Associate, Real Estate Asset Management

Ares Management is seeking an Associate for its Real Estate Asset Management team, based in London. The role focuses on driving value creation, monitoring performance, and executing business plans across a diversified European portfolio with a primary focus on pan-European retail and office assets.

The Associate will work closely with senior asset managers, investment teams, finance, and third-party operators and servicers to ensure high-quality analysis, reporting, governance, and disciplined execution throughout the asset lifecycle. The position supports assets across Europe, working across the full range of strategies including direct holdings, joint ventures, and co-investment vehicles.

Key responsibilities include managing asset-level business plans in partnership with the wider deal team and external operating partners, monitoring operating performance (NOI, occupancy, leasing velocity, renewals, arrears, operating expenses), and coordinating annual budgeting and quarterly IRR reforecasting processes. The role also involves helping identify and execute value creation initiatives, monitoring capital expenditure programs, and supporting acquisitions onboarding, financing, refinancing, and exit execution.

The position offers exposure to a leading global real estate investment platform and requires strong financial analysis, data integrity, and communication skills. Ares Management has approximately $572 billion in AUM and is guided by core values of Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, and Trustworthy.