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 Management is looking for a Recruiter to join the Talent Acquisition team focused on front office recruiting. The Recruiter will be responsible for management of the recruitment processes and partnering with business leaders to support their recruitment needs. The ideal candidate will lead the full life cycle of recruiting and fostering relationships with key stakeholders including hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and external vendors. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing exceptional client service and addressing all related requests and queries, streamlining, and improving our Recruitment processes to ensure best practices. This is an exciting opportunity to join a lean team with direct interaction with senior management.

Primary functions & responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Strategically source and attract high-caliber investment, fundraising and product management talent through direct sourcing, job boards, market mapping, partnerships, referrals and networking  

• Partner with respective lines of business’ hiring teams, including, and not limited to: Credit, Private Equity, Secondaries, Real Estate, Secondaries, Infrastructure, Insurance and Wealth Management 

• Partner with Diversity & Inclusion, Compensation, Talent Management and HRBP teams to understand talent needs and solutions

• Advise hiring managers on considerations such as level, compensation, and responsibilities

• Provide a high-touch experience to candidates from application stage to offer

• Represent Ares at industry conferences and events

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent

• Experience recruiting for Credit, Private Equity or Secondaries

• Proven experience with diversity recruiting initiatives

• Minimum of 6 years of experience which includes 2+ years in corporate or executive search focused on the front office

• In-depth understanding and strong network in the alternative investment management space

• Experience constructing and delivering complex offers

• Adaptable and highly organized teammate eager to assist with recruiting in areas with a high demand, regardless of assigned clients.

Reporting Relationships

Recruiting Lead, Investments

Compensation

$125,000-$150,000

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.