving complex business challenges.
• Have a strong attention to detail and a track record of driving high performance.
• Communicate clearly and build strong relationships across diverse teams.
• Are excited to contribute to strategic planning and organizational growth.

Responsibilities :

We are looking for candidates with the following minimum qualifications :

This role offers a pathway to strategic program management within the Implementation department or transition into Bridgewater's core Talent team, depending on interests and strengths. Physical requirements : The onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our Westport, CT campus.

Compensation : The wage range for this role is $150K - $200K inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 80%-90% of this wage range.

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 to provide you opportunities 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. 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 change any and all terms 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.