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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.\nJob Description\nAres 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.\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nReporting relationships\nReports to: Vice-President level Product Manager\nPrimary functions & responsibilities\nProduct Management & Business Partnership (35-45%)\nPartner with business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities, operational challenges, and opportunities for improvement. \nSupport product roadmap planning, prioritization, and delivery activities for assigned business capabilities. \nCollaborate with product leadership to evaluate and prioritize initiatives based on business value, strategic alignment, effort, and risk. \nDevelop a deep understanding of investor lifecycle business processes, user needs, and technology capabilities. \nIdentify opportunities for process improvement, automation, operational scale, and enhanced client and advisor experiences. \nSupport business case development and help define success metrics for key initiatives. \nTrack adoption and business outcomes for delivered capabilities and recommend future enhancements. \nBusiness Analysis & Solution Definition (30-40%)\nLead requirements gathering sessions, workshops, stakeholder interviews, and discovery activities. \nDocument current-state and future-state business processes, workflows, and functional requirements. \nTranslate business needs into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable backlog items. \nFacilitate stakeholder alignment and drive resolution of business and functional questions. \nPartner with architecture and engineering teams to ensure proposed solutions align with business objectives. \nCoordinate user acceptance testing and validate delivered functionality against defined requirements. \nMaintain accurate documentation, process artifacts, and product knowledge. \nSolution Delivery & Platform Enablement (15-20%)\nPartner with engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle, including planning, design, testing, release, and adoption. \nParticipate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, release readiness, and deployment activities. \nSupport platform governance, change management, and user adoption initiatives. \nCollaborate with data, integration, and engineering teams to ensure end-to-end solution effectiveness. \nLeadership & Organizational Contribution (5-10%)\nPromote best practices across product management, business analysis, and solution delivery disciplines. \nMentor junior team members and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives. \nBuild domain expertise and progressively assume broader ownership of business capabilities over time. \nContribute to the ongoing development of the Client Platforms Technology product management function. \nRemain current on Salesforce capabilities, industry trends, and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools and productivity solutions. \nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications\n6-9 years of relevant experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Salesforce Administration, CRM, Consulting, or related technology roles. \nDemonstrated experience partnering with business stakeholders to define and deliver technology solutions. \nStrong experience gathering requirements, defining business processes, and translating business needs into actionable delivery plans. \nExperience working within Agile delivery frameworks and managing product backlogs. \nHands-on experience using Jira to manage epics, features/stories, backlog prioritization, and Agile delivery.\nWorking knowledge of Salesforce Sales Cloud and/or Service Cloud. \nStrong communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills. \nAbility to influence outcomes and build alignment across business and technology organizations. \nPreferred Qualifications\nSalesforce Business Analyst Certification. \nSalesforce Advanced Administrator Certification. \nExperience within asset management, wealth management, financial services, or fintech organizations. \nExperience supporting Distribution, Relationship Management, Client Service, Marketing, or Operations teams. \nFamiliarity with enterprise integrations, data platforms, and analytics solutions. \nExperience contributing to product roadmaps, prioritization activities, or business capability planning. \nExperience operating within highly regulated environments. \nDemonstrated commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and adoption of emerging technologies. \nEducation\nBachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.\nReporting Relationships\nSenior Vice President, Investor Information SystemsCompensation\nThe 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.\n$160,000 - $180,000\nThe 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.\nAres 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.\nThere is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. 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