Senior Associate, Investment Operations (Pipeline Management)

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

Role summary:

Ares is currently searching for a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player to join as a Senior Associate in the Investment Operations – Pipeline Management Team.  This individual will be responsible for all aspects of deal pipeline management, CRM relationship management, in addition to assisting with the ad hoc reporting requests.  In this capacity, significant responsibilities include on-going relationships with Direct Lending colleagues and will communicate regularly with Legal, Compliance, Finance and Business Development. 

The candidate must have strong organizational, interpersonal, quantitative, and analytical skills and must be able to meet deadline requirements. 

Primary responsibilities:

• Support deal pipeline management tool across 3 business units: Credit, Real Estate, and Private Equity across 3 locations: New York, London, Asia

• Review and validate initial setup of companies, contacts, deals, securities, etc.

• Review, verify, and summarize administrative data related to new investment opportunities and dynamically track the progress of each transaction

• Scrub credit agreements/deal documentation for key datapoint and ensure all systems are updated accurately

• Track elements of the deal closing process and ensure receipt of executed documents

• Review final deal closing checklists and validate all tasks were correctly executed

• Perform various data checks to ensure the accuracy of key data points

• Run metrics on key performance indicators

• Take on any additional deal pipeline management related tasks

• Prepare and distribute weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reports

• Become DealCloud Platform Manager

Experience Required:  

• 7 to 11 years relevant operational experience

• Strong knowledge of bank loans and credit agreements

• Strong knowledge of alternative credit transactions including privately held investments, bank debt, bonds, CLO equity, and other fixed income products.

• Experience with CRM systems (DealCloud) or other relational databases

General Requirements:

• Self-motivated and proactive team player who takes ownership and accountability of assigned tasks

• Excellent organization and time management skills with ability to prioritize work and function with minimal guidance

• Effective articulation with excellent written and oral communication skills

• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications including Excel, Word, and Outlook

Reporting Relationships

Associate Vice President, Investment Operations

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.