Vice President, Asset Allocation, Ares Insurance Solutions (AIS)

Ares Management Corporation•New York, NY

1d•$185,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Ares is currently seeking an experienced investment professional to join the Asset Allocation team within Ares Insurance Solutions (AIS). AIS is our dedicated in-house team that seeks to provide asset management, origination, risk analytics, capital, and M&A services to insurance clients globally. The team currently manages ~$30bn of AUM across a broadly diversified asset portfolio and is the investment manager, capital solutions provider and corporate development partner to Aspida, a leading U.S. life and annuity insurance and reinsurance company. The position would support the construction and implementation of strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple asset classes for clients in the Life and Annuity Insurance and Reinsurance space. This role will play an integral part in the investment process, working closely with senior investment professionals to deliver on portfolio performance objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics or related field (CFA a plus)
7+ years of progressive experience in asset allocation, portfolio management, and ALM
Demonstrated expertise in constructing strategic and tactical allocation plans across a broad set of asset classes
Deep understanding of insurance product liability profiles and capital requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
Proven track record executing complex reinsurance transactions
Experience managing investor and board-level communications with the ability to articulate investment strategy, performance, and risk positioning to senior stakeholders.
Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership abilities
Demonstrated capacity to build and refine investment frameworks, mentor junior staff, and drive integration and process improvement across an investment office.
Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word (Python a plus)

Nice To Haves

CFA a plus
Python a plus

Responsibilities

Strategic and tactical asset allocation for new business and in-force portfolios (30bn+ AUM), incorporating top-down macro views, asset sourcing constraints, and relative value across public and private markets.
Design and implement pricing portfolios for new business (10bn+ per year), aligning liability and asset cashflows while optimizing across capital, return, and investment guideline constraints.
Asset–liability management (ALM), including cash flow matching under multiple market scenarios, liquidity planning, and profitability sensitivity analysis across product lines (e.g., FDA, FIA, RILA, UL) and geographies (US, UK, Europe, Asia).
Lead end-to-end asset work for reinsurance transactions (Block, Flow), including inherited asset negotiation, derivatives strategies for risk management, investment guideline negotiation, and target portfolio rotations over defined horizons.
Manage enterprise liquidity across account groups, deploying capital and raising liquidity via tools such as repo and FHLB funding.
Coordinating daily allocations of liquid and illiquid assets across clients.
Oversee relationships with third-party asset managers including mandate design, guideline alignment, performance monitoring, and deployment.
Contribute to integration and development efforts across broader Ares platform driving standardization of frameworks, best practices, and reporting across the investment office.