Is Ares Management a good company to work for?

Ares Management has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 521 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months. 56% of employees would recommend working at Ares Management to a friend and 55% 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 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ares Management?

56% of Ares Management employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ares Management 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 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 generally and decent hours" ((in 84 reviews)); "Health Benefits are good." ((in 49 reviews)); "Overall the people are great" ((in 38 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 35 reviews)); "Good work life balance 2" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Bad management, Bad HR, Low quality work." ((in 23 reviews)); "Long hours but that is to be expected" ((in 16 reviews)); "Some Long hours at times but summer flexibility" ((in 14 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 13 reviews)); "HR is powerless at enforcing policy since it’s all driven by the senior leadership who pays them." ((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

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Ares Management reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)

Michael Arougheti

87% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Ares Management has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 441 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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Reviews by job title

441 reviews

5.0

Dec 1, 2021

Great culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits for employees, good salary, nice culture

Cons

Long working hours. No defined working hours.

2.0

Oct 23, 2021

Handling COVID/Return to work poorly

Administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is good, nice offices, was good before COVID, I hope they get back

Cons

They have handled return to work very poorly. There have been outbreaks in the office but we are still expected to come in. Anti-vaxxers are allowed to work remotely. Some teams are working remotely and some have to come to work- it seems pretty arbitrary who has to come back. During quarantine we were told that there would be a new work model with more flexibility and to hang on- but what we got was 4 days in the office 1 day remote. Very little compared to the overpromising. Employees are expected to volunteer extra time to sit on 'groups' to handle issues like diversity instead of the company hiring people.

1.0

Oct 21, 2021

October review

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Forward thinking investment team with emphasis on rapid growth

Cons

IT feedback Manipulative leadership style Continuous turnover Mismanaged teams Minimal accountability

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