Senior Associate, Infrastructure Opportunities Investor Relations

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 Infrastructure Opportunities (“AIO”) is currently searching for a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player to join as a Senior Associate on the Infrastructure Opportunities Investor Relations team in the New York office. The Senior Associate will be responsible for assisting with product development, marketing strategy, and the creation of marketing and due diligence materials for private funds in our Infrastructure Opportunities business.

AIO manages ~$8.5bn and employs both value-add and core strategies to invest in assets and companies within the infrastructure asset class. Target sectors include renewable energy, energy storage, natural gas midstream, transportation, resource efficiency, low carbon molecules, infrastructure services, and digital infrastructure.

The role supports key strategic priorities and provides a high degree of visibility to both senior management and investors.

Our demonstrated track record, tenured team, thematic investment approach, access to proprietary deal flow, and synergies with the broader Ares platform allow the team to identify and execute on attractive opportunities with compelling risk-reward profiles. We emphasize value creation and enhanced returns through balanced investing across the capital stack and the asset life cycle, including development, construction, and operations.

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

To succeed in this role, an individual must possess a strategic orientation combined with strong analytical, interpersonal and writing skills. 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. The successful candidate should possess the following specific competencies or attributes:

• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Exceptional relationship skills -- able to establish rapport and quickly engender trust and respect with a wide range of individuals representing the spectrum of institutional investors, including staff, Board members, consultants, and other industry contacts. Must also be able to develop relationships with a variety of internal Ares constituents including finance and accounting, legal and compliance, and investment professionals, as well as strategy and relationship management;
• Highly motivated self-starter with a drive for success who works well independently; 
• Able to work effectively and efficiently in an entrepreneurial environment;
• Outgoing, collaborative, and inclusive style, well developed ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment;
• High energy level displayed within a culture of intensity, accessibility and availability;
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines and remain detail-oriented in a fast paced environment;

Specific tasks will include:

• Support fundraising for private funds across platforms by developing marketing and due diligence materials such as private placement memorandums (PPM), pitch books, and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) for investment vehicles
• Prepare Request For Proposals, DDQs, track record analysis, consultant questionnaires/databases and related due diligence requests
• Work across functions to obtain and synthesize information from the deal teams, reporting, and accounting teams in order to prepare communication materials 
• Streamline processes by creating more efficient methods of gathering, sorting, accessing data
• Conduct ongoing market and competitor research, including keeping track of investment vehicles, strategy and performance for peers 
• Create presentations and coordinate logistics for investor meetings, industry conferences and the annual investor meeting
• Draft written correspondence to investors including mass communications and customized meeting follow-up
• Work on strategic projects for new business development initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent required