Vice President, Global Allocations

Overview

Ares Management is seeking a Vice President to join the Global Allocations Team within the Corporate Strategy Group in New York.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

• Lead key components of Ares’ Global Allocations initiative, including the development of governance frameworks, processes, and systems supporting centralized investment allocations across the platform.
• Oversee U.S. investment allocations across Credit, Private Equity, Real Assets and Secondaries strategies, ensuring alignment with fund mandates, portfolio construction objectives, and enterprise priorities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the Ares fund complex, advising senior stakeholders on allocation decisions, portfolio capacity, and policy considerations.
• Conduct pre-trade allocation and compliance analysis, including review of concentration limits, sector and geographic eligibility, and available portfolio capacity.
• Lead portfolio and allocation reviews, identifying risks, constraints, and optimization opportunities across strategies.
• Partner closely with Deal Teams, Portfolio Management, Compliance, Legal, Business Development, and Operations to ensure disciplined execution of allocation decisions.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5–7+ years of relevant experience in investing, portfolio management, investment allocations, or portfolio compliance.
• Strong familiarity with credit and alternative investment structures, including bank loans, credit agreements, indentures, LPAs, and PPMs.
• Experience with alternative credit transactions, including privately negotiated investments, bank debt, bonds, CLO equity, and other fixed income products.
• Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative investment environment.
• High attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• 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.