Bridgewater Associates is looking to invest in commodity markets, with a strong focus on agricultural commodities, by developing a unique and differentiated view of both supply-demand fundamentals and Chinese market dynamics. The goal is to help investors navigate the changing geopolitical and macroeconomic paradigm in Asia, generate alpha in Asian markets, and design portfolio solutions.
Requirements
- Access data and ingest them in a systematic way (strong technical aptitude and coding experience is a plus)
Responsibilities
- Partner with our investors to research questions on commodity markets and commodity-producing companies, with a specific focus on agriculturals, and turn that understanding into systematic trading strategies and investment advice for our clients
- Help build, maintain, and consistently refine commodity balance sheets; acquire and organize the production and consumption of trade data needed to support those balance sheets
- Manage and update key building blocks of understanding including data, models, and visualizations
- Monitor and raise observations about new or changing conditions in the world
- Access data and ingest them in a systematic way
Other
- 4+ years of experience at a commodities trading house, research group, hedge fund, or merchant
- Proven track record trading agricultural commodities in onshore China (soybeans, rapeseed, palm oil, corn), ideally also with experience in softs (sugar, cotton)
- Fluency in Mandarin
- Strong work ethic, strong attention to detail, and demonstrated ability to achieve results and drive projects to completion
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and organize time effectively in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
