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 searching for a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player to join Ares Insurance Solutions (“AIS”) as a Senior Associate or Vice President, focusing on Investor Relations and Strategic Partnerships.
AISis a dedicated, in-house team that seeks to provide asset management, origination, risk analytics, capital, and M&A services to insurance clients. The team currently manages $22Bn+ 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 Senior Associate/Vice President will be responsible for the daily management of our existing investors, working closely across the AIS, Ares, and Aspida teams to respond to ad hoc requests, coordinatemarketing materials, and prepare quarterly investor reporting. They will assist with the marketing strategy and creation of marketing and due diligence materials for AIS and Aspida.
The role supports key strategic priorities and provides a high degree of visibility to senior management and investors. The candidate must have strong entrepreneurial, organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills, as well as strong writing capabilities.
Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities:
To succeed in this role, an individual must possess a strategic orientation combined with strong analytical and writing skills. In addition, this person will be a conceptual thinker, creative, articulate and have the ability to understand and convey a variety of concepts at all levels. Outstanding execution and organizational skills combined with excellent judgment and exemplary ethics and values are imperative.
The successful candidate should possess the following specific competencies or attributes:
Exceptional relationship skills -- able to establish rapport and quickly engender trust and respect with a wide range of individuals representing the spectrum of institutional investors, including staff, Board members, consultants, and other industry contacts. Must also be able to develop relationships with a variety of internal Ares’ constituents including marketing, finance and accounting, legal and compliance, portfolio management and investment professionals
Outgoing, collaborative, and inclusive style, well-developed ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
Strong preference for individuals with knowledge of portfolio management, investments, insurance, investment banking and/or marketing experience
Specific tasks will include:
Liaise across functions to obtain and synthesize information from the investment teams, performance, legal, tax, operations, finance, and accounting teams in order to prepare communication materials
Core responsibilities for the Vice President role include:
Selling & Diligence: serve as a key point of contact for the business development team to demonstrate deep investment knowledge, identify and address concerns, and provide guidance through diligence. This individual will help in all aspects of developing and maintaining investment marketing and client materials
Reporting Relationships
Compensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.
$175,000 - $240,000
The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.
Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.
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.
