Vice President, Partner Engagement (Private Wealth Partnerships)

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 Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS)
Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS) oversees the product development, distribution, marketing, and client management activities of investment offerings for the global wealth management channel. With a team of more than 140 professionals and backed by the power and scale of the Ares platform, AWMS represents one of the most resourced wealth distribution and client service teams in the alternatives industry. AWMS’ mission is to provide advisors and their clients access to innovative, solutions-oriented investment opportunities, across the Ares platform of industry leading credit, private equity, real estate, and secondaries strategies. Through our range of institutional and retail structures, coupled with excellent client service and educational resources, we help investors diversify their portfolios with private market solutions that can deliver consistent, long-term growth.

Position Summary

The Partner Engagement role is a key member of the Ares Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS) Private Wealth Partnerships team (PWP). PWP manages strategic relationships with AWMS’ largest partner firms, including Private Banks, Wirehouses, Independent Broker-Dealers, and Fintech platforms.

This individual will collaborate across Ares business units to align and optimize marketing initiatives tailored to these strategic partner audiences. The role is responsible for identifying new opportunities and enhancing engagement through targeted product marketing, brand amplification, product launches, partner-hosted events, and expanded access to educational resources—all in support of fundraising and business development goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•  Partner with the broader PWP team & Marketing to help design and execute partner-firm specific marketing campaigns (ex: launch & ongoing partner-specific campaigns)
• Manage rules of engagement with partner firms. Establish workflow processes to manage the distribution of marketing engagements.  Own the submission & approval processes of educational & sales literature with partner firms. Liaise with product & channel marketing on customizing partner firm materials.
• In partnership with the Channel and Product Marketing team, ensure partner marketing deliverables are in-line with the broader AWMS marketing strategy. Track and evaluate program effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative methods. Based on those findings, make recommendations on optimizing performance and troubleshooting; define new processes and workflows as needed.
• Interface with key Wirehouse & IBD clients to identify new opportunities to deepen advisor engagement and increase Ares’ brand awareness through personalized and innovative tactics and multi-media campaigns.
• Support the development of new content in partnership with marketing, sales, private wealth partnerships, and product stakeholders. Be responsible for crafting key partner-specific marketing campaign messages, including post-event call to action messaging, to help drive engagement & product sales.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 7+ years of alternative/asset management or wealth management experience
• Skilled in developing high-quality content across formats, with strong writing capabilities
• Strong project management skills and prioritization skills. Experience leading strategic and tactical marketing initiatives
• Ability to demonstrate assertiveness, initiative, and creativity and to concurrently manage multiple deadline-driven tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, takes ownership of work quality and tight deadlines, and pursues continuous improvement
• Highly PC literate with knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Illustrator
• Strong interpersonal, written/verbal communication, project management skills, and ability to work independently and solve problems
• A team player with a strong work ethic and commitment to quality, including the ability to maintain confidentiality

Reporting Relationships

Principal, Private Wealth Partnerships

Compensation

$180,000 - $210,000

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.