Vice President, Logistics Asset Management

0200 Ares Operations LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Ares Management LLC is seeking an experienced asset manager to lead regional industrial asset operations, drive leasing strategies, and oversee budgets and third-party teams. You will coordinate with property, construction, and JV partners to shape asset strategy and execution.

The role requires 7-10 years in asset management, leasing experience, and strong communication skills in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment. Domestic travel is required.

Qualifications

• Position requires a bachelor’s degree
• 7-10 years direct experience in asset management is preferred
• Leasing experience preferred
• A team-oriented individual with strong verbal and written communication skills who is comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
• Demonstrated budgeting skills, including Yardi and Excel applications are preferred
• Ability to travel domestically required

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key partner in the operation and management of regional industrial assets
• Conduct market research to identify trends, competitive properties, and leasing opportunities
• Negotiate lease terms and rental rates with prospective tenants
• Oversee third-party leasing teams, property management teams, and key vendor relationships
• Manage new and ongoing lease negotiations in coordination with third-party leasing teams and internal and external counsel
• Partner with Property Management and Construction Management to review capital plans, provide input on significant projects, and support make-ready scopes and execution
• Review post-acquisition and annual budgets for alignment with underwriting, leasing assumptions, marketing plans, and overall asset strategy
• Develop and execute leasing and marketing plans across the regional portfolio
• Support asset-level marketing efforts in partnership with third-party leasing teams and brokers, including coordinating open houses and other marketing initiatives and ensuring marketing activities align with leasing objectives and overall asset strategy
• Support acquisition due diligence, including tenant interviews and estoppels, underwriting assumptions, capital needs, and third-party reports
• Review portfolio reporting for accuracy and timeliness, including third-party reports, lease information, and internal asset management reporting
• Support tenant move-ins, move-outs, and make-ready activities
• Partner with joint venture partners on asset strategy, providing oversight and input on leasing, significant capital projects, budgets, and dispositions

Skills

Communication skills

Asset management

Budgeting

Leasing experience

Travel domestically

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Yardi

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 About Marq

Marq is a global leader in the development and operation of modern logistics facilities and manages a portfolio of approximately 2,000 properties totaling more than 600 million square feet. With a mission to deliver institutional-quality logistics facilities and a consistent, best-in-class experience to tenants around the world, Marq’s highly specialized and dedicated team provides a powerful combination of global scale with local experience.

Learn more at https://www.marqlogistics.com/.

Essential Job Duties

• Serve as a key partner in the operation and management of regional industrial assets
• Conduct market research to identify trends, competitive properties, and leasing opportunities
• Negotiate lease terms and rental rates with prospective tenants
• Oversee third-party leasing teams, property management teams, and key vendor relationships
• Manage new and ongoing lease negotiations in coordination with third-party leasing teams and internal and external counsel
• Partner with Property Management and Construction Management to review capital plans, provide input on significant projects, and support make-ready scopes and execution
• Review post-acquisition and annual budgets for alignment with underwriting, leasing assumptions, marketing plans, and overall asset strategy
• Develop and execute leasing and marketing plans across the regional portfolio
• Support asset-level marketing efforts in partnership with third-party leasing teams and brokers, including coordinating open houses and other marketing initiatives and ensuring marketing activities align with leasing objectives and overall asset strategy
• Support acquisition due diligence, including tenant interviews and estoppels, underwriting assumptions, capital needs, and third-party reports
• Review portfolio reporting for accuracy and timeliness, including third-party reports, lease information, and internal asset management reporting
• Support tenant move-ins, move-outs, and make-ready activities
• Partner with joint venture partners on asset strategy, providing oversight and input on leasing, significant capital projects, budgets, and dispositions

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Position requires a bachelor’s degree
• 7-10 years direct experience in asset management is preferred
• Leasing experience preferred
• A team-oriented individual with strong verbal and written communication skills who is comfortable working in a very entrepreneurial environment required
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage transactional details required
• Demonstrated budgeting skills, including Yardi and Excel applications are preferred
• Ability to effectively manage internal and external relationships required
• Ability to travel domestically required
• Reporting Relationships Principal, U.S. Real Estate Logistics Asset Management

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.

$200,000.00 - $225,000.00

Benefits

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 (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.