RFP Writer

Ares Management Rfp Writer

Ares Management is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment to join the Ares RFP Team to support marketing and investor relations activities. The RFP Writer will support various product management teams across Ares by leveraging firm-wide resources to respond to Requests for Proposals ("RFPs"), Requests for Information ("RFIs"), Due Diligence Questionnaires ("DDQs"), and ad-hoc queries for clients / prospective investors. This role is integral to the business development efforts of the firm and will work closely with various teams to ensure that all responses are compelling, accurate, and completed on a timely basis.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

• Manages the coordination and timely completion of RFPs, RFIs and DDQs including compiling existing language, creating new language as needed, and reviewing documents to ensure high quality, error-free final responses.
• Builds a thorough understanding of the firm's products and investment strategies to facilitate the accurate and consistent creation of proposals.
• Collaborates closely with product management and relationship management teams to promptly respond to client-driven requests.
• Works closely with subject matter experts from across the organization, including the compliance, legal, risk, ESG, operations, finance, and technology teams to write and edit standard and / or craft customized language as needed.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both verbally and in writing, and the ability to work directly with senior team members under tight deadlines.
• Reviews, proofreads, and checks qualitative and quantitative content for accuracy, including questionnaires and industry databases.
• Liaise with other internal support departments to obtain data, supporting documentation, and other responsive information.
• Works with outsourced consultant database population vendor for all active strategies; review / audit qualitative and quantitative firm / strategy information including performance, AUM and characteristics.
• Updates and manages proposal content in a third-party database (Loopio), ensuring the integrity and quality of internally-stored content.
• Works confidently with quantitative personnel and AUM data.
• Becomes a champion of the RFP Process to internal partners, initiating innovative ideas and creative approaches to increase efficiency and further the goals of the RFP Process and the work product of the team.
• Possesses the ability to pivot and work on multiple strategies / asset classes as needed.

Qualifications

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Compensation

$100,000 - $120,000

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.