Product Manager, Compliance Systems

Location: New York

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New York, NYtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R7265###
* 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
** PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
* Own the product strategy and roadmap for the
** Regulatory Compliance
** portfolio, aligning priorities with compliance leadership, enterprise objectives, and Corporate Technology direction.
* Provide product expertise, and support for initiatives related to product development, Compliance operational and process improvements, vendor management, product documentation, and/or system releases.
* Collaborate with the Compliance team members on technology roadmap and ongoing deliverables;
Proactively manage demand and competing priorities.
* Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in managing, designing, and implementing existing and new systems. This includes capturing business requirements, designing technical solutions, and working with internal and external partners to deliver stable solutions.
* Act as the "keeper (and communicator) of the vision" to translate the product strategy and vision developed with business stakeholders into scalable and operational technology deliverables.
* Lead and coordinate delivery across the full product lifecycle: design, build oversight, testing/UAT, release management, change management, training, adoption tracking, and post-launch support.
* Coordinate cross-platform dependencies and roadmap sequencing with other product owners and platform teams to ensure end-to-end outcomes across Legal, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Data.
* Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Data teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards for resiliency, identity/access controls, privacy, data governance, records retention, and auditability.
* Define and maintain platform governance: prioritization processes, backlog management, release discipline, documentation, and operational readiness standards.
* Manage vendor relationships and delivery partners as needed, including selection support, roadmap alignment, implementation oversight, and service performance management.
* Provide executive-ready communications and reporting: roadmap progress, risks/issues, dependencies, KPIs, and clear decision points with recommendations.

QUALIFICATIONS
* 10+ years of experience in technology product management, business analysis, or delivery leadership supporting compliance systems in financial services or similarly complex environments.
* Bachelor’s degree required; technology background preferred.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence across senior stakeholders and technical teams.
* Adaptable and able to work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Experience

Required:

* 10+ years of Compliance technology domain experience as a business analyst or product manager.
* Working knowledge of investor, fund, and investment lifecycle, specifically related to regulatory and compliance oversight.
* Experience in the Compliance domain   – working knowledge workflows covering Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Transaction Monitoring, Know Your Customer (KYC), Conflicts Checks, Regulatory Reporting, etc.
* Experience with one or more (or comparable) Compliance platforms such as Pega, Moody’s, ACA, , Archer, Intapp
* Track record of successfully implementing Compliance systems and taking end-to-end ownership of deliverables.
* Strong background in technology process mapping, end-user journey mapping, and detailed requirements gathering.
* The ability…