Associate, Investor Relations, Real Estate

Overview

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.

Ares is currently searching for a high-performing Associate to join the Real Estate Product Management and Investor Relations team based in our New York office. This group covers all aspects of capital raising and marketing activities for our Real Estate business, and the individual will support product specialists in providing information and expertise on firm strategies and funds to investors.

The individual’s primary responsibilities will span wide range of product management and investor relations-related items, including the creation of marketing materials and presentations, analysis of data sets for new content creation, addressing due diligence requests and queries, market and competitor research, maintenance of investment and performance data, among others. The role supports key strategic priorities and provides a high degree of visibility to both senior management and investors.

To succeed in this role, an individual must possess a strategic orientation combined with strong analytical, interpersonal 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 candidate should possess the following specific competencies or attributes:

• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Exceptional relationship skills -- able to establish rapport with a variety of Ares constituents including finance and accounting, legal and compliance, and investment professionals, as well as strategy and relationship management;
• Able to work effectively and efficiently in an entrepreneurial environment;
• 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;
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines and remain detail-oriented in a fast-paced environment;

• Support fundraising for private funds across platforms by developing marketing and due diligence materials such as private placement memorandums (PPM), pitch books, and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) for investment vehicles.
• Prepare request for proposals, DDQs, track record analysis, consultant questionnaires/databases and related due diligence requests
• Work across functions to obtain and synthesize information from the deal teams, reporting, and accounting teams in order to prepare communication materials
• Streamline processes by creating more efficient methods of gathering, sorting, accessing data
• Conduct ongoing market and competitor research, including keeping track of investment vehicles, strategy and performance for peers
• Create presentations and coordinate logistics for investor meetings and industry conferences
• Work on strategic projects for new business development initiatives

Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent required
• At least 2 years of relevant experience is desired. Experience in investor relations, investment banking, sales and trading, investment management or at a placement agent a plus.
• Understanding of Real Estate and Private Equity and awareness of alternative investment management space / institutional fund raise processes

• Strong quantitative skills, initiative, and work ethic
• Exceptional attention to detail, placing a…