2027 Summer Intern

Ares Management; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 31,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ares Management invites undergraduates to apply for its 2027 Summer Internship Program. Interns will engage in due diligence, financial modeling, market research and investment analysis across multiple deal teams.

Eligible candidates are pursuing finance, business administration, or economics degrees, with strong academic records, excellent communication, and a willingness to learn. The program spans a 10-week period with opportunities across several U.S. locations.

Qualifications

• Anticipated graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028.
• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student, ideally majoring in Finance, Business Administration, or Economics.
• Strong academic record and campus involvement.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
• Novice to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and multi-tasking ability.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and initiative.
• Looking to complete a 10-week summer internship.

Responsibilities

• Understand and execute the due diligence process.
• Collaborate with deal teams and other groups within the firm.
• Build and update integrated financial models in Excel and other tools.
• Develop investment recommendations and prepare investment committee memos.
• Conduct market research on industry trends and investment opportunities.
• Interface with portfolio companies, management teams and external partners.
• Support deal structuring, underwriting and closing activities across industries.

Skills

Excel skills

Communication skills

Growth mindset

Analytical thinking

Education

Undergraduate student

Tools

Excel

Job description

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

2027 Summer Internship Program Application

Application Closes Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Eligibility and Responsibilities

Ares is currently searching for self-motivated, detail-oriented, astute individuals to join our summer internship program. We seek individuals with intellectual curiosity, a growth mindset, critical thinking skills, initiative, and financial acumen. Below are the criteria we consider:

• Anticipated graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028
• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student, ideally majoring in field related to Finance, Business Administration, or Economics
• Have a track record of academic excellence and participation in campus activities
• Knowledge of finance and accounting is a plus but not required. We are primarily looking for general aptitude and willingness to learn
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Novice to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to multi-task
• Initiative and a strong entrepreneurial mindset
• The ability to research solutions and be a problem solver
• Looking to complete a 10-week summer internship

Responsibilities Can Include

• Understanding and executing the due diligence process
• Collaborating with other members of the deal teams
• Designing, building and updating integrated financial models using Excel and other tools
• Developing and providing investment recommendations and preparing investment committee memos
• Understanding industry research, trends and drivers
• Conducting market research for investment opportunities in the pipeline
• Interfacing with portfolio companies, management teams, third party diligence providers, and other external partners
• Fund-level management and reporting
• Supporting deal teams with structuring, underwriting and closing equity and debt investments across diverse industries
• Business group specific tasks

Participating Groups and Locations

PLEASE NOTE: You can only interview and end up interning with one of our business groups that participate in the summer intern program. As part of the application, we’ll ask for your business group preference as well as your location preference.

Please thoroughly review below for group descriptions and take note of their available location(s)

Credit

Commercial Finance (Atlanta, Chicago)

Ares Commercial Finance (ACF) leverages the scale and flexible capital of the Ares platform to provide innovative asset-based and cash flow solutions to small and middle-market companies, as well as asset-backed facilities to specialty finance companies. ACF is part of the Ares Credit Group, which as of December 31, 2025, had over $406.9 billion of assets under management. Our senior ACF investment professionals have on average over 24 years of experience in commercial finance and asset-based lending. Our team uses a combination of specialized credit and collateral monitoring to provide clients with flexibility and greater credit availability. ACF has the ability to structure and agent deals to support the growth and changing capital needs of its clients. Our asset-based lines of credit may be structured as working capital financing, bridge financing, turnaround financing, acquisition financing, debtor-in-possession financing and special accommodation financing.

Global Client Solutions

Relationship Management (Chicago)

Ares is seeking an intern to support the Americas Relationship Management team in marketing the firm’s investment strategies to institutional investors. The role involves managing Salesforce data, preparing customized materials for fundraising roadshows and meetings, and tracking investor activity and preferences. Interns will conduct market and competitor research to identify key prospects and assist with performance reporting through weekly summaries and campaign trackers. They will help organize team workflows by ensuring timely completion of deliverables and maintaining records of client interactions and meetings. Additional responsibilities include preparing regional meeting materials, distributing notes, and contributing to ad hoc projects across the team.

portfolio construction, private fund research, creating presentations, and working closely with multiple teams across the organization.

