Senior Program Manager, Technology Infrastructure

Ares Management Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical/Rx

Dental and Vision plans

401(k) program with company match

Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)

Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short- 

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Commuter Benefits plan for parking and

Mindfulness and wellbeing app

Financial wellness benefit

new parent leave

reproductive and adoption assistance

emergency backup care

matching gift program

education sponsorship program

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation, New York, hires a senior program/project manager for its Infrastructure and Platforms group. You will manage IT projects across a large multinational enterprise, blending Agile and waterfall approaches, and may serve as a Scrum Master or create Gantt charts to drive delivery.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in financial services project management, strong Agile experience, and the ability to lead large technical programs deployed to thousands of employees.

Qualifications

• Financial services experience; 10+ years of large-scale project and program management.
• Experience in Agile, with specific experience as a Scrum Master.
• Ability to manage large technical programs deployed to thousands of employees.
• Active working knowledge of Jira & MS Project (Optional).
• The more technical you are the better.
• Previous technical experience a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Project/Program management across 100 person internal org
• Ability to act as a Scrum master in an Agile program

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Scrum Master

Project Management

Tools

Jira

MS 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 SUMMARY

We are hiring a senior program/project manager for Ares Infrastructure and Platforms group. You will be managing IT projects across a complex multi national enterprise. We are looking for people who know both Agile and waterfall well, someone who can be a scrum master or whip out a Gannt chart. Demonstrable experience managing cloud, IT and software engineering projects using Agile is a requirement, and the optimal candidate will have experience as a scrum master.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project/Program management across 100 person internal org
• Ability to act as a Scrum master in an Agile program

QUALIFICATIONS

• Financial services experience 10 years+ of large scale project and program management.
• Experience in Agile, with specific experience as a scrum master.
• Ability to manage large technical programs that need to be rolled out to thousands of employees.
• Active working knowledge of Jira & MS Project (Optional)
• The more technical you are the better.
• Previous technical experience a bonus.

Reporting Relationships: Global Head of Infrastructure and Platform Engineering.

Compensation

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus.
• $175,000 - $225,000

Benefits offerings

• 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)
• Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit
• 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

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles.

As of March 31, 2026, Ares Management's global platform had approximately $644 billion of assets under management(1) with more than 4,400 employees operating across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

(1) As of March 31, 2026. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, LP., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser.

Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, “Ares Management”) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Ares Management will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.