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Analyst, Product Management and Investor Relations, Alternative Credit

Ares Management Corporation
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/12/2025
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 as an Analyst on the Alternative Credit (“Alt Credit”) Product Management and Investor Relations Team in the New York office.

Ares is a leading participant in the global alternative credit markets with approximately $44.5 billion of assets under management (“AUM”) invested across multiple, actively-managed funds as of December 31, 2024. The Alt Credit Team today comprises approximately 85 investment professionals located primarily in three Ares offices: New York City, Atlanta and London.

Ares’ Alt Credit platform employs strategies that are asset-focused, making investments backed by assets and contractual cash flows such as loans, leases and receivables. Alt Credit fills gaps in the capital markets between credit, private equity and real estate, investing across a spectrum of liquid and illiquid opportunities that include various specialty finance sectors, net leases, structured products, cash flow streams (e.g., royalties, licensing, management fees), and other asset types.

The Analyst will be responsible for assisting with product development, marketing strategy, and the creation of marketing and due diligence materials for our Alt Credit business. The Analyst will also be very involved with ongoing investor relations activities for Alt Credit funds and separately managed accounts.

The role supports key strategic priorities and provides a high degree of visibility to senior management and investors. The candidate must have strong 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 organization skills combined with excellent judgment and exemplary ethics and values are imperative.

The successful candidate should possess the following specific competencies or attributes:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and represent the Firm in a professional manner;
  • Detail-oriented with ability to multi-task;
  • Ability to meet deadlines and perform under pressure;
  • Highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic;
  • 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;
  • High energy level displayed within a culture of intensity, accessibility and availability;
  • Knowledge of structured or private credit, based on banking/structuring, investment, portfolio management, and/or marketing experience

Specific Tasks Will Include

  • Create and develop content for marketing and due diligence materials such as private placement memorandums (PPM), pitch books, fact sheets, and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs)
  • Prepare responses for request for proposals (RFPs), DDQs, track record analyses, consultant questionnaires/databases and investor requests
  • 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
  • Conduct ongoing market and competitor research, including monitoring of peer performance, investment vehicles, and strategies
  • Coordinate logistics and presentation materials for investor meetings and industry conferences
  • Draft written correspondence to investors including mass communications and customized meeting follow-ups
  • Work on strategic projects for new business development initiatives
  • Help manage marketing initiatives in targeted regions and investor channels
  • Coordinate due diligence and onboarding processes for new investors

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • FINRA Series 7, 63 and SIE licenses required (or ability to obtain within 3 months from start date)
  • 1 years of experience in investment banking, investor relations or a relevant role

General Requirements

  • Exceptional attention to detail, placing a high priority on accuracy and organization;
  • Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions;
  • Highly motivated with the ability to set priorities, multi-task and monitor own workload to meet aggressive deadlines;
  • Takes initiative and has a strong work ethic, including proactively addressing projects at hand and improving processes;
  • Demonstrated experience working in a team environment;
  • Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word;
  • Proficiency with Salesforce and Intralinks or other data room platform

Reporting Relationships

Head of Product Management and Investor Relations, Alternative Credit

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.

$90,000-115,000

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.

Salary : $90,000 - $115,000

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