Associate Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Front Office)

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 is looking for an Investments Talent Acquisition Sourcer to join the talent acquisition team. The Talent Acquisition Sourcer will be responsible for sourcing active and passive talent, acting as a sourcing subject matter expert, communicating important market updates and building out strong diverse talent pipelines. The ideal candidate will lead strategic sourcing initiatives and provide exceptional client service to the investments recruiting team, promptly addressing all related requests and queries, streamlining and improving our recruitment processes to ensure best practices in a fast-paced rapidly growing environment.

The Talent Acquisition Sourcer will get the chance to interact with business leaders from multiple strategies and act as a strategic partner with management. This role will support investments pipelining for crucial roles including but not limited to deal team, investor relations, asset management and sales professionals. The Talent Acquisition Sourcer will support business groups such as Credit, Private Equity, Real Estate, Insurance, Infrastructure, Wealth Management Solutions and Secondaries. This role is an exciting part of the investments recruiting team with high visibility into strategy and new initiatives.

Reporting relationships

Reports to: Vice President, Recruiting Lead, Investments

Supervises: n/a

Primary functions & responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage talent sourcing activities for the Investments business, including research, market intelligence and mapping, direct outreaches, networking and screening

• Build a candidate pipeline via proactive and direct sourcing platforms, such as LinkedIn Recruiter and Workday ATS for active and future needs

• Partner with the Talent Acquisition team and the business to understand talent needs and deliver strategies and solutions for sourcing

• Identify and implement diversity sourcing objectives in partnership with our diversity equity & inclusion team

• Participate and attend industry conferences and events

• Act as a brand ambassador for Ares which includes the ability to articulate in a compelling and accurate fashion why Ares is a great place to work. This will include keeping up to date with Ares press releases, awards, new initiatives, events, philanthropy, announced deals etc.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 3-6 years of recruiting experience required within the financial services industry, within corporate, retained and/or contingent recruitment search

• Knowledge of Boolean searches and creative talent sourcing methods

• Sourcing experience in Private Equity, Credit, Real Estate, Secondaries and/or Infrastructure is strongly preferred

General Requirements:

• Professional demeanor with a focus on client and candidate service while maintaining confidentiality

• Ability to extract meaningful information from extensive research and analysis to effectively present facts and findings in a digestible format

• Proven experience and passion for sourcing a strong diverse pipeline for front office roles

• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and competing demands

• Interest in building strong internal and external relationships to foster a solid reputation and network

Reporting Relationships

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.

$100,000-$125,000

The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical