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 Management is looking to hire an Associate for our Real Assets Relationship Management team in Chicago. The Associate will assist our Real Assets Relationship Management team with all ongoing research, sales, service, and communication activities across current clients and prospects. Ares is a flat, flexible, and dynamic organization. The firm fosters a culture of collaboration, entrepreneurialism, integrity and partnership, both internally amongst colleagues and externally amongst clients and other stakeholders. The Ares team operates with a growth mindset, communicates transparently, and cultivates a high-performance and results-oriented

Job Description

• Partner with Real Assets Relationship Management team responsible for marketing all of Ares’ Real Assets strategies to prospective and current institutional investors
• Collaborate with portfolio managers, investment product specialists, compliance officers, consultant relations staff, operations, and portfolio administration personnel to organize client meetings and coordinate presentation material content
• Gather and analyze critical information to respond to client requests
• Write and publish client meeting summary notes posted to firm wide client relationship management systems
• Assist the development of sophisticated solutions for clients, spanning advisory to comprehensive outsourced mandates
• Handle projects around the development of our solutions business, including marketing and prospecting efforts, thought leadership, and events  
• Assist internal demand assessment processes and prospective investor pipeline  
• Continuously track and analyze investor mandates and allocation preferences, and conduct quantitative and qualitative market and competitor research to produce investor demand assessments identifying key prospects ahead of fund launches and fundraising roadshows  
• Organize, plan and prepare materials for fundraising roadshows, meetings and calls with portfolio managers and senior leadership. Write briefing memos, agendas, and customized client materials   
• Lead performance reporting and measurement initiatives for the Real Asset Relationship Management team, via the delivery of weekly activity and fund pipeline reports, fundraising summaries, and roadshow campaign trackers  

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:  

• College graduate with major in Economics, Finance, General Business or Management preferred, with outstanding academic record   

Experience Required: 

• 3 - 6 years of experience in investment, wealth management, marketing, strategy, accounting or financial services experience
• Financial Services industry experience preferred
• Series 7 and 63, or ability to obtain

General Requirements:

• Outstanding organizational skills with attention to detail
• Collaborative approach with a desire to work in a fast paced team environment 
• Excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management skills  
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions
• Ability to manage requests and prioritize projects according to business needs
• Willing and able to relocate to Chicago

Reporting Relationships

Compensation

$115,000 - $130,000

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.