Aqr Capital Management LLC
Portfolio Implementation Analyst
Greenwich, CT · Junior
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About the role
- The Portfolio Implementation team is responsible for the construction, optimization, and management of AQR's global asset allocation and stock selection portfolios.
- Portfolio Implementation works closely with researchers to bring to market new systematic investment strategies and refine existing ones, applying a practical understanding of markets to portfolio management decisions.
- Exceptional candidates will quickly gain significant responsibility to shape key aspects of portfolio / strategy construction and implementation.
Responsibilities
- We recognize and respect the power of collaboration and believe transparency and openness to new ideas leads to innovation.
- Portfolio Implementation Analysts manage portfolios across a broad range of investment mandates and across global markets in a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment.
- They oversee all portfolio level activities and manage the launch of new investment mandates, coordinating across senior portfolio managers, client relationship managers and key functional groups.
- Devise trading plan to manage exposures and liquidity for portfolio inflows/redemptions
- Design and enhance portfolio implementation analytics
- Collaborate with product teams, business development and client administration to prepare portfolio analyses for clients
- Coordinate/participate in design and automation projects for the portfolio management workflow
- Implement new portfolios/strategies to enhance client offerings
Requirements
- Mature and thoughtful, with the ability to operate within a collaborative, team-oriented culture
- Committed to intellectual integrity, with a high degree of ethics
- Bachelor's degree from top academic institution in finance, economics, quantitative or scientific discipline
Nice to have
- 0-2 years of experience in the financial industry
- quantitative environment preferred
Skills
- Strong problem solving and quantitative skills
- Excellent communication skills
Compensation
- The salary range for this role is expected to be $140,000 to $160,000.
Company info
- Optimize portfolios based on model views, market frictions, and investment guidelines
- Oversee and interpret results of daily portfolio optimizations
- Analyze portfolio characteristics and attribute performance drivers
- Work on projects with senior portfolio managers, researchers, developers, and traders to improve systematic portfolio management practices
- 0-2 years of experience in the financial industry; quantitative environment preferred
- Strong technical aptitude with demonstrated experience and knowledge of programming languages (Python, MATLAB, R, or equivalent) and SQL
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