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title: 'Executive Assistant at Garda Capital Partners'
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# Executive Assistant at Garda Capital Partners

- **Company:** Garda Capital Partners
- **Location:** Scottsdale, AZ
- **Posted:** 2026-09-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gardacp/jobs/6186912004

## Job description

Garda Capital Partners (Garda) is a multi-billion dollar alternative investment firm with over 22 years of experience deploying relative value strategies across fixed income markets for institutional investors. We hire, grow, and mentor great talent and remain steadfast in our commitment to building a culture that helps them succeed. Garda is more than a workplace. We are built on trust, integrity, and a shared vision for how we work together, the enduring relationships we build, and the consistency of our results. Garda's primary offices are located in Wayzata, New York City, West Palm Beach, Geneva, Zug, Copenhagen, Singapore, and Scottsdale.

Garda is seeking an experienced, highly capable Senior Executive Assistant to partner with our existing support staff to provide comprehensive support to our Chairman/Chief Executive Officer. This role will be based in our Scottsdale office, where the CEO is based for the majority of the calendar year. This is a high-impact role requiring exceptional judgment, discretion, organization, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly professional environment.

Position Responsibilities:

- Manage the CEO’s complex and frequently changing calendar, exercising sound judgement regarding priorities and timing.
- Manage travel arrangements, both domestically and internationally, accompanied by detailed itineraries.
- Ensure the CEO is appropriately prepared for meetings and commitments, including coordinating agendas, background materials, and other relevant information.
- Anticipate upcoming needs, deadlines, and commitments and proactively ensure appropriate follow-through.
- Handle highly confidential and sensitive information with exceptional discretion.
- Handle special projects and other professional and personal responsibilities for the CEO that require a high degree of trust, judgement, and execution.

Qualifications & Desired Skills:

- Significant experience supporting a CEO, C-suite executive, or other senior leader in a sophisticated, fast-paced professional environment.
- Self-starter, able to work in a highly dynamic environment with a high degree of autonomy.
- Superior communications skills – both verbal and written.
- Demonstrated ability to deal professionally with a variety of people at all levels internally and externally.
- Strong organizational skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail.
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office).

## About Garda Capital Partners

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Garda Capital Partners is an investment management firm specializing in fixed income relative value strategies for institutional investors, with over $12 billion in assets under management.
- **Entity Type**: Private (minority investment from AMG since 2019, with additional minority stake acquired in 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Wayzata, Minnesota, United States
- **Founded**: 2015 (though the firm’s core strategy and team have over 22 years of experience, originating at Black River in 2003)
- **Founders**: Jeff Drobny (Chairman & CEO) and Tim Magnusson (Chief Investment Officer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Investment Management (Fixed Income Relative Value)
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds (B2B, strictly institutional – does not accept public investments)
- **Mission**: Protect and grow capital for institutional investors so they can deliver on their promises to their stakeholders.

## Products & Services
- **Fixed Income Relative Value Strategy**: A single, focused investment strategy deploying relative value trades primarily across global sovereign bonds, interest rate futures, cash bonds, and interest rate swaps. Designed to deliver consistent, positive returns uncorrelated to broader market movements. The firm does not offer retail products or multiple fund vehicles.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private firm)
- **Key Metric**: Assets Under Management (AUM) – over $12 billion as of February 2026
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: AMG (NYSE: AMG) – a strategic partner and minority investor since 2019, which increased its minority equity interest in February 2026
- **Growth Signals**: AUM has tripled since the AMG partnership began in 2019; headcount of 184 employees (+15.5% year-over-year); offices in 7 global cities (Wayzata, New York, Scottsdale, Palm Beach Gardens, Geneva, Zug, Copenhagen, Singapore); active hiring in quantitative research, AI, data engineering, and software engineering.

## Competitive Advantages
- **22+ year track record** of consistent positive returns across multiple market cycles (including financial crises and rate regime shifts).
- **Uncorrelated returns** to broader equity and credit markets, providing diversification for institutional portfolios.
- **Proprietary analysis** and deep expertise in fixed income relative value, with a highly disciplined, long/short approach.
- **Long-term client relationships** built on transparency, integrity, and alignment of interests – the firm is majority-owned by its management team.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening the partnership with AMG to ensure long-term stability and independence, while maintaining operational autonomy.
- Scaling the firm’s infrastructure and technology (notably in AI and data engineering) to enhance investment research and trading capabilities.
- Building a multi-generational firm with a “Built to Last” philosophy, investing in talent and culture to sustain performance over decades.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes collaboration, empowerment, continuous learning, and accountability. Leaders are approachable, and employees are encouraged to take initiative. Values include rigor, fairness, transparency, and excellence.
- **Work environment**: Global offices with a hybrid/office presence (roles listed in Geneva, Zug, New York, and Wayzata). The firm combines the agility of an entrepreneurial firm with the discipline of an established institution.
- **Career growth**: Focus on long-term career development; employees are given “lived experiences” and opportunities to shape outcomes. Open roles include Quantitative Researcher, Software Engineer (AI Tooling), Data Engineer, AI Intern, and Investment Analyst.
- **Notable perks**: Flat structure, cross-departmental collaboration, and a strong emphasis on integrity and work-life balance (the firm explicitly avoids short-termism).

## Sources
1. [Garda Capital Partners Website](https://www.gardacp.com/)
2. [Garda Careers Page (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gardacp)
3. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/garda-capital-partners)
4. [CBInsights Company Profile (including AMG press release)](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/garda-capital-partners)

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