VP, Structuring, AIS

About the role

Ares is seeking a senior structuring professional to lead investment structuring for Ares Insurance Solutions. This individual will design, evaluate, and execute capital-efficient investment structures across private credit, structured credit, asset-backed finance, reinsurance-linked investments, fund structures, and strategic origination platforms. The role involves collaboration with internal deal teams and rating agencies to achieve capital efficiency, and partnership with investments, risk, actuarial, finance, legal, tax, accounting, and external counterparties to optimize risk-adjusted returns, capital efficiency, liquidity, duration, and statutory treatment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the structuring of complex investment transactions across private credit, structured credit, asset-backed finance, fund investments, lending platforms, and other private asset strategies.
• Design investment structures that align with the company’s insurance liabilities, portfolio objectives, risk appetite, liquidity needs, and capital framework.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for rating agencies for Ares Insurance Solutions.
• Evaluate transaction terms, legal structures, cash flow waterfalls, collateral packages, financing arrangements, covenants, rating agency treatment, and downside protections.
• Partner with internal and external counsel on legal documentation, vehicle formation, collateral arrangements, financing agreements, and governance rights.
• Act as the internal subject matter expert on capital-efficient investment structures for insurance company portfolios.
• Analyze regulatory capital implications across relevant jurisdictions, including U.S. RBC, Bermuda BSCR, Cayman MCR/PCR, and other applicable insurance capital frameworks.
• Work with actuarial, finance, tax, accounting, legal, and risk teams to evaluate how proposed structures affect the broader insurance balance sheet.
• Monitor regulatory developments in the U.S., Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and other relevant markets that may affect investment strategy, capital treatment, and transaction structuring.
• Provide senior leadership with recommendations on transaction structure, risk mitigants, capital efficiency, and portfolio fit.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience in structuring transactions, insurance investments, structured finance, investment banking, private credit, reinsurance, asset management, insurance solutions, or capital markets.
• Significant experience structuring investments for insurance company balance sheets.
• Deep understanding of U.S. insurance regulatory capital, including NAIC designations, RBC, statutory accounting, and insurance investment constraints.
• Good working knowledge of Bermuda and Cayman insurance capital frameworks, including BSCR, MCR/PCR, and related solvency considerations.
• Experience with structured credit, asset-backed finance, private credit, securitizations, fund structures, reinsurance transactions, financing vehicles, and/or lending platforms.
• Ability to evaluate transaction economics, cash flow waterfalls, collateral structures, legal documentation, accounting treatment, tax considerations, and rating agency implications.
• Proven ability to lead complex transactions across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence and ability to present clearly to investment committees, senior management, boards, regulators, and rating agencies.

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $200,000.00 - $225,000.00. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision plans.
• 401(k) program with company match.
• Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA) and 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.
• Access to a world-class medical advisory team and a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy, and psychiatry.
• Mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit with access to a financial advisor.
• New parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care.
• Matching gift program and education sponsorship program.