2027 Research Product Specialist Summer Analyst

AQR Capital Management is a global investment firm focused on systematic investing and portfolio management. The Summer Analyst will support the Product Specialist team by preparing client communications, developing presentations and collateral, monitoring and analyzing investment portfolios, and presenting portfolio analysis to product and portfolio teams.

What you'll do:

• Prepare client-ready written responses to investment questions spanning a variety of topics: e.g., investment philosophy, investment process, performance, performance drivers, portfolio characteristics, etc
• Create and help improve presentations, review materials and collateral for pitching new business
• Analyze portfolio performance using existing tools, and contribute to the development of new monitoring tools
• Conduct custom portfolio analysis to address questions from clients or senior investment professionals
• Present portfolio analysis results to product and portfolio teams
• Analyze how and why specific investment themes, or industries or country exposures contributed to overall performance
• Create pro-forma portfolios and assess their alpha contribution after controlling for standard factors such as value, size and momentum
• Analyze how market dynamics, investment themes, industry and country exposures, and specific assets drove performance outcomes

What they're looking for:

• December 2027 or Spring 2028 graduate in a quantitative field (e.g. Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, etc.) with a desire to work in the financial services industry
• Strong problem solving and quantitative skills
• High degree of intellectual curiosity
• Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form
• Well-organized, detail-oriented and able to focus in a dynamic and collaborative environment
• Results oriented
• Programming skills
• Python

Benefits:

• 10-week summer program
• Over 40 hours of educational, skill-building and networking events through the AQR Quanta Academy: Summer Term learning series
• Daily collaboration and interaction with employees at all levels
• Workshops and classes
• Work on projects that matter to the many clients we serve