Additional Information
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.
Job Description
Ares is seeking a Vice President, Investment Compliance Engineering Lead to join Corporate Technology in New York , reporting to the Head of Legal Risk and Compliance Technology . This role will lead the engineering delivery, platform health, and ongoing evolution of technology solutions supporting Ares' Investment Compliance capabilities, including surveillance, pre-/post-trade controls, approvals, monitoring, and governance processes.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering leader with deep familiarity across the investment process and a strong understanding of information barriers and related compliance controls. They bring a strong technical foundation (SQL and at least one coding language), experience delivering integrated solutions across data and enterprise platforms, and a proven ability to partner effectively with Compliance and investment stakeholders in a complex, regulated environment (experience at a large alternative asset manager or similar firm strongly preferred). Experience with low-code platforms (Pega, Appian, Power Platform) is a plus but not required.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead engineering delivery and operational ownership for the Investment Compliance technology portfolio, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and audit-ready.
Partner with Compliance leadership and investment stakeholders to translate investment compliance requirements into clear technical designs, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes.
Own end-to-end solution delivery: discovery, requirements, architecture/design, build, testing/UAT, release, and production support, aligned to SDLC, change management, and audit expectations.
Establish and maintain integration patterns and data flows across core platforms (APIs, batch, messaging/events as appropriate) to support surveillance, monitoring, approvals, and downstream reporting.
Drive strong engineering discipline: code quality, peer review, automated testing, environment management, release governance, and operational readiness.
Ensure embedded controls across workflows, including approvals, evidence capture, traceability, segregation of duties, and access management.
Maintain a strong point of view on information barrier requirements and technology controls (restricted lists, watch lists, access entitlements, monitoring, attestations), ensuring effective implementation and governance.
Partner with Data/Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, and Information Security teams to ensure alignment with data governance, cybersecurity, privacy, and resiliency standards.
Lead a small team of technical resources, providing coaching, prioritization, delivery planning, and performance guidance; foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Manage vendors/partners as needed to ensure delivery quality, predictable execution, and alignment with Ares standards and roadmap.
Provide executive-ready reporting on progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and remediation plans for investment compliance-impacting items.
Ares Management · New York, NY