Associate Vice President, Legal Engineering Lead

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 a Legal Engineering Lead (Vice President) to join Corporate Technology, reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance Technology. This role will lead engineering delivery, platform health, and ongoing evolution of technology solutions supporting Ares’ Legal and related risk and third-party governance workflows—driving scalable, secure, and audit-ready capabilities that improve operational efficiency and control effectiveness. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering leader with deep familiarity across Legal/GC processes and related risk workflows, ideally from a large alternative asset manager or similarly complex regulated firm (large law firm experience supporting sophisticated legal operations is also valued). This leader will bring strong technical fundamentals (e.g., SQ [... source excerpt omitted ...] ., GEMS), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions (e.g., Icertis, Ironclad), and third-party risk management (TPRM) and intake tooling (e.g., Zip and comparable platforms). RESPONSIBILITIES: • Lead engineering delivery and operational ownership for the Legal and technology portfolio, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and audit-ready. • Serve as the technical lead for platform strategy, implementation, and support across Legal systems, including matter management/e-billing, legal entity management, CLM, and third-party intake/TPRM tooling. • Partner with Legal, and key stakeholder groups to translate business needs into clear technical requirements, solution [... source excerpt omitted ...] , roadmap alignment, and cost management. • Provide transparent, executive-ready reporting on platform health, delivery status, risks/issues, dependencies, and remediation plans QUALIFICATIONS: 10+ years of progressive technology experience, including significant hands-on delivery experience supporting Legal systems and governance platforms in a complex environment. Experience in complex, regulated financial services; alternative asset management experience strongly preferred. Bachelor’s degree required; Computer Science/Engineering background preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to influence and collaborate across senior business and technolo