Ares Management Corporation

Associate, Product Management & Investor Relations (Private Equity Secondaries)

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New York, NY

In-Office

120K-145K Annually

Junior

Real Estate

The Role

The Associate supports Private Equity Secondaries product management and investor relations, creating marketing materials, analyzing data, and addressing investor queries.

Summary Generated by Built In

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.

Job Description

Position Summary

Ares is currently searching for a high-performing Associate to join the Private Equity Secondaries Product Management and Investor Relations team based in our New York office. This group covers all aspects of capital raising and marketing activities for the Private Equity Secondaries strategy within the Ares Secondaries Group, and the individual will support product specialists in providing information and expertise on firm strategies and funds to investors.

The individual’s primary responsibilities will include the creation of marketing materials and presentations, analysis of data sets for new content creation, addressing investor queries, drafting quarterly / annual investor reporting, market and competitor research, maintenance of investment and performance data, among others.

Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities

Interface and develop strong working relationships with all internal subject matter experts of the Firm (primarily Portfolio Management and Finance, as well as Operations, Legal, Compliance and Human Resources)
Create and edit marketing investor materials for co-investment and funds
Build and “own” client materials and various prospect/marketing materials, updating market and fund specific data within existing materials on a quarterly or ad hoc basis
Drive process for creating responses to investor questionnaires, due diligence, and ad hoc requests for existing and potential clients
Maintain quantitative and qualitative key metrics on competitors
Produce monthly/quarterly portfolio reports for investors in commingled funds and separately managed accounts, working with Finance and Portfolio Management teams to collate relevant data
Liaise with Finance, Portfolio Management, Legal and Compliance teams to respond to a broad range of investor requests including audit confirmations, financial statement and fee data requests, as well as processing updates to investor details such as wire instructions and authorized signatories
Take on ad hoc projects and support all other teammates with their work as needed

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance
At least 2 years of relevant work experience which can include investment banking, asset management, consulting and/or alternative investments
Experience with investor relations/business development from a placement agent, secondaries fund, asset manager or private equity firm is a plus, but not required
Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and represent the Firm in a professional manner
Exceptional attention to detail, placing a high priority on accuracy and organization
Highly proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions
Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to set priorities, multi-task and monitor own workload to meet deadlines
Strong initiative and work ethic
Demonstrated experience working in a team environment with multiple tasks
Creative, ready to think outside the box and add input to improving existing workflows
Series 7, 63 and SIE or ability to obtain

Reporting Relationships

Head of Product Management and Investor Relations, Private Equity 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 - $145,000

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.