Associate, Credit Secondaries, Investor Relations & Product Management

About the role

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

About the role

Ares is currently searching for a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player to join as an Associate on the Credit Secondaries Product Management and Investor Relations Team in the New York office.

The Associate will support all aspects of product development, fundraising, marketing strategy, and ongoing investor relations across Ares Credit Secondaries funds, separately managed accounts and co-investment opportunities. The role supports key strategic priorities and provides a high degree of visibility to senior management and investors.

Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities

To succeed in this role, an individual must possess a strategic orientation combined with strong analytical and communication skills. In addition, this person will be a creative and articulate conceptual thinker with the ability to understand and convey a variety of concepts to a range of audiences.

The successful candidate should possess the following specific competencies or attributes:

• Analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and perform under pressure
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and represent the Firm in a professional manner
• Highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with key internal and external counterparties
• Collaborative and inclusive team player, with the energy and responsiveness to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of private credit, secondaries and/or other alternative investment strategies preferred

Specific tasks will include

• Create and develop content for marketing and due diligence materials such as private placement memorandums (PPM), pitch books, fact sheets, and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) for investment vehicles
• Own the ongoing maintenance of core marketing and investor materials, ensuring market, portfolio and fund information is accurate and updated quarterly or as needed
• Support the preparation of transaction-specific marketing and due diligence materials for co-investment opportunities
• Liaise across functions to obtain and synthesize information from the investment, portfolio analytics, legal, tax, operations, finance, and accounting teams in order to prepare communication materials
• Prepare quarterly and annual investor reports for funds and separately managed accounts, working with finance, accounting and portfolio analytics teams to compile portfolio updates and performance commentary
• Maintain and analyze investment, portfolio and performance data to support investor requests and develop content for marketing and due diligence materials
• Conduct ongoing market and competitor research, including monitoring of peer performance, investment vehicles, and strategies
• Coordinate logistics and presentation materials for investor meetings
• Work on strategic projects for business development initiatives
• Support due diligence and onboarding processes for new investors

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least three years of relevant experience in investment banking, asset management, consulting or alternative investments
• FINRA Series 7, 63 and SIE licenses required (or ability to obtain within 3 months from start date)

General Requirements

• Exceptional attention to detail, placing a high priority on accuracy and organization
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information, identify key trends and insights, and draw well-supported conclusions
• Highly motivated with the ability to set priorities, multi-task and monitor own workload to meet multiple deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly, concisely and effectively to internal and external audiences
• Demonstrated initiative and a strong work ethic, including proactively addressing projects, anticipating needs and identifying opportunities to improve processes
• Demonstrated experience working in a team environment
• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Proficient with Salesforce and Intralinks

Reporting Relationships

Managing Director, Head of Product Management and Investor Relations, Credit Secondaries

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

$120,000 - 140,000

The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.

Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.