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    Vice President, Operational Strategy - London, United Kingdom - Ares Management Corporation

    Ares Management Corporation
    Ares Management Corporation London, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Description

    Ares is seeking a versatile Vice President to work within our Corporate Strategy – Operational Strategy Group ("OSG"). Our OSG leads cross-functional projects and programs to: integrate new business acquisitions; enhance corporate efficiency and also identify impact opportunities; advance the business through operating model development; and provide governance and executive support for senior leadership forums.

    Our team works closely with business stakeholders in our five lines of business (Credit, Private Equity, Real Estate, Secondary Markets and Strategic Initiatives) and across our business operations functions (Compliance, Finance and Accounting, Investment Operations, Investor Relations, Legal, Portfolio Management, Relationship Management, Tax, and Technology). We seek a candidate who can analyze business processes and technology, lead discussions with senior stakeholders, provide process improvement suggestions, and execute using their specific industry knowledge and problem-solving capabilities.

    This role requires a dynamic, adaptive, and experienced professional who can build and maintain strong business partner relationships. This position will require flexibility and rapid learning to become an expert in multiple functional areas and asset classes. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated an ability to manage large scale change programs. Successful collaboration across all business functions, strategies, and external vendors will be crucial.

    Given the broad nature of projects in our queue, knowledge of investor, fund, and deal lifecycles in alternative investment classes, will allow the candidate to make an immediate impact upon joining the firm. Knowledge of alternative investment asset classes is required.

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    Principal, Corporate Strategy – Operational Strategy Group

    Primary functions & responsibilities

  • Develop, execute, and manage certain processes and solution design strategies on behalf of the Executive Team
  • Partner across all areas of the firm to deliver actionable analysis, high quality reporting, and operational excellence.
  • Serve as an advisor to business stakeholders and third-party service providers to drive our overall Firm-level strategy and be go-to point for details and status updates on initiatives.
  • Create and deliver presentations to business partners at multiple levels, including process owners, senior managers, and executives, focusing on takeaways, answering questions clearly and at the appropriate level of detail.
  • Ability to create consensus and drive change adoption across the organization
  • Drive projects with the ability to "connect the dots" between upstream/downstream/cross program dependencies, while multitasking across multiple deliverables.
  • Identify and work with business stakeholders to implement best practices for operational processes and system optimizations.
  • Assist with integration activities associated with new business acquisitions
  • Ability and willingness to be hands-on in all aspects of program management, including: Requirements gathering, documentation, business use case development Process workflow documentation and diagrams Training/acceptance plan development and execution Cross platform project communications
  • Provide oversight and guidance to junior team members when assigned to the same projects

    • Qualifications

    Education:

  • A Bachelor's degree is required, preferably with a major in Accounting, Economics, Political Science, Finance, General Business or Management, and outstanding academic achievement.

    • Experience Required:

  • 10-12 years of experience in business process re-engineering, process design, business integrations or consulting
  • Experience in the analysis and design of new business processes and systems, requirements definition, and implementation
  • Familiarity with marketing and regulatory requirements
  • Strong ability to prioritize and multi-task under pressure and drive processes and results with remarkable attention to detail
  • Requires excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills
  • Structured thinker with strong analytical skills and a passion for solving complex problems
  • Driven self-starter with a bias for action and desire to continuously improve upon the status quo
  • Strong team player who enjoys collaboration and working cross-functionally to drive change
  • Creative thinker who enjoys bringing abstract concepts into reality
  • Work experience in a position requiring a high level of integrity and sensitivity to confidential information
  • An analytical mind, passion for continuous improvement and eagerness to identify and solve problems
  • Domain knowledge of Alternative Investments (Private Credit/Private Equity/Real Estate/Secondaries) and the associated Marketing, Fund, Investor, and Deal lifecycles
  • Strong communication skills (written and oral to all levels of the firm); and ability to interact with key stakeholders across all levels of the organization
  • Solutions orientated self-starter with the ability to see the big picture, balancing tactical solutions while being mindful of the strategic direction of the firm
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize deadlines; result oriented
  • Good judgement and understanding when to solve issues independently versus what needs to be escalated
  • A demonstrated ability to research and leverage available resources to accomplish the task at hand
  • Comfort in dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
  • Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team player
  • Strong technical skills with high proficiency in PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel
  • Direct report management, preferred. Over time, this role may have direct reports

    • Reporting Relationships

    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.

    USD $205,000-225,000

    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.

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