About the role
Ares is looking for a highly motivated Senior Associate to join its Investment Operations team and play a critical role in supporting the Firm’s growing private debt platform. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining credit expertise, analytical problem-solving, legal document interpretation, and technology . You will become a key point of connectivity between executed deal documentation and the systems, data, and workflows that support Ares’ investment platform. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 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
- Experience coordinating across front office, legal, operations, accounting, and technology stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
More about this role
Ares is looking for a highly motivated Senior Associate to join its Investment Operations team and play a critical role in supporting the Firm’s growing private debt platform.
This is an opportunity to work at the center of the private credit investment lifecycle — partnering with investment professionals, Portfolio Management, Trading, Legal, Compliance, Fund Accounting, Performance, and Technology to ensure complex private debt investments are accurately captured, operationally ready, and supported by high-quality data from day one.
The role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining credit expertise, analytical problem-solving, legal document interpretation, and technology . You will become a key point of connectivity between executed deal documentation and the systems, data, and workflows that support Ares’ investment platform.
Beyond day-to-day execution, you will have the opportunity to help shape how private debt investments are onboarded, governed, and maintained — improving processes, strengthening controls, and partnering with technology teams to reduce manual work and scale the platform.
- Review and interpret complex investment documentation , including credit...
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