Principal or Managing Director, Originator, Commercial Finance

About Ares Management Corporation Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2026, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had approximately $671 billion of assets under management with approximately 4,400 employees operating across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Cybersecurity & Fraud Prevention: https://www.aresmgmt.com/fraud-awareness

Ares Management Corporation

Private EquityCreditReal EstateStrategic InitiativesAlternative Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesInvestment Managementand Direct Lending

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aresmgmt.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Financial Services

Los Angeles, CA

Public Company

372k LinkedIn followers

Raised $148B

• Ares is currently seeking a candidate for the position of Principal or Managing
• Director to join our originations team on the Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”)
• Group in the Northeast.  This person will cover the client base based in the
• Northeast.
• ACF leverages the scale and flexible capital of the Ares platform to provide
• innovative asset-based and cash flow solutions to small and middle-market
• companies, as well as asset-backed facilities to specialty finance companies.
• Our senior ACF investment professionals have on average over 30 years of
• experience in commercial finance and asset-based lending.
• Our team uses a combination of specialized credit and collateral monitoring to
• provide clients with flexibility and greater credit availability. ACF has the
• ability to structure and agent deals to support the growth and changing capital
• needs of its clients. Our asset-based lines of credit may be structured as
• working capital financing, bridge financing, turnaround financing, acquisition
• financing, debtor-in-possession financing and special accommodation financing.
• Drive proprietary investment opportunities by pursuing multiple origination
• channels across various regions within the United States
• Agent transactions with careful monitoring of liquidity and performance
• Transparent and streamlined approval process with certainty of closing
• business opportunities
• Non-Disclosure Agreements.
• Request prospect credit package to determine if the opportunity merits formal
• review.
• Analyze and structure new business opportunities for credit approval by
• assisting in preparing of pre-clear memo for credit committee review and
• approval.
• Work with the prospect and Underwriter to determine any up front concerns for
• clarification prior to initial credit analysis/presentation of pre-clear
• memo.
• approval; creation of term sheet by Underwriter.
• Present term sheets to prospects for approval; negotiate terms with the goal
• being to move the opportunity into formal due diligence.
• Work in conjunction with the Underwriter throughout the documentation process
• as needed.
• Travel to prospect locations as needed.
• education as needed.
• Management as needed.
• Respond to prospect requests in a timely manner, whether via email or phone.
• throughout the organization.
• Keep current on industry trends.
• Comply with established policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 10+ years as a BDO and/or an underwriter, preferably with an asset-based
• lending institution
• Advanced knowledge of Asset Based Lending and commercial financial services
• practices and procedures
• employees, clients and outside contacts
• Experience with asset backed lending, cash flow lending, direct lending etc.
• a plus

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total
• compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the
• range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not
• limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant
• qualifications specific to the role.
• $200,000-250,000
• 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.
• 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.