Vice President Wealth Management Solutions Middle East

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

Role Summary:

Ares Wealth Management Solutions (“AWMS”) is a leading global platform focused on expanding individual investors’ access to Ares’ leading private markets capabilities, by way of innovative investment solutions, educational resources, and long-term partnerships.

The candidate will be assisting the firm’s strategic objectives related to the distribution of Ares’ private market capabilities across key private wealth partnerships, which will include working with leading global financial institutions, regional and local wealth distribution partners across the Middle East.

Primary Functions & Essential Responsibilities:

• Focus on the business development efforts of the AWMS group globally
• Client focused role within the private wealth partnerships segment, consisting of global financial institutions, regional and local wealth distribution partners across the Middle East
• Prospect for new business, act as product specialist for key distribution partners and service existing relationships
• Collaborate closely with AWMS colleagues outside of EMEA in the US and Asia, including timely/real time sharing of client intel and the upkeep of Salesforce including meeting notes and key contacts
• Work closely alongside Product Development and Client Services teams to help onboard new client partnerships, which will include assisting the launch of new products, and ongoing servicing of new relationships from a platform distribution perspective
• Build and maintain strong network across the firm to facilitate collaboration with Investment Management, Investor Relations, Product Management, Client Service, Investment Operations and other key groups
  
  

• Ideally private markets products and services knowledge
• Understanding of wealth management landscape and its corresponding distribution channels
• Product knowledge (ELTIFs, UCI Part IIs, SICAVs, Cayman Funds, AIFs, open ended/closed ended structures etc.)
  
  

• Undergraduate degree
  
  

• High energy, enthusiasm and drive
• Willingness to travel extensively
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions
• Takes initiative and has a strong work ethic
• Outstanding written and oral presentation skills
• Work experience in a position requiring a high level of integrity and sensitivity to confidential information
• Highly motivated with the ability to set priorities, multi-task and monitor own workload to meet aggressive deadlines
  
  

• Distribution/business development experience in asset management or private banking
  
  

• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent)