VP, Investment Technology Delivery

Ares Management Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and V

401(k) program with company match

Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)

Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation in New York seeks a Vice-President to serve as Senior Project Manager for Investment Technology, leading delivery across Credit, Real Estate, Real Assets and Quant. You will coordinate across engineering, architecture, product, operations, vendors and business stakeholders to ensure initiatives are delivered on time and within scope.

The successful candidate will drive transparency, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and lead agile, hybrid delivery with clear

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 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, Microsoft Project, or similar tools preferred
• Familiarity with Direct Lending, Fixed Income and Real Estate asset classes is preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, governance, and delivery of multiple concurrent technology initiatives.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, roadmaps, milestones, budgets, and delivery schedules.
• Drive accountability for commitments and proactively identify and resolve blockers.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, resources, scope, and change to ensure coordinated execution.
• Identify, assess, communicate, and mitigate risks, issues, assumptions, and constraints.
• Facilitate governance forums and steering committees, driving timely decisions and clear escalation of issues.
• Provide concise executive-level reporting on schedule, scope, budget, risks, dependencies, and delivery confidence.
• Partner effectively with business, technology, and third-party stakeholders to maintain alignment on priorities and outcomes.
• 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

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Job description

Ares Management Corporation in New York seeks a Vice-President to serve as Senior Project Manager for Investment Technology, leading delivery across Credit, Real Estate, Real Assets and Quant. You will coordinate across engineering, architecture, product, operations, vendors and business stakeholders to ensure initiatives are delivered on time and within scope.

The successful candidate will drive transparency, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and lead agile, hybrid delivery with clear