Associate, Corporate Strategy

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

Ares is currently seeking a highly, motivated, detail-oriented team player to join as an Associate within our Corporate Strategy Group. The Corporate Strategy Group consists of investment professionals working directly with the firm’s Executive Chairman, CEO, Co-Presidents, and business group heads to source, evaluate and execute upon the firm’s highest priority growth initiatives.

Projects led by the Corporate Strategy Group have included management company acquisitions, portfolio purchases, minority investments / strategic partnerships, global expansion, public offerings, certain multi-strategy fundraising initiatives and new distribution channel expansion. The group strategically deploys Ares’ balance sheet capital, as well as third-party capital, in accretive opportunities that enhance our current capabilities and/or expand our product offering.

This position presents a candidate with a unique opportunity to join a small, entrepreneurial group focused on Ares’ critical growth areas. The Corporate Strategy Group will give a candidate broad exposure to the firm across our five investment groups (Credit, Private Equity, Real Assets, Secondaries and Other Businesses), business development group and our operations groups (legal, compliance, finance & accounting, operations, HR, etc.). Given the critical nature of our projects, candidates will interact directly with the senior most professionals at the firm, including members of Ares’ Operating Committee and Board of Directors.

Reporting relationships

Reports to: Managing Director, Corporate Strategy

Primary functions & responsibilities

The Associate will provide support for the sourcing, evaluation, and execution of potential new strategic initiatives for Ares Management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Performing detailed financial and market analysis that forms the basis for decisions on investments of the firm

• Preparing complex excel financial models

• Screening new investment opportunities

• Preparing investment committee memos and board presentations

• Analyzing investment performance including maintaining and updating financial models as well as
  keeping track of relevant current market activities

• Assisting in investment closings and integrations

• Meeting with management teams and sponsors when assessing new investment opportunities and
  monitoring the existing investments

• Additional duties include providing direct support as deemed necessary by senior management

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

Experience Required:

• 3 to 4 years of relevant investment banking, management consulting or principal investing

General Requirements:

• Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness. The Corporate Strategy Group is often required to work with sensitive information and a candidate must be willing and able to handle this information appropriately

• Self-motivated with the ability to set priorities, multitask, and monitor own workload to meet aggressive deadlines

• High level of attention to detail

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work well with limited supervision

• Private equity caliber drive and ability to work effectively in a collegial, fast moving, demanding, and dynamic environment

• Creative problem solver

• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities

• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Reporting Relationships

Managing Director, Corporate Strategy

Compensation

$140,000 - $160,000 / annum

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.