Job Description

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.

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

The Analyst will work in the Real Estate Product Management and Investor Relations Team and contribute in providing information and expertise on firm strategies and funds to clients. The Analyst will assist in coordinating investor reporting, servicing and fundraising activities across the Real Estate platform, while helping to maintain high standards of accuracy, responsiveness and consistency across investor deliverables.

To succeed in this role, an individual should bring a strong combination of organisational, analytical and communication skills, together with the ability to operate effectively across multiple teams and workstreams. The role requires sound judgement, attention to detail, a collaborative approach and the ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support preparation and coordination of investor reporting across Real Estate strategies, working closely with internal stakeholders to support the timely and accurate delivery of investor-facing materials
• Coordinate between the global Real Estate Investor Relations team and other internal stakeholders, including Investment, Portfolio Management, Finance, ESG and Legal and Compliance teams
• Support fundraising processes the preparation and ongoing maintenance of investor presentations, marketing materials, due diligence materials and other client-facing content
• Assist in responding to due diligence questionnaires, RFPs and ad hoc investor information requests for existing and prospective investors
• Maintain and update market, fund and competitor data used in investor communications and related materials
• Take on ad hoc projects and support broader strategic initiatives within Real Estate Product & IR

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or another pre-professional field, or a discipline with exposure to economics, accounting or corporate finance.

Experience Required:

• Required: 1 - 3 years of experience working on a investor relations or product specialist role OR alternatively someone with a background in real estate, asset management, investment banking or related roles looking to make a move into an investor relations focused role in Real Estate.

General Requirements:

• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, representing the Firm in a professional manner with clients
• Detail-oriented with quantitative and analytical skills
• Motivated self-starter, ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team player
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook; knowledge of PowerBI
• Knowledge of real estate and / or investment management industry at a financial services firm

Reporting Relationships

Principal, Product Management and Investor Relations, Real Estate

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.