Associate/Senior Associate, Strategy AIS

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

Company Overview

Ares Management Corporation (“Ares” or the “Firm”) is a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $572 billion of assets under management ("AUM") and approximately 4,100 employees. We seek to deliver attractive returns across each of our strategies and believe our investment groups are market leaders based on assets under management and investment performance. Our distinct but complementary teams have the ability to invest across a company’s capital structure, from senior debt to common equity. The Firm was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of the broader platform. We believe the synergies from this multi-asset strategy provides our professionals with insights into industry trends, access to significant deal flow and the ability to assess relative value. 

Since our inception in 1997, we have adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering compelling risk-adjusted investment returns throughout market cycles. We believe our growth in becoming one of the largest alternative asset managers is a testament to our experienced management team, our focus on performance and our high-quality investor base, which includes large pension funds, university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, banks and insurance companies.

Roles & Responsibilities

Ares is currently searching for a highly motivated, diligent teammate to join as a full time Associate in our Ares Insurance Solutions (“AIS”) Strategy Group. 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 ~$25Bn 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 AIS Strategy Group consists of investment professionals working directly with the heads of AIS and leaders across Ares to source, evaluate and implement upon our highest priority growth initiatives. Projects led by this group include management company acquisitions, minority investments, strategic partnerships, global expansion, and business development.

The group seeks to strategically deploy Ares, Aspida, and third-party capital in accretive opportunities that enhance our current capabilities and / or expand our product offerings. The Associate will provide support for the sourcing, evaluation and execution of potential new pivotal initiatives for Ares Management and AIS. Key role 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 diligence

• Supporting strategic projects for new business development initiatives across the AIS and the firm

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

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics or related field (MBA or CFA a plus)

• 2 - 4 years of relevant investment banking, consulting, or principal investing preferably with focus on asset management / financial services or insurance

• Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness. The AIS 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 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 skills

• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word

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Compensation

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.