Head of Credit Technology

About the role

Ares is seeking a Principal-level technology leader to serve as Head of Credit Technology, responsible for the strategy, platforms, and delivery of technology capabilities that support the firm's global credit investment platform. This role will lead the technology ecosystem supporting the full credit investment lifecycle, including sourcing, deal screening, underwriting, portfolio management, risk monitoring, and investment analytics across Direct Lending, Opportunistic Credit, Alternative Credit, and Liquid Credit strategies. Reporting into senior Investment Technology leadership, the Head of Credit Technology will serve as the primary technology partner to credit investment teams, portfolio management, risk, and investment operations. The role will oversee the evolution and integration of key credit investment platforms, including systems such as DealCloud, Allvue, and related investment management, portfolio monitoring, and analytics platforms. The leader will drive the modernization and integration of the firm's credit technology ecosystem, ensuring strong interoperability between deal management systems, portfolio management platforms, data platforms, and analytics capabilities. The successful candidate will bring deep experience building technology platforms for credit investing within alternative asset managers, combined with strong knowledge of the tools, workflows, and data models that support credit underwriting, portfolio monitoring, and risk management. This role requires a leader who can translate complex investment workflows into scalable technological solutions while partnering closely with investment teams, Data & AI, risk management, and operations to deliver a highly integrated credit technology platform REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: Reports to: Managing Director, Investment Technology Supervises: Credit Technology Engineering Teams Deal Platform and Portfolio Systems Specialists Portfolio Monitoring Engineering Teams PRIMARY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES: Credit Investment Technology Strategy Define and execute the technology strategy supporting Ares' global credit investment platform. Partner closely with Direct Lending, Opportunistic Credit, Alternative Credit, and Liquid Credit investment teams to translate investment workflows into scalable technology capabilities. Drive the evolution of platforms supporting the end-to-end credit lifecycle, including: Deal sourcing and pipeline management - Deal screening and investment committee workflows - Underwriting and credit analysis - Portfolio monitoring and risk management - Investment reporting and analytics Ensure technology platforms support both investment decision-making and operational scale across the global credit platform Deal Lifecycle & Investment Workflow Platforms Lead the development and evolution of the firm's deal management and credit investment platforms. Oversee key systems supporting credit workflows, including platforms such as: Deal sourcing and relationship management tools (e.g., DealCloud) Investment management and portfolio systems (e.g., Allvue) Credit portfolio monitoring platforms Investment committee and deal approval workflows Ensure seamless integration across platforms supporting deal origination, underwriting, portfolio management, and investor reporting. Drive improvements in deal pipeline visibility, underwriting collaboration, and portfolio transparency across the firm's credit strategies. Portfolio Management & Credit Analytics Platforms Partner with investment teams to enhance technology capabilities supporting portfolio monitoring, credit risk management, and investment analytics. Enable platforms supporting: Portfolio performance monitoring Credit risk analytics Covenant tracking and borrower monitoring Exposure management and portfolio construction insights Investment performance analysis Investment Data & Platform Integration Partner with Data & AI leadership to ensure credit investment platforms integrate seamlessly with enterprise data platforms and analytics environments. Ensure strong interoperability between deal management systems, portfolio management platforms, risk systems, and reporting tools. Support the use of advanced analytics and data science to enhance underwriting insights, portfolio monitoring, and investment performance analysis. Platform Architecture & Engineering Delivery Partner with

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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

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