Senior Associate, Compliance Operations

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

SUMMARY
The Ares Compliance Department oversees and manages Ares’ global regulatory compliance and ethics program. Under the leadership of the Global Chief Compliance Officer, the Compliance Department is comprised of functionally and business-aligned teams that operate collaboratively based on the Firm’s overall structure: Regulatory & Marketing, which oversees implementation of investment management policies across all of Ares’ regulated entities and business lines and focuses on global marketing and investor relations; Trading & Conflicts, which oversees transactional and conflict management teams; Corporate Compliance, which administers global policies and central compliance functions, including operation of the Code of Conduct and testing of the compliance program; AML-CTF, which develops and administers Ares’ Global Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Program; and Compliance Operations, which prepares or oversees regulatory filings and oversees the department’s operational and reporting functions with a focus on regulatory reporting and management of strategic initiatives.

The Ares Compliance Department is currently seeking a talented professional to partner and support the Head of Compliance operations with setting, planning and executing on strategic priorities across the Regulatory and Compliance program. This individual will be responsible for collaborating with the senior leadership Regulatory and Compliance team to determine and prioritize business strategies, improve current processes and coordinate organizational procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity while leading program management and initiative implementation efforts. The ideal candidate will have consulting experience with a focus on operations management and proven success in a business/project management role. This role will require a dynamic, adaptive and agile hands-on professional who will be capable of ensuring optimal processes in a fast-paced rapidly growing environment.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Head of Compliance Operations and partner with Compliance Leadership team by providing project management and execution support to achieve the strategic objectives of the group overall
• Bring a holistic perspective to all Compliance processes, assessing activities across Compliance and ensuring that workflows and processes are being established with consistency and broad best interests in mind; improve current processes and coordinate organizational procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity
• With respect to project management: ensure allocation of resources in accordance to priority; track and report project status as appropriate and provide full transparency on actions, budgets and results
• Evaluate effectiveness of current Compliance processes and workflows and re-engineer such processes as needed to bring improved efficiency and/or accountability
• Work in partnership with all Compliance Functional Leads to catalog and ensure that all core processes and department procedures are documented and kept up-to-date
• • Ensure that processes and controls meet regulatory requirements
• • Draft and review internal and external communications pertaining to Compliance-related materials; draft teamwide communications, reports, presentations, etc.
• Manage and facilitate departmental and cross-departmental meeting preparation and follow-up by managing agenda/document preparation, ensuring materials are sent in advance and objectives are achieved
• Assist in planning teamwide meetings, town halls, and other special events
• Assist the Compliance Leadership and HR team with new hires, including documentation and onboarding, training, etc.
• Create and maintain cross-departmental relationships to enable leadership and team success

QUALIFICATIONS
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a business management and strategic role
• Previous experience and financial industry knowledge preferred
• Experience in consulting with a focus on operations and business management
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