Associate, Credit Secondaries, Investor Relations & Product Management

Ares Operations•New York, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Ares is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented Associate to join its Credit Secondaries Product Management and Investor Relations Team in the New York office. The Associate will support product development, fundraising, marketing strategy, and ongoing investor relations across Ares Credit Secondaries funds, separately managed accounts, and co-investment opportunities. The role contributes to strategic priorities and offers visibility to senior management and investors. The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with strong analytical and communication skills, be able to explain varied concepts to different audiences, and work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The position involves developing and maintaining marketing and due diligence materials, preparing investor communications and reports, analyzing investment and performance data, conducting market and competitor research, coordinating investor meetings, supporting business development projects, and assisting with new-investor due diligence and onboarding.

Requirements

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 them within three months of the start date.
Exceptional attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy and organization.
Strong analytical skills, including synthesizing complex information, identifying trends and insights, and drawing well-supported conclusions.
Ability to set priorities, multitask, monitor workload, and meet multiple deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including conveying complex information clearly and effectively to internal and external audiences.
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.
High proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Proficiency with Salesforce and Intralinks.
Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external counterparties and represent the firm professionally.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of private credit, secondaries, and/or other alternative investment strategies.
Strategic orientation and creative, articulate conceptual thinking.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment as a collaborative, responsive team player.

Responsibilities

Create and develop marketing and due diligence materials, including private placement memorandums, pitch books, fact sheets, and due diligence questionnaires for investment vehicles.
Maintain core marketing and investor materials, ensuring market, portfolio, and fund information is accurate and updated quarterly or as needed.
Prepare transaction-specific marketing and due diligence materials for co-investment opportunities.
Coordinate across investment, portfolio analytics, legal, tax, operations, finance, and accounting teams to gather and synthesize information for communications.
Prepare quarterly and annual investor reports for funds and separately managed accounts, compiling portfolio updates and performance commentary with relevant teams.
Maintain and analyze investment, portfolio, and performance data to support investor requests and develop marketing and due diligence content.
Conduct market and competitor research, including monitoring peer performance, investment vehicles, and strategies.
Coordinate logistics and presentation materials for investor meetings.
Contribute to strategic projects for business development initiatives.
Support due diligence and onboarding processes for new investors.