Client Platforms Project Manager

Ares Management; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

401(k) with company match

HSA with company contribution

Life and disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Ares Management is seeking a Vice-President to serve as Senior Project Manager within Client Platforms. This role leads multiple concurrent technology initiatives, coordinating engineering, architecture, product, and operations to deliver complex programs on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of enterprise PM experience, deep Agile knowledge, and strong executive communication skills, with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders and delivering strategic initiatives

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing complex enterprise technology projects or programs.
• Proven success leading large cross-functional initiatives in matrixed orgs.
• Deep understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and PM best practices.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with proactive risk management.
• Experience presenting to senior executives and running steering committees.
• Experience in asset management or financial services preferred.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, MS Project or similar tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of multiple concurrent technology initiatives.
• Drive accountability for commitments and proactively resolve blockers.
• Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, and decision-making processes.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, roadmaps, milestones, and schedules.
• Manage cross-team dependencies to ensure coordinated execution.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, issues, assumptions, constraints.
• Provide concise executive-level status reporting on schedule, scope, budget, risks.
• Champion Agile practices and hybrid delivery approaches where appropriate.
• Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned and metrics.

Skills

Agile leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive communication

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, CS, Eng, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

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.

Job Description

Ares is seeking a Vice-President to serve as Senior Project Manager within Client Platforms, the engineering team responsible for all Client facing systems within Ares, including Sales, Marketing, Client Reporting, and Digital/Web platforms. Reporting to the Principal, Head Institutional and Retail Client Platforms, this leader is responsible for the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional technology initiatives. The role serves as the central point of coordination across engineering, architecture, product, operations, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure strategic initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and with complete transparency.

The successful candidate brings a proven track record of consistently delivering strategic initiatives with predictable execution. They create transparency for leadership, effectively manage complex dependencies, anticipate and mitigate risks before they impact delivery, and build trusted partnerships across technology and business teams. The candidate should have outstanding written and verbal communication skills and the leadership presence to influence senior stakeholders across engineering and the business. This role demands both strategic thinking and a pragmatic focus.

Reporting relationships

Reports to: Principal, Head of Institutional and Client Platforms

Supervises: All client platform project managers

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple concurrent technology initiatives.
• Drive accountability for commitments and proactively resolve blockers.
• Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, and decision‑making processes.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, roadmaps, milestones, and delivery schedules.
• Manage all cross‑team and intra‑team dependencies to ensure coordinated execution.
• Identify, assess, communicate, and mitigate delivery risks, issues, assumptions, and constraints.
• Provide concise executive‑level status reporting, including schedule, scope, budget, risks, and delivery confidence.
• Champion Agile methodologies and promote Agile ceremonies to ensure effective backlog, sprint, and release planning, while applying hybrid delivery approaches where appropriate.
• Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned and delivery metrics.

Qualifications

Experience & Background

• 8+ years managing complex enterprise technology projects or programs.
• Demonstrated success leading large, cross‑functional initiatives in matrixed organizations.
• Deep understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and project management best practices.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with proactive risk management.
• Experience presenting to senior executives and running steering committees
• Experience within asset management, financial services, or capital markets preferred
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, or similar tools preferred

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Reporting Relationships

Partner, Chief Information Officer

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $235,000. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance‑based bonus. 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.

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.