Associate, Investment 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 Data Associate will report directly to the AVP of Investment Operations.- This position will be responsible for data management and securities valuation process through an outsource provider.

Primary responsibilities:
- Work with key partners in all business lines to assist with data management including but not limited to security reference, credit data, investor data, portfolio setup and pricing data- Manage reference data and pricing for 5000+ assets daily.- Ensure that Public Ratings are feeding in daily.- Work with Structure Surveillance team to get Private Rating and Credit Estimates-
- Set up assets for corporate actions/restructures.- Set up Asset during London hours.- Help with Benchmark Data Enhancement-
- Help resolve daily pricing issues (i.e., Price Variance, Price Challenges, Back testing, missing vendor prices, stale prices, and significant market events) before NAV deadlines.- Interact with all market data vendors including but not limited to: IDC, Markit, JPM Pricing Direct, Bloomberg, Intex & LPC- Reconcile open loan trades between internal systems and Clearpar; work with outsourced settlements team to address breaks.

Experiene and qualification required:
- Bachelor’s Degree from and accredited University- 4 - 6 years of experience in high-quality, global capital markets or investment management firms, with expertise in security valuations- Direct experience partnering with the business units to ensure operational efficiency.- Experience successfully developing an operations platform that is scalable and agile to accelerated growth and ever-changing needs

Knowledge required:
- Strong knowledge of various investment types such as fixed income, convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives (i.e. CDS, IRS, PAS, Currency Options) and equities- Strong written and verbal communications skills- Proficient in Microsoft Office- Knowledge of complex fund structures a plus

Skills / abilities:
- Proficient in Bloomberg- Genuine passion for customer service and quality with a highly collaborative approach- Ability and desire to work in a fast pace and dynamic environment.- Display outstanding written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.- Ability to get to the heart of issues rapidly and to act decisively while seeing the “bigger picture” and communicating this to the business as a whole- Execute and remain appropriately hands-on with a track record of “rolling up their sleeves.”- Communicate opinions, facts, and thoughts with clarity, transparency and honesty. Seeks multiple perspectives and listens openly to others’ points of view.- Consistently deliver on commitments. Demonstrates ownership of constituencies and persuading senior professionals at all levels- Display superior intellect, with the ability to think critically and make clear and well-reasoned decisions.- Confident and self-aware with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal- Personal and professional integrity of the highest order

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Associate Vice President, Investment Operations