Executive Assistant

RiseMe; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

401(k) with company match

Commuter Benefits

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Ares Management is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative support to professionals in a fast-paced environment. The role covers heavy calendaring, travel coordination, and expense reporting, plus office management services.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with excellent follow-up skills, able to collaborate with the administrative team and support a range of professionals. This onsite role requires strong organizational abilities.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred, but not required.
• Experience: 3–5 years as Administrative Assistant or Office Manager.
• General requirements: prioritization, travel coordination, MS Office proficiency, calendar management, screening calls.
• Background in financial services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Meetings & Calendaring: manage calendars, coordinate meetings, arrange catering, ensure tech setup.
• Travel & Expenses: arrange domestic/international travel, prepare itineraries, manage expense reports (Concur).
• Office Manager duties: liaise with building management, maintain supplies, reception coverage, mail and parking coordination.

Skills

Calendar management

Travel coordination

Expense reports

Office management

Communication

Multitasking

MS Office

Zoom

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Outlook

Concur

MS Word

Excel

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 Management is seeking an Executive Assistant with strong administrative support and organizational skills to provide high level support to professionals in a fast-paced environment. The role provides administrative support by managing heavy calendaring, coordinating travel, handling expense reports, and answering calls, among other general support responsibilities. Additionally, it includes office management services. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter and demonstrate excellent follow-up skills.Ares looks for people who are enthusiastic to grow their skills and take on new responsibilities to provide high-level value-add support for the professionals they cover, along with a willingness to pitch in and collaborate with other administrative team members, including sharing backup coverage needs.

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

Meetings & Calendaring:

• Goal-level calendar management, reflecting professionals' priorities and adapting as necessary, with excellent communication to involved parties and stakeholders (including senior firm management and their assistants)
• Extensive coordination and scheduling of internal and external meetings and conference calls, video conference meetings utilizing Outlook calendar and Zoom for senior professionals; includes arranging for catering, document distribution and ensuring conference room technology setup
• Partner closely with professionals supported to manage meeting changes and keep them on schedule throughout the day
• Schedule meetings and conference rooms as necessary using Ares protocols
• Coordinate set up and clean up conference rooms for catered meetings

Travel & Expenses:

• Coordinate all aspects of domestic and international travel (air, ground, and lodging); manage payment and maintain real-time tracking of meeting and itinerary changes
• Manage payment and maintain real time tracking of meeting and itinerary changes
• Maintain current passports and necessary visas, as relevant
• Compose detailed itineraries for all travel and key meetings, print boarding passes and checking-in professionals for their flights
• Track flights to ensure they are on time and not cancelled
• Be on call for necessary changes, including after hours
• Organize and create cash and AMEX expense reports using Ares's expense system, Concur

Additional Office Manager Services

• Liaise with building management regarding issues within office space
• Coordinate supplemental cleaning of the space as necessary
• Oversee local parking and badge access
• Inventory, order, and distribute office and pantry supplies
• Work with Facilities team and local business leads with projects and space planning
• Coordinate Ares US Corporate Services programs on a local level
• Maintain an ongoing Reception Desk presence as needed
• Mail Services - Sorting/scanning/shipping
• Strong onsite presence (Monday-Friday) and after hours when needed

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred, but not required

Experience Required: Minimum 3-5 years of experience as an Administrative Assistant or Office Manager.

General Requirements:

• Effective prioritization of multiple professionals
• Travel coordination; domestic & international
• Technical proficiency; programs used include, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Zoom
• Participation in general administrative duties, ad-hoc projects
• Experience in managing multiple calendars, scheduling appointments, and screening incoming calls
• Background in financial services a plus

Reporting Relationships

Administrative Manager

Compensation

The anticipated rate for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus.

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.

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.