Senior Associate, RFP Writer

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

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

Reports to: Global Client Solutions, RFP India Head

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages the coordination and timely completion of RFPs, RFIs and DDQs – including compiling existing language, creating new language as needed, and reviewing documents to ensure high quality, error-free final responses.
• Builds a thorough understanding of the firm's products and investment strategies to facilitate the accurate and consistent creation of proposals.
• Collaborates closely with product management and relationship management teams to promptly respond to client-driven requests.
• Works closely with subject matter experts from across the organization, including the compliance, legal, risk, ESG, operations, finance, and technology teams to write and edit standard and/or craft customized language as needed.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both verbally and in writing, and the ability to work directly with senior team members under tight deadlines.
• Assists RFP Leadership team with peer reviews, proofreads, and checks qualitative and quantitative content for accuracy, including questionnaires and industry databases.
• Liaise with other internal support departments to obtain data, supporting documentation, and other responsive information.
• Updates content in a third-party database (Loopio), ensuring the integrity and quality of internally-stored content.
• Works confidently with quantitative personnel and AUM data.
• Becomes a champion of the RFP Process to internal partners, initiating innovative ideas and creative approaches to increase efficiency and further the goals of the RFP Process and the work product of the team.
• Possesses the ability to pivot and work on multiple strategies/asset classes as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: 

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or international equivalent, preferably in a related field (economics, finance, accounting, or marketing).
• Any other industry recognized professional certification like CFA, APMP is a plus.

Experience Required:  

• 6-8 years in financial industry experience in an investor relations role and experience with RFPs.
• Experience with formatting, reviewing and proofreading of materials for content and grammar. 

General Requirements:  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with subject matter experts across multiple departments, with the ability to articulate clear responses
• Highly organized with a proven ability able to handle multiple concurrent assignments; assumes personal responsibility for deliverables under tight deadlines, working well under pressure in a rapidly changing environment while maintaining the highest quality standards
• Must be process and detail-oriented, placing a high priority on accuracy with particular focus on qualitative and quantitative accuracy
• Strong editorial judgement
• Ability to prepare thoughtful high-quality RFPs with minimal comments on drafts.
• Team player and self-motivated with a strong work ethic who proactively can improve processes and work independently
• Desire and ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative team environment with excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions
• Ability to stay calm and focused in a fast-paced environment while juggling multiple concurrent deadlines
• Working knowledge of asset management industry
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with Salesforce, Loopio RFP software, Tableau, and PowerBI a plus.

Reporting Relationships

Vice President, RFP

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.

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