Associate, Credit IR

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

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Associate will work in the European Credit group and support Product Specialists in providing information and expertise on firm strategies and funds to clients. The Associate will assist in building client materials and various prospects/marketing materials, updating market and fund specific data within existing materials on a monthly, quarterly or ad hoc basis. The Associate will also be responsible for tailoring materials to reflect market environment to meet needs of various users.
 Interface and develop strong working relationships with all internal subject matter experts of the Firm (portfolio management, business development, operations, legal, compliance and human resources)
 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
 Produce quarterly portfolio reports and letters for investors, working with Finance and Portfolio Management teams to collate relevant data
 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
Help to identify areas of risk and pro‐actively propose innovative business solutions required to increase the efficiency of information flow and communication channels between different areas of the business
 Take on ad-hoc projects and support all other teammates with their work as needed
 Create and edit marketing investor materials for co‐investment and funds

QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or another pre-professional field, or a discipline with exposure to accounting or corporate finance.
Experience Required: 2-4 years of experience working on a investor relations or product specialist role OR alternatively someone with a background in credit looking to make a move into a marketing focused role in direct lending.
General Requirements:
 Detail oriented
 Experience with asset management systems or other relational databases
 Experience at a regional, national, or global financial services firm
 Self-starter, exceptional communication and organizational skills necessary
 Ability to work independently as well as with “the team”
 Excellent oral and written communication skills and computer literacy
 Knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook

Reporting Relationships

Vice President, Credit IR

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.