Associate, Business Development Operations- Singapore

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.  

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. 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. 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. In 2022, when Ray transitioned the company, 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. 

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

About Bridgewater’s Singapore Office  

Bridgewater has traded Asian markets and served sophisticated institutional clients in the region for over three decades. Bridgewater opened the Singapore office in 2022, building on that deep history and bringing us closer to the region's markets, clients, and opportunities.

Today, the office serves as a hub for Bridgewater's investment, client and operations teams in the region. Looking ahead, we see big opportunities for our presence in Singapore to deepen our research and investment activities in Asia, reinforce partnerships with long-standing clients, and build new relationships with growing pools of capital throughout the region.

About Your Role  

As a Business Development Operations Associate, you will play a pivotal role in the Asia Wealth team of the Client Service and Marketing Department, supporting our efforts to grow and expand relationships with clients and partners in the region. The Associate will act as the orchestrator behind our efforts, translating business goals into seamless execution of internal and external initiatives while helping uncover strategic opportunities across the region.   

You’ll be the "air traffic controller" for a dynamic team, blending operational precision with strategic thinking to: 

• Deliver superior service to clients and partners, acting as their trusted liaison 
• Translate high-level business goals into actionable plans—tracking leads, synthesizing market intel, and ensuring flawless execution 
• Design and execute seamless workflows, from high-stakes client meetings to international travel logistics, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks 
• Synthesize understanding into crisp, actionable briefs for stakeholders 

You will drive the following responsibilities:  

• Partner with your team’s Client Advisor/Marketer to understand marketing goals and translate them into an organized operational cadence for the team 
• Support to cultivate and manage relationships with partners and clients 
• Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and growth opportunities  
• Coordinate tasks, activities and collaboration sessions to meet client needs from visualization to scheduling 
• Understand business goals and drive execution, provide direction, and project manage initiatives across multiple stakeholders 
• Track leads and opportunities, and reporting on status of key activities and keeping knowledge repositories up to date (i.e. CRM) 
• Prepare reports, dashboards, presentations for team and key stakeholders, and ensure team is ready for all client/prospect interactions 

You will be a click for the role if you:  

• Are a team player who is self-motivated and is constantly and proactively looking to improve 
• You thrive under pressure, balancing big-picture thinking with flawless execution  
• You turn chaos into clarity, delivering insights with polish and punch  
• Enjoy solving problems using logic and common sense to develop practical solutions 
• Have the ability to orchestrate and prioritize multiple activities at once while maintaining high quality work 
• Have a preference for interpersonal interactions  
• Demonstrate innate curiosity and a tendency to thrive on learning new things and approaches

Minimum Qualifications  

• 3+ years of experience in business development or client-facing role in the asset management industry, strong preference for experience working with global and regional private banks 
• Bachelor’s degree with strong academic record, CFA or CAIA qualification preferred 
• Effective written and oral communication skills with strong attention to detail 
• A high degree of proficiency in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel; general comfort with learning and using new software tools 
• Language requirement: This role communicates regularly with our Westport, CT, US office. Fluency in English and strong written communication skills are required.  
• Language preferences: Our clients communicate in Mandarin and Malay. The ability to read and converse in Mandarin is preferred. Conversational Malay is a plus. 

Physical Requirements:  

• For most of our roles, Bridgewater offers remote work flexibility, with most employees required to work on campus as their principal work location, a minimum of four days per week. Bridgewater’s Singapore Office is located in the Central Business District.  
• This role will require occasional communication with our Westport, CT office, which may require you to take calls and/or be responsive to email outside of standard work hours. This may include early morning (7am SGT) or late evening (8-10pm SGT) due to time differences.  
• Flexibility of working hours is required. 

Compensation: 

The wage range for this role is S$144,000 – S$214,000 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 to provide 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 including:

• Health insurance, including vision and dental coverage, with 100% of premiums paid for by Bridgewater
• Global telemedicine access (24/7 access to licensed doctors)
• Paid time off, including fully paid parental leave
• An engaged and active community that includes many company events and extracurricular interest groups

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