Vice President – Product Management & Investor Relations – Private Equity Secondaries

Vice President – Product Management & Investor Relations – Private Equity Secondaries

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 6+ 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 placement agent/private direct lending fund, asset manager or private equity firm required.
• Investment and leveraged finance experience preferred.
• Series 7, 63 and SIE or ability to obtain.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop marketing and due diligence materials such as private placement memorandums (PPM), pitch books, fact sheets and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) for investment vehicles.
• Prepare 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.
• 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 by the direct lending team, marketing team and other professionals as required.
• 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.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and conduct market and competitor research.
• Create presentations and coordinate logistics for Annual General Meeting, investor meetings and conference calls.
• Develop entrenched relationships with institutional investors globally as part of fundraising, LP co-investment and broader client servicing efforts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of private equity/secondaries, based on investments, portfolio management and/or marketing experience preferred.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills – ability to establish rapport and quickly engender trust and respect internally as well as with institutional investors and other industry contacts.
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of internal Ares constituents including marketing, finance and accounting, legal and compliance, portfolio management and investment professionals.
• 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.
• Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.