Ares Management · 1 day ago
Legal Engineering Lead
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$225K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expAres Management is a leading investment firm that focuses on delivering innovative solutions across various asset classes. They are seeking a Legal Engineering Lead to oversee engineering delivery for their Legal and technology portfolio, ensuring scalable and secure solutions. The role involves leading a team, managing vendor relationships, and translating business needs into technical requirements.
Asset ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCreditFinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
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 designs, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes
Own end-to-end delivery: discovery, architecture/design, build/configuration, testing/UAT, release, and production support—aligned with SDLC, change management, and operational readiness
Establish and maintain integration patterns and data flows across core platforms (APIs, batch, middleware), supporting reporting, auditability, and downstream finance/procurement or records-management dependencies
Drive strong engineering discipline: configuration standards, code quality, peer review, automated testing where applicable, environment management, and release governance
Ensure embedded controls across workflows: approvals, access management, segregation of duties, evidence capture, and traceability aligned to audit and regulatory expectations
Lead a small team of technical resources, providing coaching, prioritization, and delivery oversight; foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
Manage vendors/partners as needed: solution selection support, implementation oversight, SLA/service performance, roadmap alignment, and cost management
Provide transparent, executive-ready reporting on platform health, delivery status, risks/issues, dependencies, and remediation plans
Qualification
Required
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 technology stakeholders
Demonstrated people leadership experience (direct management and/or leading teams through delivery and operations)
Strong engineering fundamentals and hands-on delivery experience, including SQL (required), data analysis/troubleshooting, and comfort navigating complex process and data flows
Experience with at least one general-purpose language (e.g., Python, Java, C#, JavaScript) and common integration approaches (REST APIs, services, batch)
Working knowledge of SDLC, testing strategies, release/change management, and production support
Experience implementing and supporting Legal and related risk platforms, including one or more of: Matter management / e-billing ecosystems (e.g., SimpleLegal, Passport, Apperio or similar), Legal Entity Management (e.g., GEMS or similar), CLM platforms (e.g., Icertis, Ironclad or similar), Intake and/or TPRM tooling (e.g., Zip and comparable tools)
Experience with integrations and data/reporting enablement, including monitoring, data quality, and reconciliation practices
Demonstrated ability to deliver secure, audit-ready solutions with robust traceability, workflow transparency, and evidence retention
Proven ability to lead small teams and deliver results through a mix of direct technical contribution and team oversight
Vendor/SI management experience is a plus
Preferred
Familiarity applying automation and/or AI-enabled capabilities to legal operations (e.g., document classification, summarization, clause extraction, intake triage), with a strong governance and controls mindset
Experience establishing platform standards and scalable operating models (configuration governance, release discipline, support/runbooks)
Strong process mapping and documentation skills (e.g., Lucidchart) to support requirements clarity and stakeholder alignment
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
Company
Ares Management
Ares Management is an alternative asset manager focusing on credit, private equity, and real estate.
1001-5000 employees
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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
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