Is Ares Management a good company to work for?

Ares Management has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 520 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 14% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Ares Management to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ares Management have been left by employees working as Analyst , Executive Assistant and Vice President .

Does Ares Management pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ares Management employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ares Management. This rating has decreased by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ares Management?

55% of Ares Management employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ares Management 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ares Management?

Associate (53) , Analyst (45) , Senior Associate (38) , Vice President (28) , Executive Assistant (18) , Summer Analyst (13) , Intern (12) , Principal (9) , AVP-Operations (5) , Associate Vice President (5) , Investment Analyst (5) , Assistant Vice President (4) , Receptionist (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Human Resources (3)

What are the pros of working at Ares Management according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and team environment" ((in 83 reviews)); "Prestige, Good Benefits, snacks in the fridge" ((in 45 reviews)); "Overall the people are great" ((in 39 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 37 reviews)); "Good work life balance 2" ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ares Management according to real employee reviews?

"Micro management by local managers." ((in 23 reviews)); "Long hours but that is to be expected" ((in 16 reviews)); "HR is powerless at enforcing policy since it’s all driven by the senior leadership who pays them." ((in 13 reviews)); "Some Long hours at times but summer flexibility" ((in 13 reviews)); "6. Zero accountability for bad managers (and there are plenty); you will never win against a manager here, no matter how inept he/she may be." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ares Management layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ares Management layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ares Management in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ares Management locations?

Los Angeles , New York , Culver City , Century City , Denver , Atlanta , Chicago , Boston , Newark , Itasca , Saint Louis , Manhasset , Berkeley , Miami , Maryland City , Hollywood, Los Angeles

Ares Management reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)

Michael Arougheti

86% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Ares Management has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 440 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ares Management employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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440 reviews

4.0

Jun 12, 2020

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nice coworkers, friendly culture, catered lunches

Cons

24-7 mentality and underpaying each year

5.0

May 21, 2020

Great culture, growing firm

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture starting from the top. Exciting opportunity to be a part of an organization that has resources and infrastructure, but is still growing and entrepreneurial. I have really appreciated how thoughtful and communicative Ares has been during this time with the COVID-19 outbreak. I feel like management really cares about the heath and well being of its employees.

Cons

Nothing major, but it does take time to come up to speed on how to navigate the organization, because it is relatively large.

1.0

Apr 27, 2020

Fear Culture Avoid

Direct lending, investment professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- On an individual level there are some good people, but as a firm the overriding culture is a disaster

Cons

- Ego driven and very hierarchical - Poor leadership, very little management and no people development - Don’t look after their people, and no appreciation for work life balance - Aggressive, male dominated and resistant to change

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