Data Sourcing & Strategy Associate

In this role, you will be an integral part of the Research, Data Strategy and Acquisition function at Bridgewater. Operating at the front edge of our Investment Data practice, you will be part of the execution and evolution of our Relationship Management, Supplier Knowledge Management, and Internal Stakeholder Management disciplines. You will engage with investors, associates, engineers, and external vendors and sources to improve our understanding of external offerings and vendors' understanding of our needs, quality management, and business alignment.

Responsibilities

Execute across the systems, sourcing, supply chains, and internal demand used to acquire, provide and maintain inbound fuel for Investment requests that arrive unspecified or overly prescribed, helping the investor clarify what they need; Dynamically understand the world of offerings, known and unknown to Bridgewater, creating potential market matches, indications of interest, and selecting structure from the external world; Own Investment Asks that land unspecified or over-specified; Understand and effectively communicate the state of specific components of the sourcing portfolio and knowledge bases of passes, no bids, and deferred opportunities; Build, maintain, and rapidly sort inbound possibilities, candidate sources and existing data sources and services in the sourcing portfolio; Improve and execute on the ML/AI layer being introduced into external discovery and matching process; Create and document initiatives to raise the quality, reliability, and efficiency of the practice's systems; Continuously evaluate and enhance processes for sourcing, vetting, and delivering content at scale; Advocate with existing and potential vendors to improve the quality of their pitches

Requirements

4-year degree from an accredited undergraduate institution; 3-7 years of relevant work experience at an investment bank, vendor/service provider or asset management firm; Experience in at least two of the following: Relationship Management, Supplier Knowledge Management (understanding what suppliers and sources can offer, beyond their past performance), or Internal Stakeholder Management

Nice to have

Experience with Capital Markets market or research data

Benefits

Competitive suite of benefits; On-the-job training program including structured engagement with the external world, live apprenticeship, and working with highly experienced colleagues; Opportunities to represent the firm in vendor, counterparty, and provider management discussions over time