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 setting where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description
Primary functions and responsibilities
The Senior Associate will play a critical role in execution and supervision of the KYC process in line with FCP Program requirements, inclusive of jurisdictional requirements and third-party fund administrator guidelines. They will be primarily responsible for review and analysis of documentation, screening results, and other information obtained regarding the investor’s structure, business activities, source of wealth and funds,



and other risk factors to perform a comprehensive risk assessment of the investor and relevant jurisdictional requirements.

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Directly liaise with investors, investment professionals, portfolio company representatives, internal deal counsel, external counsel, fund administrators and Ares internal constituents to ensure all relevant onboarding documentation and required information is obtained in accordance with the FCP Program.
- Engage with internal business partners and external fund counsel to provide accurate and timely investor KYC status for fund closings.
- Develop, maintain and execute consistent KYC reporting metrics.
- Develop and maintain procedures, documentation and recordkeeping systems for KYC and provide guidance for implementation through collaboration with internal business partners within Business Operations.
- Collaborate on the developmen

📌 Senior Associate, Counterparty KYC (Mumbai)
🏢 Ares Operations
📍 Mumbai