Ares Management Corporation
Vice President, AWMS Strategy & Product Development
Job Description
About Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS)
Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS) oversees the product development, distribution, marketing, and client management activities of investment offerings for the global wealth management channel. With a team of more than 150 professionals globally and backed by the power and scale of the Ares platform, AWMS represents one of the most resourced wealth distribution and client service teams in the alternatives industry. AWMS’ mission is to provide advisors and their clients access to innovative, solutions-oriented investment opportunities, across the Ares platform of industry leading credit, private equity, real estate, and secondaries strategies. Through our range of institutional and retail structures, coupled with excellent client service and educational resources, we help investors diversify their portfolios with private market solutions that can deliver consistent, long-term growth.
Position Summary
This candidate will lead the evaluation and execution of strategic initiatives across AWMS with a specific focus on product development and financial analysis. This role will work directly with AWMS senior leadership while also liaising with key stakeholders across all verticals of the firm including corporate strategy, finance and accounting, credit, real assets, private equity and secondaries. This position will play a critical role in the development of new investment products, analysis of new markets and distribution channels, and strategic initiatives across the US, EMEA and APAC.
Essential Job Duties
- Perform detailed financial modeling and analysis that forms the basis of key strategic decision-making
- Partner with internal teams to develop new products and implement efficient operating models to support them
- Conduct industry research, monitor market activities and analyze peers’ corporate strategies and performance
- Develop presentations for AWMS senior management for both internal and external use (mainly via PowerPoint)
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- 5+ years investment banking, management consulting, private equity, corporate finance or wealth management
- Strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- High integrity, trustworthiness and ability to maintain confidential information
- Outstanding record of academic achievement and professional accomplishment
- Professional designations or active progress toward designations such as CFA, CIMA or equivalent is a plus
Reporting Relationships
Managing Director, Wealth Management SolutionsCompensation
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 - $210,000
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.
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Ares Management Corporation New York, New York, USA Office
245 Park Ave, New York, NY, United States, 10167
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