Job Description

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

Ares is seeking a Principalto serve asHead of Strategyand ProductforClient Platforms Technology,the engineeringteam responsibleforall Client facing systems within Ares, including Sales, Marketing,Client Reporting, and Digital/Web platforms.This leader will playa central rolein enabling Ares’ continued global growth bydefining,socializingandgetting consensus ontheClient Platforms Technology strategyforthe Institutional and Wealth/Retail businesses

Reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Client / Investor Technology, thesuccessful candidatewill partnerwithbusiness leaders acrossWealth Management, Institutional,andCorporateverticals to define technologyplatforms, requirements,and prioritiesnecessaryto allow those leaders to meet multi-year business objectivesThe rolealso serves as Head of Product for Client Platforms, withdottedlineresponsibility for product managers embedded in the institutional, retail, digital,client reporting, and data teams.

This leader willberesponsible foroutlining a multi-year technology strategy as well asan incremental delivery plan that will deliver business value throughout thejourney.Therole requiresdeepunderstanding of theClient Lifecycle within Asset Management,and familiarity withrelevant technology platformsand vendor offeringsExperiencein build-versus-buy decisions, andpriorcollaborationwithcore engineeringteams would bebeneficial The successful candidate brings a proventrack recordof translating businessobjectivesinto technology requirementsandsequencing deliverables over an extended period to deliver value incrementally whileremainingaligned to a strategic visionThe candidate should have outstanding written and verbalcommunication skills andthe leadership presence to influence senior stakeholdersacross engineering andthe businessThis role demands both strategic thinking anda pragmatic focus.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Partner with business leadership to transform business outcomes intoa technology platform andsuite ofcapabilities suitable to support those outcomes

• Maintain a strong focus on platform stability, performance, observability,reliability, and client experience and ensure those featuresare a criticalcomponentof the technology strategy

• Collaborate with engineering leads and product managers to federateresponsibility for delivering the platform and capabilities

• Provide oversight to embedded product managers to ensure alignment to strategy, consistency of approach and quality of execution

• Build and leadahigh-performingproduct managementteam within Client Platforms

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience & Background

• 8+ years ofrelatedexperiencetransforming businessobjectivesinto platform vision and sequencing deliverables to deliver that vision

• Deep understanding of the client lifecycle within asset management including the sales, marketing, onboarding,reporting, and digital experience functions

• Demonstrated success leadingproduct managementteams

• Strongtrack recordpartnering with senior business and technologyleaders

Technical Expertise

• Familiarity with CRM, Marketing, Sales Enablement, Client Reporting, and Analytics tools and platforms

Education

• Bachelor’s degreerequired, advanced degree preferred.

• Engineering or Computer Science background preferred.

Reporting Relationships

Partner, Chief Information Officer

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. 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.

$300,000 - $350,000

The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.

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 includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.