Business Solutions Associate

Role Overview

Dodge & Cox is launching a rotational program for exceptional individuals who want to shape how a leading active asset manager operates. Participants will rotate through various investment and non-investment functions as embedded associates with real ownership of projects and direct mentorship from department heads and senior firm leadership. We are bringing in a small cohort of high-potential individuals who are analytically sharp, intellectually curious, and energized by the challenge of modernizing complex operations in a highly regulated industry.

Associates will work on problems with real business consequences: mapping and redesigning manual processes, building data-driven business cases, evaluating and strategically applying AI and automation tools to improve how the firm operates. Successful associates will have a path to transition into a permanent role aligned with the firm’s evolving needs and the individual’s skills and interests.

• Map and diagnose business processes end-to-end to identify bottlenecks, manual hand-offs, redundancies, and opportunities for automation, redesign, or the strategic application of AI
• Translate findings into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders to assess opportunities for improvements and technology-enabled solutions
• Partner with technology, operations, and business teams to design and pilot solutions, and help drive initiatives from proof of concept through implementation and adoption
• Build business fluency across the firm: understand each department’s goals, workflows, controls, and key metrics, and carry those insights forward across rotations
• Identify patterns across teams, share insights, and develop reusable frameworks where workflows or solutions can be standardized or scaled firm-wide

• For each rotation, deliver at least one meaningful, implemented improvement that the business can maintain and improve — moving from diagnosis through solution design, build, and adoption
• Demonstrate sound judgment navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, and sensitive information
• Communicate clearly and credibly across both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
• Build an increasingly integrated view of how Dodge & Cox operates — developing an understanding of interrelationships and interdependencies across teams and contributing to a shared body of knowledge about where and how the firm can optimize its processes and operations

• Bachelor’s degree with an excellent academic record in AI, Math, Economics, Data or Computer Science, or a similar analytically rigorous background
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex, ambiguous problems and develop structured, actionable recommendations
• Analytical rigor and comfort working with data to support decision-making — whether through quantitative tools, structured frameworks, or both
• Intellectual curiosity, high standard of excellence, and demonstrated passion for improving processing and increasing efficiency
• Clear, concise communicator: equally effective engaging technical colleagues and non-technical senior stakeholders
• Strong technical fluency in data analysis tools (e.g., Python, SQL, Excel) and comfort applying these skills in a business context

• Up to 5 years of professional experience in financial services, technology, management consulting or data analytics, or an undergraduate experience that demonstrates exceptional potential
• Working knowledge of cloud software (e.g., Snowflake, Azure) is a plus but not required
• Experience with process redesign, automation, or AI/ML tools in applied settings
• One-year master’s programs in AI, Data Science, Business Analytics, or related fields are strongly encouraged to apply

Dodge & Cox has a 4/1 hybrid work model, and all Dodge & Cox employees are required to be in their assigned office as noted in the job posting Monday - Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely on Friday. The salary range for…