Senior AI PMO Lead: Data & AI Delivery

aresmgmt; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental and vision plans

401(k) with company match

FSA/HSA options

Life Insurance

Job summary

Ares Management in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Associate, AI PMO to drive end-to-end program management for a portfolio of AI and data initiatives. You will translate strategic priorities into structured delivery plans, run agile execution in JIRA, and produce executive-level materials communicating progress, risk, and value to senior leadership.

The role requires ownership of the narrative and cadence of the PMO, collaboration with product/engineering/platform leads, and mentoring the

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of program/project management experience in tech/data/AI or financial services.
• Ownership of multi-workstream technical programs from strategy to delivery.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint for executive narratives and visuals.
• Hands-on experience configuring JIRA and Confluence; Agile/Scrum experience.
• Knowledge of data/AI concepts to translate technical work into business language.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree required; PMP/CSM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program management for AI/data initiatives across multiple workstreams.
• Establish governance cadences across Data & AI organization and stakeholders.
• Manage cross-workstream dependencies, risks, and resource conflicts with mitigations.
• Define and maintain RAID logs, roadmaps, and capacity views across engineering, product, and data science pods.
• Develop executive-ready PowerPoint materials and narratives for board/CEO presentations.
• Mentor and provide day-to-day direction to the Associate, AI PMO.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Executive storytelling

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree required

PMP

CSM

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

PowerPoint

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Ares Management in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Associate, AI PMO to drive end-to-end program management for a portfolio of AI and data initiatives. You will translate strategic priorities into structured delivery plans, run agile execution in JIRA, and produce executive-level materials communicating progress, risk, and value to senior leadership.

The role requires ownership of the narrative and cadence of the PMO, collaboration with product/engineering/platform leads, and mentoring the