Principal – GCS Operations

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

• Partner with the COO of Global Client Solutions and other Senior Team Heads across the organization in initiatives relating to Global Relationship Management, Investor Strategy, Investor Operations, Global Conferences & Events, across all platforms of Ares Management.

• Serve as a critical point of contact within GCS for coordination, question, best practices and processes, etc.

• Lead a variety of strategic high-profile projects, including but not limited to the annual headcount budget, G&A expenditure tracking/projections, ARES Board of Director and annual Investor Day presentations, internal Leadership Offsite agendas and materials, and strategic marketing-related presentations.

• Act as a Project Manager, working with cross-platform teams, on critical and key workstreams for GCS (e.g. quarterly/mid-year/annual budget review, People and Culture-Related Projects and M&A due diligence/integration)

• Identify efficiency opportunities, develop implementation plan, and manage in-scope processes on behalf of the COO of GCS and the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer. Examples include creating and/or maintaining the systems to ensure appropriate protocols and processes are followed, timely communication happens, and information needed to make decisions is collected, synthesized and understood

• Managing critical data & analytics in partnership with Investor Operations team – gathering, distilling, processing and communication information that is needed by senior GCS management to optimize the business unit’s performance

• Help enable and optimize corporate development within GCS and strategic growth function

• Work with Global Client Solutions and Investor Relations / Product Management teams to drive, streamline and centralize processes across different groups including Operations, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, Compliance, and Investment Groups.

Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably with a major in Accounting, Economics, Political Science, Finance, General Business or Management, and outstanding academic achievement.

General Requirements: 

• An entrepreneurial and creative approach to follow new developments and innovative ideas

• Strong analytical capacity and intellectual horsepower to understand and use data and information

• Self-starter who also manages themselves; a forward thinking, planful person who pushes forward information and requests, and keeps the team updated on deliverables

• Superior written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence through consensus-building at all levels

• Proactive partner to senior leadership, listening carefully and bringing forward new thinking and listening skills and practices that are relevant and pragmatic

• Strong leadership and management skills including motivating, coaching and day to day oversight of direct reports

• Solutions oriented thinker with excellent time management and problem-solving skills

• Excellent critical thinking, judgment and professionalism

• Ability to work on highly confidential projects and act with the highest level of discretion and integrity; high morals and ethical compass.

• Strong work ethic with flexibility and adaptability to shift priorities quickly in a fast-paced environment

Experience & Skills Required: 

• A track record of achievement and increasing levels of responsibility

• Minimum of 12-15 years + of related experience in accounting, management consulting or financial services

• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook

• Direct report management required

• Experience leading workstreams and running a team

Reporting Relationships

Compensation

$200,000 - $240,000

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.