2027 Research Product Specialist Summer Analyst

About the role

<div data-block="true" data-editor="coe4n" data-offset-key="eo6uh-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="eo6uh-0-0"> <p><strong>About AQR Capital Management</strong></p> <p>AQR is a global investment firm built at the intersection of financial theory and practical application. We strive to deliver concrete, long-term results by looking past market noise to identify and isolate the factors that matter most, and by developing ideas that stand up to rigorous testing. By putting theory into practice, we have become a leader in alternative strategies and an innovator in traditional portfolio management since 1998.</p> <p> At AQR, our employees share a common spirit of academic excellence, intellectual honesty and an unwavering commitment to seeking the truth. We're determined to know what makes financial markets tick - and we'll ask every question and challenge every assumption. The listing location is Greenwich, CT.

Key facts

What you'll do

• <div data-block="true" data-editor="coe4n" data-offset-key="eo6uh-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="eo6uh-0-0"> <p><strong>About AQR Capital Management</strong></p> <p>AQR is a global investment firm built at the intersection of financial theory and practical application.
• We strive to deliver concrete, long-term results by looking past market noise to identify and isolate the factors that matter most, and by developing ideas that stand up to rigorous testing.
• By putting theory into practice, we have become a leader in alternative strategies and an innovator in traditional portfolio management since 1998.</p> <p> At AQR, our employees share a common spirit of academic excellence, intellectual honesty and an unwavering commitment to seeking the truth.
• We're determined to know what makes financial markets tick - and we'll ask every question and challenge every assumption.
•  We recognize and respect the power of collaboration and believe transparency and openness to new ideas leads to innovation.<br><br></p> <p><strong>The Internship Program</strong></p> <p>Our 10-week summer program puts real work of the firm in your hands.
• You will work alongside brilliant people, gain insights and know-how from our Quanta Academy Summer Term curriculum, and experience what it's like to work at the pinnacle of global, systematic investing.</p> <p>Learning is the cornerstone of our culture and plays an active role in the internship experience - through daily collaboration and interaction with employees at all levels, in workshops and classes, and most significantly by working on projects that matter to the many clients we serve.
• Our unique AQR Quanta Academy: Summer Term learning series, a structured program, consists of over 40 hours of educational, skill-building and networking events.<br><br></p> <p><strong>Your Role </strong></p> <p>AQR is looking for exceptionally talented undergraduates to join our Product Specialist team as Summer Analysts.
• Our interns experience life as a Product Specialist.

Requirements

• You will work alongside brilliant people, gain insights and know-how from our Quanta Academy Summer Term curriculum, and experience what it's like to work at the pinnacle of global, systematic investing.</p> <p>Learning is the cornerstone of our culture and plays an active role in the internship experience - through daily collaboration and interaction with employees at all levels, in workshops and classes, and most significantly by working on projects that matter to the many clients we serve.
• Our interns experience life as a Product Specialist.
• Advanced technical skills and analytical ability, strong communication skills, and interest in the needs of our clients and business is required.</p> <p><strong>(Please note this position is separate from our Research internship.

About AQR

We are quantitative investors who apply a systematic, disciplined process to manage risk and generate long-term value. Our teams design and test investment strategies using data, research, and shared principles.

We offer a range of strategies designed to complement other holdings and respond to different market conditions. You will work on models, research, and implementation alongside experienced professionals who value clarity and rigor.

Data and ML work turns messy inputs into measures a team can act on. Analysts and scientists clean datasets, choose metrics, and explain uncertainty. Engineers in this family also keep pipelines from breaking when schemas change. Nothing in this section adds model types or tools unless the listing named them. It only describes how data roles generally operate.

About the location

The posting places this role in Greenwich, CT. Local hiring markets vary in interview pace and compensation bands. Location copy is here so readers understand the geography attached to the title.