Ares Corporation

Ares Corporation

Senior Associate, ESG Climate

New York, NY · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$180kDetected 13 hours ago
AccountingExcelResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Coordinate Ares' annual financed emissions footprint including data collection, education/training, QA/QC, calculation, analysis, reporting, and management of software vendors (primarily Watershed and Novata).

Responsibilities

  • Job responsibilities are expected to be split between (a) portfolio engagement, (b) carbon accounting, and (c) support for other climate initiatives.
  • Partner with the Infrastructure ESG / Climate Strategy Lead to help shape and operationalize Ares' firmwide approach to decarbonization and climate risk management.
  • Support Ares' external climate-related reporting (e.g., TCFD reporting, LP requests).
  • Support investment professionals to better integrate climate risks and opportunities into the investment due diligence process.
  • Support management of relationships with external vendors including consultants, software providers, and sellers of environmental commodities such as RECs and offsets.

Requirements

  • Outstanding communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills-including ability to "influence without authority" in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • General knowledge of the finance and investment sector, private markets, and corporate operations.
  • Strategic thinker with an ability to work independently and proactively
  • Education: Bachelor's degree required.
  • Experience Required:
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in climate/ESG-related business practices, investments, and sustainability, preferably within the financial services industry. Alternative asset management experience is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of climate and carbon-including emissions disclosure frameworks (e.g., TCFD), target-setting methodologies (e.g., SBTi, NZAM), approaches to decarbonization, and management of physical and transition risks from climate change.
  • Technical knowledge and experience specifically in carbon accounting-including basic science, governing frameworks (e.g., GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, PCAF), calculation methodologies, QA/QC, and reporting. This should include ability to conduct advanced analysis in Excel as well as partnering with software vendors to develop analysis (direct software development experience not required).
  • Demonstrated ability to independently toggle between strategic framing and technical/quantitative climate work, including translating complex issues for non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders with varying degrees of climate knowledge and 'meet them where they are' as it relates to incorporating climate initiatives.
  • General Requirements:
  • Demonstrated success in managing complex projects or pieces of projects in a matrixed organization and driving measurable results.
  • Strong networking and relationship building skills with external parties (e.g., counterparts at comparable firms, industry leaders, etc.).

Nice to have

  • Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in climate/ESG-related business practices, investments, and sustainability, preferably within the financial services industry.
  • Alternative asset management experience is preferred.

Skills

  • Analyze climate-related firmwide risks and work with relevant corporate functions counterparts to establish mitigating practices.
  • Serve as a go-to internal expert on climate topics, providing clear recommendations and practical guidance to internal stakeholders.

Compensation

  • The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below.
  • Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus.
  • $160,000 - $180,000 / annum

Benefits

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings.

Company info

  • Over the last 20 years, Ares' success has been driven by our people and our culture.
  • 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 Management is seeking an experienced and hard-working Climate Senior Associate to own and execute climate change initiatives in Ares' investment platform and corporate operations.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • 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 includ
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