Ares Management · 3 hours ago
Associate Vice President, Business Manager - Investment Operations
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $175K/yr
5+ years expAres Management is seeking a highly motivated Associate Vice President to join the Business Management function, focusing on optimizing processes and technology across investment strategies. The role involves partnering with various teams to enhance operational efficiency and drive transformation initiatives.
Asset ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCreditFinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Partner with business and functional leaders to identify operational pain points and define solutions across people, process, data, and technology
Build and maintain an operational roadmap that sequences process improvements and enables scale across the full lifecycle (including increasing focus on post-close and ongoing operational workflows)
Develop business cases and prioritization frameworks (impact vs. effort, risk reduction, capacity uplift, service quality, data integrity), and drive stakeholder alignment on tradeoffs
Organize and run workshops with stakeholders to articulate roadmap and prioritization decisions
Develop a detailed understanding of the end-to-end investment lifecycle – including roles and handoffs, controls, data dependencies, and supporting systems/tools
Lead continuous “bottoms-up” investment lifecycle reviews to identify bottlenecks, eliminate rework, reduce manual touchpoints, and improve operational clarity and consistency
Design future-state operating models and workflows, including RACI/ownership, SLAs, controls, documentation, and training/enablement plans
Execute and embed process changes so improvements “stick” through playbooks, adoption reinforcement, and ongoing operating rhythms (e.g., recurring process health reviews and issue triage)
Measure outcomes through KPIs (cycle times, exception/break rates, adoption metrics, service levels), and iterate based on performance and stakeholder feedback
Bridge business needs and technology delivery by translating operating model requirements into clear functional requirements and target-state designs
Partner with Technology and functional teams to prioritize workflow/tooling enhancements and ensure solutions align to target-state processes
Stay current on emerging technologies, service-provider capabilities, and market trends; evaluate applicability to business workflows and operating model goals
Support vendor/provider assessments and proof-of-concepts, defining evaluation criteria tied to operational outcomes and scalability
Act as a champion for innovation and automation—identifying high-impact use cases where AI and automation can reduce manual effort, improve quality, and accelerate cycle times in day-to-day operational activities
Maintain awareness of the AI/automation tooling landscape and practical use cases (e.g., diligence/research support, document workflows, approvals tracking, reporting enablement, knowledge management, operational analytics)
Lead and coordinate AI/automation pilots in partnership with Technology and relevant control partners (Risk/Compliance/Legal as applicable), and scale successful solutions into standardized workflows
Establish working groups and “champions” networks to drive adoption, upskill teams, share best practices, and create consistent feedback loops; develop enablement materials (training sessions, resource pages, playbooks)
Serve as a senior business partner, ensuring operational priorities and issues are communicated clearly and addressed across infrastructure teams
Drive effective stakeholder engagement through regular reviews, crisp executive updates, and clear decision points
Leverage the “power of the platform” by connecting initiatives and sharing best practices across strategies and functions to improve consistency and scale
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
5-8 years of relevant experience in management consulting, strategy, COO/Business Management, operating model design/execution, process excellence, or related roles with strong implementation ownership
Demonstrated track record delivering measurable operational improvements (efficiency, scalability, control enhancement, data quality, stakeholder experience)
Prior financial services / asset management experience
Strong executive communication and influence skills; ability to align stakeholders across functions and levels without formal authority
Advanced proficiency in MSFT Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, visio); comfort with process mapping and operational KPI design, and Data Analytics/visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik etc.)
Preferred
advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) a plus
Experience experimenting with AI-enabled tools and/or workflows automation platforms
Benefits
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)
Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit
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.
Company
Ares Management
Ares Management is an alternative asset manager focusing on credit, private equity, and real estate.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.4B2025-10-29Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2025-01-09Post Ipo Equity· $2.3B
2024-10-09Post Ipo Debt· $750M
Leadership Team
Michael Arougheti
Director, Co-Founder & Current CEO
Antony Ressler
Co-Founder, Director and Executive Chairman
Recent News
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