2027 Research Product Specialist Summer Analyst

AQR • Greenwich, CT

5h

About The Position

AQR Capital Management is a global investment firm focused on applying financial theory to practical applications, aiming to deliver long-term results by identifying key factors and developing rigorously tested ideas. Since 1998, AQR has become a leader in alternative strategies and an innovator in traditional portfolio management. The firm values academic excellence, intellectual honesty, and a commitment to seeking the truth, encouraging collaboration, transparency, and openness to new ideas.

The 10-week summer internship program at AQR provides interns with real work experience, insights from the Quanta Academy Summer Term curriculum, and exposure to systematic investing. Learning is central to the internship, with opportunities for daily collaboration, workshops, classes, and working on impactful projects. The AQR Quanta Academy: Summer Term is a structured program offering over 40 hours of educational, skill-building, and networking events.

Requirements

• 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.
• Programming skills; Python highly preferred.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Support senior specialists in producing and sharing customized analytics for client portfolios internally and externally.
• Prepare client-ready written responses to investment questions covering investment philosophy, process, performance, performance drivers, and portfolio characteristics.
• Create and 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, industries, or country exposures contributed to overall performance.
• Create pro-forma portfolios and assess their alpha contribution after controlling for standard factors like value, size, and momentum.
• Analyze how market dynamics, investment themes, industry and country exposures, and specific assets drove performance outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed