Associate, Technology Business Management

Ares Management Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental Insurance

401(k) with company match

HSA/FSA options

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation in New York is seeking an Associate to join the Technology Business Management team. The role supports strategic planning, workforce planning, resource management, and executive reporting, translating data into concise narratives for senior leaders.

The successful candidate will excel at advanced Excel modeling, building dashboards, and creating polished presentations with strong executive storytelling to inform decisions in a fast-paced, global technology environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, strategy, management, technology, or related field.
• 2–5 years in business management, strategy, COO/business office, management consulting, technology management, financial services, or related role.
• Advanced Excel with data modeling, scenario analysis, and dashboards.
• Excellent PowerPoint and executive storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Support annual and multi-year strategic planning for Technology, translating leadership priorities into actionable plans and reporting.
• Maintain workforce and headcount analyses including headcount, open roles, hiring activity, attrition and location.
• Support resource and capacity planning across Technology teams and initiatives.
• Build sophisticated Excel models, trackers, and dashboards turning data into insights.
• Develop high-quality executive presentations for leadership meetings and strategy sessions.

Skills

Excel modelling

PowerPoint

Executive storytelling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

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

Ares is seeking an Associate to join the Technology Business Management team in New York. The role will support the Technology leadership team across strategic planning, workforce and headcount planning, resource and capacity management, executive reporting and communications, operating reviews, culture initiatives, and cross-functional coordination. This role is well suited for a highly analytical and organized professional who combines exceptional Microsoft Excel skills with strong PowerPoint capabilities and executive storytelling. The successful candidate will be able to synthesize complex data and business inputs, identify the key message, and translate analysis into concise, polished, decision-oriented materials for senior executives. The Associate will help translate strategic priorities into clear, business-friendly presentations and compelling executive narratives, using data and insights to tell a cohesive story that enables informed decision-making. The individual should be comfortable moving between detailed analysis and high-level strategic narratives in a fast-paced, global Technology environment.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to: Technology Business Management Lead / COO Technology Office

Supervises: n/a

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

• Support annual and multi-year strategic planning for Technology, helping translate leadership priorities into actionable plans, milestones, resource requirements, and management reporting.
• Help maintain workforce and headcount analyses, including approved positions, actual headcount, open roles, hiring activity, attrition, location, organizational changes, and forward-looking workforce needs.
• Support resource and capacity planning, office allocation strategy by analyzing demand, staffing, skills, location, and resource deployment across Technology teams and strategic initiatives.
• Build sophisticated Excel models, analyses, trackers, and dashboards that turn workforce, financial, operational, and organizational data into actionable management insights.
• Develop high-quality executive presentations for executive and senior leadership meetings, business reviews, strategy sessions, and other senior management forums.
• Apply strong executive storytelling to convert complex analysis into clear narratives: what matters, why it matters, implications for the organization, and decisions or actions required.
• Coordinate business and operating reviews, including agenda development, data collection, presentation preparation, action tracking, and follow-through with stakeholders.
• Support executive and business communications, including leadership messages, organizational updates, town halls, talking points, and presentation materials.
• Partner on Technology culture and engagement initiatives, including town halls, leadership events, recognition programs, employee engagement activities, and other efforts that strengthen connectivity across the organization.
• Support leadership meeting cadence and governance, including ELT/SLT materials, meeting preparation, decision and action logs, and follow-up on commitments.
• Identify opportunities to streamline recurring Business Management processes, improve data quality, standardize reporting, automate manual activities, and create scalable operating routines.
• Support executive-facing and external communications as needed, ensuring materials are polished, accurate, appropriately positioned, and consistent with leadership messaging.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Strategy, Management, Technology, or a related field required. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Experience Required: 2-5 years of relevant experience in business management, strategy, COO/business office, management consulting, technology management, financial services, or a related role.
• Demonstrated experience supporting strategic planning, workforce/headcount planning, resource management, executive reporting, or business operating reviews.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential, including the ability to structure and analyze large datasets, build robust models, use advanced formulas and lookup functions, create pivots and dashboards, perform scenario analysis, and establish repeatable reporting processes.
• Excellent Microsoft PowerPoint skills with demonstrated ability to create polished, executive-ready presentations from ambiguous or complex inputs.
• Strong executive storytelling skills: able to identify the core message in data, structure a compelling narrative, and communicate insights, implications, recommendations, and decisions clearly to senior audiences.
• Experience working with senior leaders and coordinating across multiple functions in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Financial services, asset management, technology, consulting, or another fast-paced professional environment preferred.

General Requirements

• Exceptional analytical skills and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to move from detailed data analysis to strategic insight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong judgment around tone, audience, and executive-level messaging.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to create structure, drive clarity, and independently move work forward.
• Strong interpersonal skills and executive presence; able to build credibility with senior stakeholders and work effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Proactive, collaborative, accountable, and able to operate effectively in a global environment across time zones.
• High degree of discretion and professionalism when handling workforce, organizational, strategic, and leadership information.

Reporting Relationships

Managing Director, COO, Technology Compensation

Salary

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

$90,000 - $100,000

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
• 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

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.

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 provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders 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's global platform had approximately $671 billion of assets under management(1) with more than 4,400 employees operating across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.

Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, “Ares Management”) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Ares Management will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. (1) As of June 30, 2026. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, LP., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser.