Manager, Insider Threat

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.

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Our Culture

Bridgewater’s unique success is the direct result of our unique way of being. We want an idea meritocracy in which meaningful work and meaningful relationships are pursued through radical truth and radical transparency. We require people to be extremely open, air disagreements, test each other’s logic, and view discovering mistakes and weaknesses as a good thing that leads to improvement and innovation. It is by continually striving together for the highest levels of truth and excellence that we create meaningful work and meaningful relationships. Within this culture, Diversity and Inclusion is a top priority because it is essential to finding the best talent in the world, enabling our idea meritocracy, and creating an environment where all types of people can thrive. We have a full-time team as well as affinity networks that work on these issues - If you would like to learn more, please let your Bridgewater recruiter know.

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About the Security Group:

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors. The Security Department’s mission is to protect Bridgewater. We constantly evolve our cyber, physical, and staff security practices to meet business needs and stay ahead of the changing threat landscape.

About the Role:

The Insider Threat Manager is a vital member of the Staff Security team, dedicated to identifying and mitigating insider threats throughout the employee lifecycle. This role requires a unique blend of counterintelligence expertise, emotional intelligence, and business acumen to effectively collaborate with senior leaders at Bridgewater. We are seeking an exceptional candidate who excels in a demanding, fast-paced environment to lead and enhance our Insider Threat program. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter with excellent communication skills, capable of prioritizing actions in high-volume, sensitive situations. The manager will be a key partner to the Head of Insider Threat, contributing to team development, strategic decision-making on sensitive matters, and process improvement initiatives.

You will drive the following responsibilities:

• Provide oversight and direction for employee investigations, ensuring thorough and unbiased processes. Including and importantly: investigative interviewing/interrogation of employees as part of ongoing matters possibly in partnership with HR and/or Legal.
• Proactively monitor and identify potential employee and insider threats using advanced security tools and technologies.
• Synthesize data and threats, escalating them to appropriate levels when necessary.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and technologies to enhance security measures and protocols.
• Operate autonomously, making informed decisions and taking initiative in security-related matters.
• Manage and lead a team of security professionals, providing guidance, support, and development opportunities.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to push on thinking and strategy, contributing to the overall security strategy of the organization.
• Develop and implement security policies, procedures, and team training programs.
• Respond to staff security incidents, investigations and emergencies, coordinating with relevant stakeholders to mitigate risks.
• Brief senior leaders on staff security matters, providing clear and concise updates and recommendations.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in security management, Information Technology, Organizational Science, Organizational Psychology, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Criminology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in employee investigations, staff security, employee relations or a related role.
• Interview and interrogation skills tied to investigation and incident response.
• Understanding of security technologies and tools used in the industry.
• Proven ability to operate autonomously and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think strategically and contribute to high-level security planning.
• Experience in assessing and managing employee risk, including identifying and mitigating potential threats.
• Knowledge of best practices in employee risk management and insider threat detection a plus

Physical Requirements

This role will follow a hybrid schedule, with an onsite requirement of four days per week at our Westport CT campus.

Compensation

The wage range for this role is $225,000 - $375,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70% - 80% 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.

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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