Product Lead, Compliance Systems

Location: New York

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* 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
**** Product Lead, Compliance Systems
**** Department:
** Technology – Corporate Technology (Legal, Risk & Compliance Technology)  
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* Reports to:

** Head of Legal Risk and Compliance Product  
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* Location:

** New York, NYOver 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 a
** Product Lead, Compliance Systems
** to join Corporate Technology, reporting to the
** Head of Legal Risk and Compliance Product** (who reports to the Head of Corporate Technology). This role will shape and execute the product strategy and roadmap for
** enterprise risk capabilities**,
** investment compliance enablement**, and the
** integration and data layer
** that connects Legal, Risk, and Compliance (LRC) platforms with each other and with broader enterprise systems.

The ideal candidate is a strong product leader with experience in regulated financial services (alternatives preferred) who can operate as a strategic partner to business stakeholders while driving hands-on execution with technology teams. This role requires a proactive mindset to identify control and process improvement opportunities, define scalable product capabilities, and ensure platforms and integrations are designed for reliability, auditability, and long-term maintainability.

The Product Lead will own the product lifecycle—from discovery and design through implementation and post-launch support—while coordinating across product owners, engineering, enterprise architecture, security, data/integration teams, and external vendors.

Experience with
** low-code platforms** (ideally
** Pega**) is strongly preferred.
** PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Own the product strategy and roadmap for
** enterprise risk**,
** investment compliance enablement**, and
** LRC platform integrations**, aligning priorities with business outcomes, control effectiveness, and Corporate Technology direction.
* Partner with Risk and Compliance stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities across enterprise risk and investment compliance domains (e.g., trade/transaction compliance controls, surveillance/monitoring, approvals, attestations, exception management, reporting transparency) and translate them into measurable product outcomes.
* Provide subject matter leadership for
** trade and transaction compliance processes**, including understanding of pre-/post-trade controls, restricted/watch list considerations, and control evidence needs.
* Bring familiarity with
** control room
** capabilities and workflows (e.g., information barrier processes, restricted list governance, wall-crossing support, monitoring/attestations), ensuring solutions are designed for effectiveness and auditability.
* Serve as the “keeper and communicator of the vision,” translating product strategy into actionable roadmaps, milestones, and outcomes across delivery teams.
* Lead discovery and definition activities: process mapping, end-user journey mapping, requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritization—using tools such as
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