Principal, Investor Relations and Product Management, Digital Infrastructure

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 Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of March 31, 2025, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had approximately US$546 billion of assets under management, with operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

Ares Digital Infrastructure ("ADI") is part of Ares's Real Assets platform, created to invest in high-quality digital infrastructure assets to support the growth of the ever-expanding global demand for data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Ares Digital Infrastructure has built a large portfolio of data center assets globally, recently completing its inaugural US$2.4 billion data center development fund in Japan. ADI is supported by Ada Infrastructure, its wholly-owned global data center operating platform. Ada Infrastructure provides development, leasing, asset management, facilities management, security, and other customer services to ADI's data center asset portfolio.

The team is seeking a Principal in New York who will work collaboratively with senior management to serve as an internal and external product specialist for Ares Digital Infrastructure. To succeed in this role, an individual must possess a strategic orientation combined with strong analytical skills and excellent relationship management. In addition, this person will be a conceptual thinker, creative, articulate, and have the ability to understand and convey a variety of concepts at all levels. Outstanding execution and organization skills combined with excellent judgment and exemplary ethics and values are imperative.

Primary Function and Essential Responsibilities:

• Work directly with investors, business development professionals, and various other groups to communicate strategies, follow-up on investor/prospect inquiries, and develop materials for use.
• Develop and execute on strategic initiatives, identify market opportunities, and conduct research to determine effective product launches.
• Work across functions to obtain and synthesize information from the investment, reporting, and accounting teams in order to prepare communication materials.
• Develop marketing and due diligence materials such as private placement memorandums (PPM), pitch books, fact sheets, and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) for investment vehicles.
• Assist with the preparation of request for proposals, questionnaires, and data requests related to investor due diligence.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end fund reporting as well as ad-hoc investor requests.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and conduct market and competitor research.
• Assist with the creation of presentations and coordinate logistics for Annual General Meeting, investor meetings, and conference calls.
• Serve as manager to certain junior team members, allocating staffing responsibilities as well as provide leadership and mentorship to enhance performance and create positive career trajectory

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of work experience in an investor relations, strategy, client service, or product management role. Must have a blend of client service, investment capabilities, and commercial sense.
• Experience with investor relations/business development from a Private Infrastructure/Digital Infrastructure fund, Asset Manager, Real Assets firm, or Private Equity firm required.
• Series 7, 63 and SIE or ability to obtain.

General Requirements:

• Exceptional attention to detail, placing a high priority on accuracy and organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and represent the Firm in a professional manner.
• Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions.
• Highly motivated with the ability to set priorities, multitask, and monitor own workload to meet aggressive deadlines.
• Strong work ethic and self-starter.
• Demonstrated experience working in a team environment with multiple tasks.
• Highly proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

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Compensation

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.

$250,000.00 - $275,000.00

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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