Investor Operations (Los Angeles, New York)

Ares’ Investor Operations team is seeking interns to support strategic initiatives around fundraising and client experience. Interns will provide project management support and collaborate with Relationship and Product Management teams to streamline processes across departments like Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Investments. They will conduct fund-level analyses to generate actionable insights and contribute to key projects by drafting presentations and supporting leadership requests. The role also emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, encouraging interns to build strong networks across the firm. This internship offers a dynamic opportunity to deepen industry knowledge while developing essential skills for long-term success.

Quantitative Research Group (New York)

The Ares Quantitative Research Group (QRG) is a pioneer in the application of quantitative analytics to private markets. QRG works across asset classes, including credit, private equity, private real estate, and infrastructure, to provide investable insights to Ares' investment teams, deepen relationships with Ares' investors, and help develop new products for the firm. The group is a leader in private market performance measurement, having played a key role in the development of Direct Alpha and Excess Value. It regularly deals with questions that are novel, benefiting from the opportunities created by the under-researched nature of private assets and leverages Ares' privileged access to data across private asset classes. QRG consists of three teams, Research, Portfolio Insights, and Data Science, and acts as a firm-wide hub, coordinating closely with quantitative resources embedded within Ares' investment teams.

Ares Insurance Solutions (New York, Charlotte, Raleigh)

Ares Insurance Solutions (AIS) is Ares’ dedicated, in-house team focused on delivering investment, reinsurance and other strategic capital solutions to insurance clients. AIS works across the Ares platform, leveraging the firm’s investment capabilities to address insurance clients objectives such as capital efficiency, yield enhancement and asset-liability matching. Interns will gain exposure to the intersection of privately originated investments and the insurance industry by supporting investments, modeling, reinsurance, structuring, marketing and investor relations. They may also assist with analyzing market and industry trends, and collaborating with professionals across Ares’ investment, finance, risk, and operations teams. This internship offers an opportunity to develop a broad understanding of insurance asset management while contributing to analytical and strategic initiatives across the business.

Real Estate (New York)

Ares is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented intern to join its Investor Relations & Product Management team, supporting specialists in Real Estate. The role involves assisting with investor communications, preparing presentations, and conducting market and competitor analysis to inform strategic decisions. Interns will contribute to fundraising efforts, support new business development initiatives, and manage transactional data for third-party providers. They will collaborate closely with internal teams, including portfolio management, legal, compliance, and marketing—to ensure seamless information flow and strong cross-functional relationships. Additionally, the intern will help streamline data processes and maintain consistency across all investor-facing materials.

Credit (Los Angeles, New York)

Real Estate (Denver)

Ares is seeking interns to join its Portfolio Management department within both the Real Estate and Credit Direct Lending groups, offering hands-on exposure to the daily responsibilities of a Portfolio Management professional. Interns will evaluate pipeline investments, conduct portfolio analysis and reporting, and perform ad hoc research for limited partners, while also engaging in special analytics projects and quarterly valuations. They will apply proprietary software tools to monitor portfolio company performance and gain a deeper understanding of the leveraged loan market. Each intern will complete a capstone project, developed in collaboration with their manager and presented to the broader investment team. Throughout the program, interns will interact with key functions across the firm—including deal origination, corporate debt underwriting, investor relations, accounting, finance, performance, and restructuring, building a comprehensive view of Ares’ investment operations.

Wealth Management Solutions (New York)

At Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS), we aim to utilize our deep industry expertise and unique culture to provide tailored solutions for private wealth investors in areas such as private credit, private equity, and real assets. Our approach is collaborative, partnering closely with advisors to enhance their understanding of the benefits of private market investments for their clients. We believe our customized investment solutions open up private markets to a wider range of investors. Advisors now have diversified access to asset classes that our institutional partners have long enjoyed. The Wealth Management Solutions Summer Internship offers exposure to various departments within AWMS, including sales & distribution, product management, marketing & research, private wealth partnerships, 1031 exchange, and global strategy. Interns will have the chance to work with multiple teams through in-depth rotations, gaining hands-on experience with the daily operations and activities of each group.

Ares Firm Overview

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to advance our stakeholders’ long-term goals by providing flexible capital that supports businesses and creates value for our investors and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2026, Ares Management Corporation’s global platform had nearly $671 billion of assets under management, with operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Compensation

The anticipated rate for this position is listed below.

Ares provides interns with paid holidays in accordance with the firm’s holiday calendar.