Compliance Officer

About Bridgewater

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. 

Explore more information about Bridgewater on our website here. 

About Our 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. The 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. In 1997 our founder Ray Dalio wrote down his lessons, starting with a Philosophy Statement which remains our foundation. This later evolved into a set of 300+ Principles, we re-underwrote several of those principles and evolved others, with a specific focus on Meritocracy. Today the culture sits, alongside our people, as our most important edge. When we get it right, it’s the engine that powers everything else. 

About the Legal & Regulatory Group: 

The Legal & Regulatory Group is responsible for partnering with Bridgewater businesses to protect the legal and regulatory interests of the firm and its clients and managing legal and regulatory risk to ensure that employees act in accordance with the highest legal and ethical standards. Our group maintains in-house expertise in many areas, including corporate, investment management, private funds, intellectual property, employment and commercial law and compliance. The team works closely with a broad range of departments within the firm and manages relationships with external counsel and regulatory consultants. 

About Your Role 

The Compliance Officer will be expected to contribute on day one. Together with other members of the team, the Compliance Officer will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Bridgewater’s regulatory obligations. While expected to contribute across all areas of the compliance program, core responsibilities will involve serving as the primary advisory and operational partner to at least two practice areas within Bridgewater’s Compliance Team, which include Client Service and Marketing and Conduct Risk and Control. Specific assignment will depend on the Compliance Team’s needs as well as the Compliance Officer’s aptitude and interest. 

In addition, the Compliance Officer will also be expected to work with the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), Deputy CCO, and other senior leaders on strategic initiatives and essential workstreams. For a high achiever, this strategic work is expected to increase over time and ultimately the scope of the role will be limited only by the abilities and dedication of the person inhabiting it. Potential strategic initiatives include marshalling AI to enhance the Compliance Department’s effectiveness and make existing controls more efficient.

You will drive the following responsibilities: 

• Advising on regulatory frameworks for where, how, and to whom Bridgewater products and services can be marketed

• Review of marketing materials and overseeing the use of AI for such processes

• Management of state lobbyist filings, approvals for outbound gifts and entertainment and political contributions, and bad actor checks.

• Advising front office staff, including department heads, on regulatory matters 

• Overseeing vendors and consultants with both substantive and operational roles to ensure quality outcomes 

• Navigating and advising on medium level compliance, client service, and investment complexities 

We are looking for candidates with the following minimum qualifications:

To thrive in our unique culture, one must demonstrate humility, innate curiosity, and openness to new ideas/approaches. Members of our community need to be hard working and willing to run through walls for the firm and the team, confident in their ability to figure things out and humble enough to ask for help when needed, and goal-oriented. Like all Bridgewater employees, the Analyst will be expected to be honest, exceptionally direct, excited about providing and receiving feedback, constantly striving for improvement and committed to the pursuit of excellence.

In addition to the ability to live these core values, ideal candidates will possess many of the following experience and attributes:

• 3-5 years at a law firm and/or in-house legal or compliance team with a focus on financial services regulation 

• High intellectual horsepower, agility, logical reasoning, practicality and curiosity 

• Comfort operating proactively and independently while simultaneously not being afraid to ask for help when required 

• Strong project management and oversight capabilities; willingness to hold others accountable to deadlines and obligations 

• Strong interpersonal skills; professional, team-oriented with strong work ethic and a “can-do, will-do” attitude 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills 

• J.D. preferred 

• Familiarity with regulations applicable to alternative investment managers and private funds preferred, but not required for the right candidate 

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 $160,000-$245,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70-90% 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 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. 

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 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