Product Manager, Treasury Systems

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 Management is currently seeking a Treasury Systems Product Manager to join the Deal & Order Management Systems team within the Technology & Information Security organization in our New York or Los Angeles office. The IT team consists of over 300 team members globally and is responsible for the firm’s technology landscape. The Deal & Order Management Systems team within IT oversees and manages Ares’ Front Office and Investment platforms. The group supports the business across all Ares’ pools of capital, and the core functions include developing the technology strategy, vision, project execution, and support for these investment platforms.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and enhancement of the Treasury Management System (TMS) and its integrations. This individual will work closely with corporate strategy, treasury operations, and other technology verticals to provide enhancements and ongoing support for the firm’s treasury program. To be successful, you will need a sound understanding of the treasury management function in alternative investments, strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a self-starting attitude.

Primary functions and essential responsibilities:

• Lead the Treasury & Cash Management function supporting our firmwide Treasury Management System (TMS) across treasury operations and F&A groups, including Liquidity Management, Debt Management, Cash Forecasting, Cash Reconciliation, and Collateral Management

• Run business analysis and facilitate requirements gathering sessions for implementations, integrations, and system upgrades.

• Engage with the business stakeholders to evaluate their needs and problems, clarify and document requirements, and help design solutions by translating business requirements into functional requirements

• Collaborate with internal technology groups and the vendor to design and implement system integrations between the TMS and other platforms (e.g. fund accounting, order management system, deal pipeline)

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert supporting our TMS and associated workflows; provide best-practice guidance to the business stakeholders and internal development partners. Identify opportunities to improve business processes and operational efficiencies

• Maintain and act as Subject Matter Expert of the SWIFT gateway architecture, SWIFT message delivery processes, and support/troubleshooting of all MT/MX messages

• Create and maintain data mapping flow charts and integration architecture diagrams

• Assist in the product rollout and upgrade process by driving decisions, tracking issues, and assisting with a timely resolution in support of the initiative. Provide post-rollout and day-to-day product support as needed

• Participate in building, maintaining, and executing project plans across the TMS landscape. Keep the stakeholders and sponsors abreast of project and milestone updates in coordination with the Corporate Strategy team

• Establish strong working relationships with the business and development teams to facilitate application support and adoption

• Engage and actively participate in the sprint and release planning discussions; Drive efforts to support and improve the QA/UAT, user training, and change/release management processes

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Finance

Experience Required:

• 5+ years of relevant business analysis experience in the financial services industry

• Prior experience with an alternative asset manager preferred - broader asset management experience is required

• Prior experience with implementing or supporting a Treasury Management System such as Kyriba, GTreasury, Hazeltree, or SAP Treasury

• Expertise surrounding the creation and usage of APIs (REST) as well as the transfer of data and its nuances between systems

• Ability to understand database schemas and objects, and querying the data utilizing SQL

• Understanding of loans, bonds, equities, structured products, FX spots/forwards, and derivatives and their trade lifecycle in respect to the impact in cash and liquidity upon settlement and funding

• Prior experience in managing system integrations with other financial systems

• Prior experience building out reports preferably in PowerBI or Tableau

• Knowledgeable in automation as well as workflow management for wire and funding approvals

• Experience with Agile project management methodology

• Experience supporting and troubleshooting SWIFT messages is required

• Nice to have prior experience using Power Apps and Power Automate to streamline data centralization and storage

General Requirements:

• Ability to manage challenging workflow in a fast paced, dynamic organization, managing multiple assignments in a deadline driven environment

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability

• Be proactive – takes initiative to identify problems and come up with solutions to share with the team

• Inquisitive and committed to continual improvement/learning

• Organizational skills, demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and lead deliverables to completion

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and client service skills; capability of interacting with stakeholders to drive project/task/support engagement and close out initiatives

• Ability to work independently within a fast-paced environment with a hands-on approach

• Comfort in dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty in a dynamic environment

• Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team player

• Ability to resolve issues with minimal supervision

Reporting Relationships

Senior Vice President, Deal & Order Management Systems

Compensation

$180,000 - $220,000

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.