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About the Role

The Analyst will support the design, evaluation, and implementation of custom investment solutions for institutional clients. This role involves cash-flow modeling, portfolio construction, scenario analysis, and investment research, translating complex analysis into clear portfolio recommendations and client-ready materials.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cash-flow, pacing, asset-allocation, and portfolio-construction models for custom multi-asset portfolios.
• Analyze portfolio exposures, deployment, liquidity, performance, and risk under various scenarios.
• Evaluate Ares strategies and investment opportunities based on expected returns, cash flows, fees, risk characteristics, and portfolio fit.
• Translate analysis into clear recommendations on strategy selection, allocation sizing, and portfolio positioning.
• Support the design of SMAs, fund-of-funds vehicles, co-investment programs, discretionary mandates, and reference portfolios.
• Partner with internal teams to apply scenario analysis, risk analytics, and portfolio optimization tools to custom mandates and strategic client portfolios.
• Collaborate with Ares investment teams across Credit, Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Secondaries to develop integrated multi-asset solutions.
• Support the preparation of client proposals, portfolio reviews, investment committee materials, and other client-ready analyses.
• Coordinate inputs from investment teams, relationship teams, and internal functional specialists.
• Participate in selected client and internal meetings and manage analytical follow-up requests.
• Support ongoing oversight of discretionary mandates and reference portfolios in partnership with internal teams.
• Work with Portfolio Operations and functional partners to assess fund structures, leverage, capital flows, fees, tax, legal, and operational considerations.
• Build repeatable analytical processes, templates, and reporting tools that improve quality, consistency, scalability, and turnaround time.
• Document methodologies, maintain appropriate data and model controls, and support automation of recurring analyses.
• Contribute to internal education, knowledge sharing, and thought-leadership materials.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of experience in alternative investments, private markets investing, portfolio analytics, investment consulting, asset allocation, quantitative research, investment banking, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of corporate finance, portfolio theory, and capital markets, with a demonstrated interest in private markets and alternative asset management.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience and comfort in using Python, SQL, R, or similar programming tools.
• Demonstrated use or interest in using AI tools to systematize workflows and models is a plus.
• Experience preparing client-ready analysis or supporting institutional client engagements is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey quantitative insights to non-technical audiences.
• Detail-oriented, collaborative, highly motivated, and intellectually curious, with strong judgment and a commitment to continuous development.
• Proactive problem solver comfortable navigating ambiguity and forming perspectives with incomplete information.
• Ability to work effectively across teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable balancing longer-term analytical projects with near-term client deliverables.

Skills

• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Python
• SQL
• R
• AI tools
• Quantitative analysis
• Portfolio construction
• Scenario analysis
• Investment research
• Client communication

Experience Level

• 1-3 years

Salary/Compensations

• $115,000 - $125,000

Benefits

• 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)
• Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit
• Access to a world-class medical advisory team
• Mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry
• 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

About the Company

• Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture.
• 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.