Senior Associate, Real Estate Operations

Ares Management Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical/Rx Plan

Dental and Vision plans

401(k) matching

Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life Insurance & Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Commuter Benefits

Mental health app & wellbeing tools

Education sponsorship

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation seeks a Senior Associate, Real Estate Operations, to partner with Global and Regional COOs on strategic initiatives and cross-functional priorities. You will leverage advanced Excel models and AI-enabled analytics to drive budgeting, forecasting, and performance reviews, while delivering executive-ready narratives and materials.

The role requires strong presentation skills, discretion, and the ability to coordinate with Finance, HR, Technology, Legal, Marketing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Real Estate with strong academic credentials; Master’s degree a plus.
• 6–10 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, real estate, accounting, or management consulting.
• Exceptional Excel and financial modeling skills, including building and auditing complex models from scratch.
• Outstanding PowerPoint and presentation skills for executive materials.

Responsibilities

• Support Global/Regional COOs in executing high-impact strategic initiatives and cross-segment projects.
• Prepare, review, and iterate materials for senior leader meetings and business reviews.
• Analyze complex Excel models to support budgeting, reforecasting, expense tracking, and headcount planning.
• Develop executive-ready presentations with storytelling, insights, and recommendations.
• Assist with communications to partners, clients, and internal stakeholders with accurate, on-brand messaging.

Skills

Excel modeling

PowerPoint

AI tools

Executive communication

Emotional intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree a plus

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

AI tools

Job description

Position Summary

The Senior Associate, Real Estate Operations will work with Ares Real Estate’s Global and Regional COOs to drive operational excellence, execution, and alignment across Ares Real Estate platform (spanning equity and credit). The role provides high-leverage support across strategic initiatives, business planning, budgeting and forecasting, digital transformation, partner and board-level engagement, and cross-functional coordination between Real Estate and centralized corporate functions. The successful candidate will bring a rare combination of discretion, emotional intelligence, sharp analytical and modeling capability, and executive-caliber presentation skills, and will be trusted with highly sensitive strategic, financial, and other business information.

Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities

• Support the Global and Regional COOs in the execution of high-impact strategic initiatives, cross-segment projects, and centralized firm resource utilization
• Prepare, review, and iterate materials for senior leader level meetings and business performance reviews
• Analyze complex Excel models to support budgeting, reforecasting, expense tracking, headcount planning, scenario analysis, and business performance monitoring across regions and investment vehicles
• Develop executive-ready presentations that bring the story to life visually, going well beyond formatting to structure narrative, insight, and recommendations
• Regarding the Global Partner Calendar, support agenda design, materials preparation, and follow-through for recurring leadership meetings and offsites
• Support project management on cross-functional initiatives, track progress, surface interdependencies and roadblocks, and drive timely resolution and follow-through
• Partner with Ares centralized corporate functions (Finance, HR, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Marketing, Investor Relations) to advance Real Estate priorities and translate corporate best practices into the Real Estate Group
• Support the rollout and adoption of digital tools, data analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) use cases across the platform, including identifying opportunities to leverage AI to enhance productivity, reporting, and decision-making
• Contribute to standardization and refinement of monthly and bi-annual business review materials, including refining metrics tracked to support early intervention and better business management
• Assist with communications, updates, and messaging to partners, clients, and internal stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and on-brand messaging
• Handle highly confidential information with the utmost discretion and sound judgment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Real Estate with strong academic credentials; Master's Degree a plus 6 to 10 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, real estate, accounting, or management consulting
• Exceptional Excel and financial modeling skills, including the ability to build and audit complex models from scratch
• Outstanding PowerPoint and presentation skills, with proven ability to translate complex information into clear, visually compelling executive materials
• Comfort and curiosity with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, with an interest in applying AI and emerging technologies to improve productivity and analysis
• Strong emotional intelligence, maturity, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust across senior stakeholders and global teams
• Exceptional discretion and judgment in handling confidential strategic, financial, and personnel matters
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and shifting priorities without loss of quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into concise, actionable summaries
• Self-starter mindset with a bias for action, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative, team-first orientation
• Ability to work effectively across time zones with global colleagues in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America
• Desire to work within a diverse, collaborative, driven professional environment

Reporting Relationships

Global Chief Operating Officer of Real Estate

Compensation

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.

$140,000.00 - $160,000.00

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.

Ares Management Corporation

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.