Portfolio Solutions Group Associate - London
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About AQR Capital Management
AQR is a global quantitative investment management firm at the nexus of economics, behavioral finance, data and technology. AQR’s evolution since its founding in 1998 has been a continuous exploration of what drives markets and how it can benefit our clients’ portfolios. We offer a range of traditional long-only and alternative strategies spanning equity, macro, arbitrage and multi-strategy solutions to investors around the globe.
At AQR, our employees share a common spirit of academic excellence, intellectual honesty and an unwavering commitment to seeking the truth. We’ll ask every question and challenge every assumption. We recognize and respect the power of collaboration, transparency and openness to new ideas in driving innovation.
The Team
The Portfolio Solutions Group is part of AQR’s Business Development department. The team’s mission is to address the wider portfolio challenges of our clients and the wider investor community, by producing pioneering thought leadership, such as papers and presentations, and by running custom analyses for individual clients covering a wide range of asset allocation and investment selection decisions.
Your Role
We are currently seeking a Portfolio Solutions Associate who will help us develop and deliver customized analyses across an exceptionally broad range of investing topics and asset classes, and provide support for whitepapers and presentations for AQR clients.
- Provide support to senior members of the Portfolio Solutions Group, whose objective is to deepen relationships with investors through value-added analysis and thought leadership.
- Build and maintain analytical tools using Excel and/or Python.
- Perform a range of customized portfolio analyses in response to investor requests.
- Develop strong AQR product and multi-asset asset class knowledge and demonstrate interest in the broad field of investing.
What You’ll Bring
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Business or a Science, Quantitative, or Engineering Program from a top university is preferred. Other degrees with appropriate work experience may also be considered.
- 3-5 years of relevant post-undergraduate experience at an investment management or asset management firm is preferred.
- High proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
- Coding proficiency, especially in Python, is a plus.
Who You Are
- Hard working and eager to learn in a highly intellectual, collaborative environment.
- Well-organized and detail-oriented.
- Enthusiastic about developing and implementing ideas.
- Self-starter, able to work independently as well as within a team.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of finance and the investment management industry is highly desirable.
- Willingness to pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY