Associate, Real Estate Debt
Ares Management
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
Position Summary
The Associate will play a critical role in supporting the administration, analysis, and operations of real estate debt investment funds. This position involves assisting Portfolio Managers with fund-level forecasting, valuation analysis, and preparing reports and presentations for internal stakeholders and senior leadership. The Associate will contribute to the development of high-quality deliverables, including investor and internal reports, dashboards, and presentation materials.
Primary Functions and Essential responsibilities
- Support Portfolio Managers in the administration, analysis, and operations of real estate debt investment funds, ensuring precision and strategic insight behind decision-making.
- Assist in fund-level forecasting and valuation analysis, preparing reports and presentations for internal stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Contribute to the development of high-quality deliverables including investor and internal reports, dashboards, and presentation materials.
- Help manage ongoing asset oversight including credit evaluation, re-underwriting and asset summary report preparation, documentation review, and support of business plan execution for debt investments.
- Coordinate operational workflows and servicing activities in partnership with third-party vendors and internal teams.
- Enhance and refine portfolio processes through data-driven insights and technology optimization to improve efficiency and reporting standards.
- Engage with deal teams, legal partners, and external stakeholders as needed to support documentation analysis and execution.
- Participate in internal committee processes and assist in tracking pipeline impacts, portfolio construction, and fund liquidity metrics.
- Provide ongoing analytical support for capital market activities, including leverage strategy, valuation roll-ups, and NAV tracking.
Qualifications
- 2-4 years of experience in commercial real estate investment, underwriting, or investment banking.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Finance, Real Estate, Business, or a related field.
- Experience in loan closing administration or asset management of commercial real estate assets.
- High level of expertise in Excel, PowerPoint, and ARGUS; experience with Power BI or a comparable platform is a plus.
- Strong analytical abilities, including quantitative, modeling, and financial statement analysis skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to create high-quality presentations for senior management and handle sensitive information with integrity and professionalism.
Reporting Relationships
Principal, Real Estate DebtCompensation
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.
The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.
Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.
There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.