Vice President, Design Lead

0200 Ares Operations LLC; Bellevue (WA); In loco; USD 250.000 - 275.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical and Rx insurance

Dental and Vision insurance

401(k) with match

FSAs

HSAs with company contribution

Life Insurance

LTD and STD

EAP

Commuter benefits

Executive reporting access

Mental health app

Wellbeing app

Financial planning assistance

New parent leave

Adoption assistance

Emergency backup care

Educational sponsorship

Descrizione del lavoro

The Design Lead, North America at Ares Management LLC will oversee the design execution across the North American development portfolio, ensuring global standards are adapted into buildable, cost-effective solutions. You will lead a multidisciplinary design team and collaborate with Global Design & Innovation to drive scalable outcomes.

Reporting to the Global Design & Innovation organization, you will champion digital engineering and BIM practices while partnering with Supply Chain and

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Design or Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Architectural, or related).
• 12+ years in engineering, design, design management, or technical leadership within data centers.

Mansioni

• Lead design execution across North America portfolio aligning safety, quality, schedule, cost, and customer requirements.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary design organization.
• Adapt global design standards to local codes, permitting, and site conditions.
• Partner with Development and Delivery to ensure constructable, cost-efficient designs.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Team building

Communication

Travel readiness

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Design or Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

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

Why Join Us

This role is an excellent opportunity to join a deeply experienced and high-performing team with the ability to directly impact and contribute to Ada’s development program. Our team combines industry-wide experience and in-country expertise across all our regions. We are committed to collaborating cross-functionally and partnering to drive efficient and effective solutions that meet the needs of our internal and external stakeholders.

The Team you are joining

The Design & Innovation function is part of the Global Design, Development and Delivery organization and is responsible for enabling the delivery of scalable, reliable, and sustainable data center infrastructure across Ada's global portfolio. The organization operates through a collaborative global and regional model: Global Design & Innovation – Accountable for design standards, tools, productization, and innovation across all regions; operates as a center of excellence (CoE) and provides consultative support to regional teams Regional Design – Executes and adapts global standards to local codes, customer requirements, and site-specific conditions while piloting innovations for broader global adoption.

Summary

The Design Lead, North America is responsible for leading the design execution function across Ada's North American development portfolio. This role ensures global design standards are effectively adapted into buildable, code-compliant, customer-aligned, and site-specific solutions that support delivery excellence across the region. Working closely with the Global Design & Innovation team, this leader serves as the primary bridge between global standards and regional execution, ensuring designs are scalable, constructable, cost-effective, and aligned with business objectives. The role is also responsible for building, leading, and developing a high-performing multidisciplinary design organization that supports Ada's continued growth throughout North America.

Responsibilities

• Lead design execution across Ada's North American development portfolio, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, schedule, cost, constructability, and customer requirements
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary design organization fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Direct the regional and site level adaptation and implementation of global standards, specifications, and requirements to meet codes, permitting requirements, customer needs, and site-specific conditions
• Partner closely with Development and Delivery teams to ensure designs are constructable, cost-effective, scalable, and aligned with project objectives
• Serve as the regional design authority throughout project planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure regional design performance, quality, schedule performance of AOR/EORs, budget alignment, change management, and risk mitigation
• Collaborate with the Global Design & Innovation team to support continuous improvement of design standards, engineering specifications, and delivery processes through regional feedback and lessons learned
• Support the evaluation and implementation of new technologies, engineering approaches, and design innovations that improve performance, efficiency, reliability, and scalability
• Partner with Supply Chain to align designs with procurement strategies, equipment standardization initiatives, and vendor capabilities
• Collaborate with Operations and Commissioning teams to ensure designs support long-term operational reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle performance
• Champion digital engineering, BIM, automation, and data-driven design practices to improve design efficiency and project outcomes
• Foster relationships with design consultants, engineering partners, equipment manufacturers, and industry stakeholders to maintain awareness of emerging trends and best practices
• Partner with Development & Delivery teams to provide regular executive-level reporting on project performance, resource planning, design risks, and project level opportunities
• Support customer engagements and strategic initiatives as required, communicating Ada's design capabilities and technical solutions

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design or Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Architectural, or related discipline)
• 12+ years of experience in engineering, design, design management, or technical leadership within data centers, mission-critical infrastructure
• Demonstrated success building high-performing team, developing technical talent, and scaling teams through periods of growth
• Strong understanding of data center systems, including mechanical, electrical, controls, commissioning, and operational considerations
• Experience leading design execution across multiple projects while balancing quality, schedule, budget, constructability, and customer requirements
• Experience implementing standardized design approaches while adapting solutions to local codes, permitting requirements, and site-specific conditions
• Strong commercial and operational acumen, including understanding of cost drivers, procurement considerations, project delivery risks, and decision-making tradeoffs
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical and executive audiences across a matrixed organization
• Willingness to travel as required to support project sites, regional teams, customers, and business objectives

Compensation

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

$250,000.00 - $275,000.00

Benefits

• 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 June 30, 2026, Ares Management's global platform had approximately $671 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.

For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.

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.

(1) As of June 30, 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.