Global Stock Selection - Product… at AQR Capital… · Greenwich

Summary: AQR Capital Management is a global investment firm focused on delivering long-term results through rigorous financial analysis. The Product Specialist Analyst/Associate role involves client communication, investment monitoring, and analysis, supporting the portfolio management process and collaborating with various teams within the firm. Responsibilities: - 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 - Help organize and run analyses for RFPs - 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 - Potential opportunity to contribute to presentations and white papers on a broad spectrum of topics (e.g. specific products, quant concepts, market environment etc.) Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in a business or quantitative discipline - 1-3 years of investment management experience, ideally related to equity and equity linked products - Superior analytical ability with a deep understanding of investment, particularly equity strategies; experience with quantitative strategies preferred - Programming skills (Python and SQL) or a willingness to learn programming is essential - Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is required - Ability to communicate and position complex strategies effectively to a broad range of investors both verbally and in writing - Entrepreneurial spirit with a demonstrated work ethic, competitiveness and tenacity required to achieve top performance - Well-organized, detail-oriented; able to multi-task and keep track of various deadlines in a fast-paced, high demand environment - Mature and thoughtful, with the ability to operate in a collaborative, team-oriented culture - Creative, resourceful, and driven - an intelligent risk taker and someone who does not grow complacent with success - Hard-working and eager to learn in a highly intellectual, innovative environment - Highest level of integrity, empathy and character Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with quantitative strategies preferred Required Skills: Investment management, Equity strategies, Quantitative strategies, Python, SQL, Excel, PowerPoint, Portfolio analysis, Competitiveness, Tenacity Benefits: Paid time off, Medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k)