Principal, Enterprise Business Management

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.

The Principal, Enterprise Business Management will serve as a central coordinator across Ares' investment and business operations teams, driving enterprise-wide visibility, alignment, and resource planning. This role will facilitate communication across business groups, provide transparency into priorities and resource constraints, and support leadership decision-making through structured reporting and coordination. The successful candidate will operate independently to connect strategic priorities, resource allocation needs, and execution activities across the firm.

This individual will work closely with Investment Group COOs, business operations leaders, and Operational Strategy leadership to help ensure the firm's most critical initiatives receive the appropriate focus, support, and coordination required for successful execution. The role is highly collaborative and influential enabling effective prioritization and execution through transparency, connectivity, and disciplined coordination across teams.

Serve as the point of coordination across Investment Groups, Investment Technology, Business Operations teams, and Operational Strategy leadership.

Build and maintain relationships with Investment Group COOs, Investment Technology leadership, and designated functional representatives across Human Resources, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Compliance.

Facilitate regular communication regarding priorities, resource needs, dependencies, and emerging challenges.

Establish and maintain a consistent cadence of stakeholder engagement, cross-functional discussions, and leadership updates.

Promote alignment across teams by ensuring stakeholders have visibility into firmwide priorities and areas of interdependency.

Aggregate and synthesize information related to resource demand, capacity constraints, dependencies, and competing priorities across the organization.

Lead and coordinate the annual planning process across investment and business operations teams, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align strategic priorities, resource requirements, and financial considerations into an enterprise-wide budget for leadership review and approval.

Provide transparency into enterprise priorities and support leadership discussions regarding resource allocation and trade-offs.

Maintain visibility into strategic initiatives, resource commitments, and cross-functional dependencies through ongoing tracking, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

Support the development of materials and inputs that help leadership evaluate priorities, capacity, and execution considerations.

Provide insight to Operational Strategy leadership to support connecting firmwide priorities with business and functional team activities.

Support preparation of materials, updates, and reporting for senior leadership forums, including COO Forums, Operating Committee discussions, and other executive meetings.

Draft recurring communications, status updates, meeting agendas, and presentation materials related to strategic initiatives and enterprise priorities.

Consolidate information from stakeholders to provide leadership with a clear view of progress, dependencies, and emerging risks.

Identify and elevate key themes, resource challenges, and cross-functional considerations requiring leadership attention.

Facilitate collaboration and information sharing across investment and business operations teams.

Coordinate workshops, working sessions, and forums that strengthen enterprise alignment and cross-functional engagement.

Help establish scalable processes, communication channels, and operating rhythms that improve organizational transparency and coordination.

Support the ongoing…