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: Ares Management is seeking an experienced fund raising & investor relations professional to join the Global Client Solutions (GCS) group within the Asia Pacific team. The prospective candidate shall be based in Hong Kong and will be responsible for supporting the Senior Relationship Manager (RM) in further promoting Ares' investment capabilities and solutions to existing and prospective institutional and professional investors across Mainland China and Hong Kong.
It is envisioned that the successful candidate shall possess deep technical private market knowledge of and a proven track record across key client segments including, but not limiting to, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, asset manager/FOFs, and professional single- / multi-family offices.
Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities :
- Support the Senior RM in the development and implementation of institutional business strategy across Mainland China and Hong Kong markets for all Ares strategies;
- Identify and lead new client opportunities in assigned coverage segments in collaboration with Senior RM and IR colleagues;
- Responsible for tracking all meetings with investors and prospects, including maintenance of Salesforce system, distribution of conference and meeting notes, and other organizational tasks
- Gather market intelligence and research on markets, industry trends, and new potential clients
Education: - Bachelor's degree or above
Experience Required: - At least 5+ years of sales and fundraising experience within asset management firm;
- Prior experience in a client-facing role in Greater China, such as account management or sales support, specifically in the Institutional Business sector is preferred though not at must
General Requirements: - Fluency in English and Native in Mandarin
- Capable of articulating complex investment strategies and strong knowledge of the alternative market
- Proactively demonstrate thought leadership, identifies opportunities, seeks continuous improvement and acts in the best interest of the Firm
- Highly motivated with the ability to set priorities, multi-task, and monitor workload to meet aggressive deadlines
- Takes initiative, enthusiastic, and strong work ethic.
About Ares Asia With a pan-Asian presence, Ares Asia is one of the largest alternative asset managers in Asia-Pacific with approximately US$14.8 billion in assets under management. Led by a highly experienced management team that has delivered attractive investment performance across various market cycles, transaction types and Asian countries, Ares Asia leverages its broad geographical footprint and extensive infrastructure in the region to make credit, private equity, and special situations investments on behalf of its institutional client base.
Ares Asia's team has been consistently recognized for industry accolades, including Private Debt Investor's Distressed Debt Investor of the Year, Asia-Pacific in each of the last six years. Ares Asia was founded in 2009 as SSG Capital and was renamed after the acquisition in July 2020 by Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES).
About Ares Management Ares Management Corporation ("Ares" or the "Firm") is a publicly traded (NYSE: ARES), leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $464 billion of assets under management ("AUM") and over 3,140 employees. We seek to deliver attractive performance to our investor base across our investment groups and strategies, including credit, real assets, private equity, and secondaries. The Firm is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices across the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, "Ares Management") is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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Reporting Relationships 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.