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
The Product Manager, Finance Technology is asenior role within theGlobal Technologyorganization,responsible for owning and driving product strategy, roadmap, and delivery for corefundand investment finance technology capabilities.
This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Technology, and Investments, with a strong focus on fund accounting, investment finance workflows, and financial data across the investment lifecycle. The Product Manager will act as the primary face of finance technology initiatives for assigned domains, partnering closely with senior Finance stakeholders, technology teams, and external service providers to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions.
The ideal candidate brings deep domain experience within asset management finance, strong product management discipline, and a working understanding of modern financial technology platforms. This individual will be comfortable translating complex finance concepts into clear product requirements,identifyingopportunities for automation and reporting, and driving continuous improvement across finance operations.
Reporting relationships:
Reports to:Head of Finance Technology
Primary functions and essential responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Roadmap Ownership
Serve as the primary product owner for finance technology initiatives, ensuring clarity of scope, requirements, and outcomes.
Finance & Investment Domain Leadership
Act as a domain expert across fund and investment finance workflows, including NAV processes, capital activity, allocations, waterfalls, fee calculations, and financial reporting.
Demonstrate strong understanding of the investment lifecycle across alternative asset classes, including public and private credit, private equity, and similar strategies.
Support finance use cases involving fund models and waterfall structures, including carried interest, management fees, and complex distribution scenarios.
Delivery Execution & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Business Analysts, Engineers, and QA teams to translate finance requirements into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlogs.
Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release coordination to ensure predictable, high-quality delivery.
Act as the primary liaison between Finance stakeholders and Technology delivery teams, ensuring alignment, transparency, andtimelyissue resolution.
Coordinate with external vendors, software providers, and fund administrators to support integration, data exchange, and operational workflows.
Ensure agile practices are applied consistently, driving transparency, predictable delivery, and continuous improvement across finance technology initiatives.
Data, Reporting & Automation Enablement
Identifyopportunities to improve financial reporting, data quality, reconciliation, and transparency across finance technology platforms.
Partner with Finance and Technology leadership to assess emerging capabilities, including workflow automation, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions, whereappropriate.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
Serve as a visible and credible representative of Finance Technology initiatives to Finance leadership, including Controllers, CFO organizations, and investment finance teams.
Communicate product plans, progress, dependencies, and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Finance, ora related field.
Working knowledge of fund waterfall models, allocations, carried interest, and fee calculations; experience with Anaplan or similar financial modeling platforms is strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of data engineering concepts and finance systems integration, including ETL processes, data warehousing, and reporting platforms.
Expertisein Agile project management methodologies, with hands-on experience managing sprints, backlogs, and iterative delivery cycles.
Reporting Relationships
Head of Investment Systems
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.
$150k - $200k
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.
