Senior Project Associate

Dalio Family Office

Dalio Family Office Overview

The Dalio Family Office (DFO) supports Barbara and Ray Dalio and their family in their ventures, investments, and philanthropic efforts under Dalio Philanthropies, which includes OceanX, Dalio Education, Endless Network, and the Beijing Dalio Foundation. The core of the DFO’s culture is built around meaningful work and meaningful relationships and the family’s commitment to giving back. The office is headquartered in Westport, CT with satellite offices in New York City, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Project Associate to join the DFO’s Project Management Pillar (PMP). This individual will report directly to the Head of the Project Management Pillar and will be responsible for leading multiple projects concurrently. The content of these projects will vary in nature, as will the complexity and duration. This person will play a direct role in the creation of the project by translating a goal/vision into a timeline with deliverables; measure outcomes along the way using milestones and metrics; report on the status/health of the project; and play a role in the execution of the project, either by direct participation or supervision of internal/external resource(s). The right individual for this role is someone with previous project management experience who is excellent at setting goals and driving them to completion. The right individual has experience leading teams on projects.

Given the evolving needs of the Founder, these individuals must also be agile; able to think on their feet and excited to handle changing priorities and new initiatives. As these employees will handle highly sensitive information, these individuals must also demonstrate high integrity and discretion. This is a great opportunity for an individual who wants to build long lasting quality relationships and be a part of the commitment to ensuring the owner’s goals and standards are met through managing special initiatives and projects.

There are currently 2 open roles for this position.

Day-to-day Responsibilities Would Include a Combination Of The Following

• Manage several large, complex DFO projects concurrently – including timing, budget, deliverables, and risks
• Manage internal and external resources responsible for delivering DFO projects
• Ensure efficient and effective project management tools and practices are deployed
• Responsible for providing the owner/senior stakeholders project progress including status updates, decisions, and escalation of any issues/risks
• Partner with the Head of the Project Management Office to shape the Project Management team (processes, people best practices, tools, etc.)
  
  

Illustrative Benefits

• 100% company paid medical premiums
• 17 company paid holidays
• Friday summer hours
• Monthly community happy hours
• Hybrid work environment
• Free catered food services for in-office days
• Generous PTO offering
• Casual dress code
• 150% 401(k) match up to $7,500 and 100% match above $7,500 ($15k match limit)
• Gym reimbursement, back up childcare services, insurance, financial, and legal services, and much more!
  
  

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience, including successful completion of multiple large projects/initiatives and/or successful completion of multiple medium/large projects concurrently
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to interpret data into a clear synthesis
• Familiarity/experience with project management software, such as Monday.com, or others, and with other basic office productivity software such as Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
• Experience successfully managing 2-4 small to medium projects concurrently
• Designing and implementing machines, tools and templates to continually drive for excellence
• Helping with business-as-usual processes
• Business process optimization
• Provide support and guidance to junior members within the team
• Providing internal team training
• Providing support to operational and strategic reporting across the organization
• Core Values:
• Excellence – high standards for quality and timeliness. Strong intolerance for badness
• Truth – willing to fight for truth, values truth over relationships
• Logic – trusts in and relies on logic over emotions
• Integrity – open, honest, does not filter or manipulate
• Discretion – respects privacy, maintains confidentiality
• Abilities:
• Organized, meticulous, able to keep track of lots of moving parts while not letting any balls drop
• Strong problem solver - ability to assess problems/issues and identify solutions
• Practical decision-maker, good common sense
• Ability to hold responsible parties accountable
• Ability to validate information based on experience or other believable parties
• Ability to learn from mistakes – open, reflective, low ego
• Results-oriented, focused on the outcome, able to escalate timely and forcefully
• “Knowing what you don’t know”
• Ability to manage (as opposed to micromanaging or not managing)
• Adaptable/flexible
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Demonstrated research abilities to evaluate best strategies
• Eager to take on the challenge of learning and being immersed in diverse subject matters
  

Compensation

Compensation for the role includes a competitive salary in the range from $160,000 -$190,000 (inclusive of a merit-based bonus, dependent on years of experience, level of education obtained, as well as applicable skillset) and an excellent benefits package, including a comprehensive employer paid medical plan and generous employer match for 401k.

Please note we are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

At the DFO, we believe our biggest asset is our people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. The DFO treats all candidates and employees with respect and does not discriminate in our recruiting, hiring, and promoting processes and general treatment during employment, including on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, or disability.