Associate, Digital Infrastructure Portfolio Management in London

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.

Ares Digital Infrastructure (“ADI”) is part of Ares's Real Assets platform, created to invest in high-quality digital infrastructure assets to support the growth of the ever-expanding global demand for data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Ares Digital Infrastructure has built a large portfolio of data center assets globally, recently completing its inaugural US$2.4 billion data center development fund in Japan. ADI is supported by Ada Infrastructure, its wholly-owned global data center operating platform. Ada Infrastructure provides development, leasing, asset management, facilities management, security, and other customer services to ADI’s data center asset portfolio.

The team is seeking a Senior Associate in London who will support the oversight and execution of ADI’s digital infrastructure investment and fund activities through financial analysis, evaluation of asset and fund performance, and hands-on involvement in reporting. This role plays a key part in maintaining models and projections, enhancing data and analytics infrastructure, and partnering across teams to deliver clear insights to internal stakeholders and investors.

Responsibilities include:

• Create and maintain fund financial models
• Lead the preparation of reporting materials for the Ares Digital Infrastructure Senior Leadership Team and external stakeholders
• Perform in-depth portfolio and asset financial analysis
• Conduct macroeconomic and market research
• Participate in the quarterly valuation process preparing supporting calculations and analysis
• Support fund budgeting process including capital projections for existing assets, equity raise forecasts, and deployment projections
• Work with finance, technology and investor relations teams to build and maintain data systems and dashboards

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree or international equivalent with excellent academic record

Experience Required: 3-5 years of commercial real estate (investment, asset management, valuation), investment banking, private equity, or consulting experience

General Requirements:

• Self-motivated and driven; ability to work effectively in a collegial, fast moving, demanding, dynamic and global business
• Proficiency with accounting fundamentals and financial analysis
• Fluent spoken and written communication in English
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel with strong technical skills and ability to build complex operating models
• Excellent research and due diligence skills with an aptitude for numeracy
• Exceptional interpersonal skills as well as being a team player
• Evidence of intellectual curiosity, creative problem-solving skills, and adaptability
• Solid organizational skills, high attention to detail and ability to prioritize
• Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness

Reporting Relationships: Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management, Digital Infrastructure

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.