Senior Associate, Private Debt Onboarding & Data Ops

Ares Management Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Rx benefits

Dental and Vision plans

401(k) with company match

FSA/HSA programs

Life Insurance and Disability

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Investment Operations team to support the firm’s growing private debt platform. You will onboard new investments, interpret complex credit documents, and ensure data accuracy from day one.

You will collaborate with investment professionals, Portfolio Management, Trading, Legal, Compliance, Fund Accounting, Performance and Technology to maintain deal and security data across DealCloud, AlphaStream, and IVP SecMaster, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another business-related discipline.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience in investment operations, middle office, security master, onboarding, or asset data management within a credit-focused investment manager, bank, or alternative asset management platform.
• Direct experience supporting private debt, bank loans, privately originated credit, or note investments.
• Demonstrated ability to read and operationalize legal documentation, including credit agreements, note purchase amendments, amendments, and funding notices.
• Hands-on experience with DealCloud, AlphaStream, or comparable private markets / credit operations platforms.
• Strong PowerPoint skills for polished presentation and project/status reporting.
• Strong understanding of private debt instrument structures, lifecycle events, and data attributes required for accounting, valuation, performance, and compliance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret complex investment documentation to identify economic, legal, and operational terms for investment setup and maintenance.
• Lead the setup and onboarding of new private debt investments across internal systems and downstream platforms.
• Capture and maintain critical deal and security-level data across entities and instruments.
• Coordinate with Compliance on legal entity structures and maintain relevant legal information.
• Collaborate with investment strategies to identify additional data requirements and fields.
• Leverage DealCloud, AlphaStream, and IVP SecMaster to onboard investments and maintain data quality.
• Coordinate across teams to resolve discrepancies between documentation and system setups.
• Ensure timely onboarding ahead of funding, settlement, and reporting deadlines.

Skills

PowerPoint skills

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

DealCloud

AlphaStream

IVP SecMaster

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ares Management Corporation is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Investment Operations team to support the firm’s growing private debt platform. You will onboard new investments, interpret complex credit documents, and ensure data accuracy from day one.

You will collaborate with investment professionals, Portfolio Management, Trading, Legal, Compliance, Fund Accounting, Performance and Technology to maintain deal and security data across DealCloud, AlphaStream, and IVP SecMaster, while