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, private equity, real estate and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and bring value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we strive to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2024, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had approximately $447 billion of assets under management, with approximately 3,000 employees operating across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.
 

The Ares Quantitative Research Group (QRG) is a pioneer in the application of quantitative analytics to private markets. QRG works across asset classes – credit, private equity, private real estate, and infrastructure – to provide investible insights to Ares’ investment teams, to deepen relationships with Ares’ investors, and to help develop new products for the firm. The group is a leader in private market performance measurement, having played a key role in the development of Direct Alpha and Excess Value. It regularly deals with questions that are novel, taking advantage of Ares’ privileged access to data in private asset classes. QRG consists of two teams, Research and Software, and acts as a firm-wide hub, coordinating closely with quantitative resources that are embedded within Ares’ different investment teams!
 

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

We are seeking a Summer Analyst to join our Software team in Boston! Responsibilities include:

• Chip in to the design, development, and evaluation of proprietary software tools used in the assessment of private market investment opportunities
• Collaborate with users on the QRG Research team to understand use cases and requirements
• Work on data engineering projects to ingest, refine and structure data from a variety of sources for use in research projects and quantitative modeling tools
• Work on web application UI development projects to provide access to QRG tools and insights across Ares and Work on API development projects to enable integration of QRG software capabilities across quant teams at Ares
• API development projects to enable integration of QRG software capabilities across quant teams at Ares
• Assist in DevOps initiatives to facilitate collaboration and gain efficiencies
   

Qualifications

Experience Required:

• Candidates for the Summer Analyst role must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in a software-oriented field (computer science, software engineering, data analysis) and preferably have completed coursework in a related quantitative field (finance, economics, math, statistics, data science).
• Have an anticipated graduation date between December 2025 and August 2026
   

General Requirements:

• A general understanding of the software development process and financial markets
• Proficiency in C#.NET, SQL, Python and Excel
• The ability to work both independently and as a productive member of diverse teams
   

Location: Boston, MA

Duration: 10 weeks

Compensation: Paid Internship - the total base salary (subject to change) is expected to be $110,000 (prorated over 10 weeks)

Accommodations: Relocation stipend
 

Company Description

Ares Management Corporation (“Ares” or “the Firm”) is a publicly traded, leading global alternative investment manager with approximately $447 billion of assets under management ("AUM") and ~3,600 employees as of June 30, 2024. We seek to deliver attractive performance to our investor base across our investment groups and strategies, including credit, private equity, real assets, secondaries, and strategic initiatives. The firm has over 30 offices across the United States, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Our common stock is traded on the New Yo