Vice President - Structured Products

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

The Ares Insurance Solutions team is seeking an experienced structuring resource to assist in:

• Create models for private structured deals and maintain deal models using Intex Dealmaker
• Compile monthly updates of collateral and deal information for Intex CDI/CDU files associated with private Ares securitization
• Assist in developing model methodology and platform infrastructure for stochastic simulation of portfolio asset cashflows for private securitization
• Support the risk and analytics needs of the Ares Insurance Solutions team more broadly, including the maintenance and support of the above analytics platform

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain automated Intex infrastructure to perform on-demand risk analytics for private securitization
• Create models for private structured deals and maintain deal models using Intex Dealmaker
• Compile monthly updates of collateral and deal information for Intex CDI/CDU files associated with private Ares securitization
• Collaborate with other Ares quantitative, operational, and IT resources for building the analytics platform, at-scale using Intex on cloud resources
• Develop and test collateral and security projected cashflows, valuations, and risk metrics, under different deterministic and stochastic scenarios for private securitization
• Partner with portfolio management to align assumptions and parameters of relevant private securitization models
• Build strong relationships with portfolio managers and members of other operational and quant teams across Ares and outside managers as needed to act as a key point of contact to prioritize and answer questions relating to investment data/analytics

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate and/or advanced degrees in finance, mathematics, engineering and/or computer science preferred
• 3+ years of Intexwrap and Intex Dealmaker experience within a financial services firm
• 4+ years of practical experience of model development in Python, preferably in a production environment, is essential
• 3+ years of experience modeling structured deal waterfalls in Intex and creating/maintaining/updating CDI/CDU deal files
• Professional designations such as CFA, FRM, etc., would be viewed favorably, but not essential
• Basic understanding of modern financial mathematics (e.g. bond mathematics, Monte Carlo simulation in real and risk neutral environment, interest-rate modelling) are essential
• An understanding of bond mathematic concepts such as duration, convexity, option-adjusted spread, z-spread, spread duration, key-rate duration, interest curve building, bootstrapping, etc. are required
• SQL, Python required; experience using VS Code IDE preferable
• Practical experience using GIT is a plus
• Knowledge of Docker and Cloud applications (e.g. AWS / Azure) would be viewed favorably
• An understanding of basic accounting, regulatory, risk management and strategic frameworks under which insurers operate, would be viewed favorably, but not required
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, intellectual curiosity, and experience in understanding and solving complex issues
• High level of integrity enabling the candidate to become a trusted partner to clients and peers

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Compensation

$190,000 -$220,000

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.