Compliance – Compliance Client Reporting- Associate

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented, proactive and motivated Associate to join our Compliance Reporting team. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting AQR’s Compliance department by preparing well-written, timely, and accurate responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Due Diligence Questionnaires (DDQs), and ad-hoc client information requests from clients and prospects.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and submit responses to RFPs, DDQs and ad-hoc requests covering multiple investment strategies and products.
• Maintain and update standard responses in the firm’s centralized content library.
• Coordinate with internal teams, including Compliance, Legal, Business Development, Risk and others to source and verify proposed responses to client questions.
• Track and manage a high volume of requests simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met, completed responses are properly maintained, and quality standards are upheld.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Two to four years of related experience in RFP/DDQ reporting [or other Compliance experience], ideally within financial services or investment management.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and project management skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Highly organized, with excellent time management abilities and the ability to prioritize and meet multiple deadlines while managing a high volume of communications.
• Demonstrated capacity to work independently as well as thrive within a collaborative, fast-paced team environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work well with others across functions.
• A self-starter who takes ownership of responsibilities and sees tasks through to completion.
• Receptive to feedback and responsive to direction, with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Prior experience with Responsive (formerly RFPIO) preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of projects and cross-functional deliverables for Compliance - Compliance Client Reporting- Associate.
• Collaborate closely with departmental peers and stakeholders to ensure seamless operational continuity.
• Monitor core performance KPIs, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and implement optimization protocols.
• Champion high quality standards, peer reviews, and comprehensive team documentation.