Product Manager, Institutional / Wealth Technology​ at Ares Management in New York, NY

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 Ares is seeking an Associate Vice President, Product Manager to join the Investor Lifecycle team within Client Platforms, the engineering team responsible for all Client facing systems within Ares, including Sales, Marketing, Client Reporting, and Digital/Web platforms. Reporting to a Vice-President, Product Manager, t his role will be responsible for defining and delivering technology solutions that improve the end-to-end investor experience, with an initial focus on Ares employee co-invest onboarding and servicing and the Investor Portal. The Product Manager will own and manage the product roadmap and backlog across the employee co-invest lifecycle, partnering closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and platform owners to translate business needs into scalable digital capabilities. The role will span both Salesforce-based internal workflows and data capabilities and external facing Investor Portal experiences implemented outside of Salesforce , requiring the Product Manager to think holistically across platforms rather than within a single application. The ideal candidate brings strong product management discipline, experience translating complex operational processes into intuitive technology solutions, and the ability to operate effectively between business, product, design, engineering, and platform teams. Reporting relationships Reports to: Vice-President level Product Manager Primary functions & responsibilities Product Management & Business Partnership (35-45%) Partner with business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities, operational challenges, and opportunities for improvement. Support product roadmap planning, prioritization, and delivery activities for assigned business capabilities. Collaborate with product leadership to evaluate and prioritize initiatives based on business value, strategic alignment, effort, and risk. Develop a deep understanding of investor lifecycle business processes, user needs, and technology capabilities. Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, operational scale, and enhanced client and advisor experiences. Support business case development and help define success metrics for key initiatives. Track adoption and business outcomes for delivered capabilities and recommend future enhancements. Business Analysis & Solution Definition (30-40%) Lead requirements gathering sessions, workshops, stakeholder interviews, and discovery activities. Document current-state and future-state business processes, workflows, and functional requirements. Translate business needs into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable backlog items. Facilitate stakeholder alignment and drive resolution of business and functional questions. Partner with architecture and engineering teams to ensure proposed solutions align with business objectives. Coordinate user acceptance testing and validate delivered functionality against defined requirements. Maintain accurate documentation, process artifacts, and product knowledge. Solution Delivery & Platform Enablement (15-20%) Partner with engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle, including planning, design, testing, release, and adoption. Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, release readiness, and deployment activities. Support platform governance, change management, and user adoption initiatives. Collabor