Vice President Compliance, Marketing Material Review

Overview

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.

The Ares Legal & Compliance Department oversees and manages Ares’ global Legal, Regulatory and Compliance functions and programs. Under the leadership of the Global Chief Compliance Officer, the Compliance and Regulatory functions are comprised of teams that operate collaboratively with a global focus, including Regulatory, which oversees all global regulatory matters including the Advisers Act, Investment Company Act and FINRA;
European and Asia Pacific Compliance, which oversees region-specific compliance and regulatory matters;
Corporate Compliance, which administers global policies and central compliance and oversight functions; and Financial Crimes, which oversees Ares’ adherence to financial crimes-related rules and regulations.

Ares is seeking a Vice President to play a key role in the Compliance regulatory marketing review process in support of our institutional and wealth businesses. The Vice President will actively participate in review and oversight of the business unit marketing materials as well as specific to investor requests. The successful candidate will possess a strong working knowledge of the regulatory requirements of the Investment Advisers Act, including the SEC Marketing Rule, FINRA marketing regulations and general familiarity with the Investment Company Act.

Reports to:

Principal, Compliance

Supervises: N/A

The new Vice President will play a key role in providing Compliance support of various Ares alternative investment strategies marketing materials and policies. Specific responsibilities will include:

• Provide primary compliance marketing review and oversight of marketing materials and business communications.
• Serve as primary liaison point between the Compliance team and the Investor Relations team.
• Act as subject matter expert regarding marketing and communications related regulatory guidelines (SEC and FINRA).
• Monitor all submissions of materials in timely fashion and ensure the quality and timing of reviews.
• Assist with developing, revising, and implementing policies and procedures regarding marketing review activities and regulatory developments.
• Escalate issues to Principal or Managing Director, Compliance as needed.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• JD or other advanced degree considered a plus
• Series 7, 63 preferred

Experience Required

• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant financial services compliance experience with a focus on review of marketing materials for institutional, wealth and alternative products.
• Knowledge of global asset management legal and regulatory compliance, risk management, and industry policy best practices.
• Working knowledge of or familiarity with SEC and FINRA regulatory reviews and interpretation of regulations.
• Solid understanding of the investment adviser industry, and U.S. and global securities laws, including the Investment Advisers Act.

General Requirements

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a process orientation.
• High accuracy and extremely detail-oriented.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize deadlines; results-oriented.
• Excellent communication skills and client-service orientation.
• Experience and ability to proactively identify and analyze problem situations to develop an effective course of action for resolution.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of Red Oak an advantage.
• Ability to manage challenging workflow in-fast paced, dynamic organization, managing multiple assignments in a deadline driven environment.
• Excellent…