Vice President, AI Credit Product Lead - aresmgmt

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

SUMMARY

Ares is seeking a Vice President, AI Credit Product to define and lead the AI product strategy supporting the firm's global Credit investment platform .

This leader will partner closely with Credit investment professionals, Engineering, Data & AI, Operations, and Infrastructure teams to identify, prioritize, and deliver AI-powered products and capabilities that enhance investment decision-making, streamline investment workflows, and transform how investment teams source, evaluate, execute, and monitor investments.

The role spans the end-to-end Credit investment lifecycle—including deal sourcing, deal screening, underwriting, diligence, investment committee, trade execution, portfolio management, portfolio monitoring, and investment analytics—and is responsible for embedding AI across the firm's investment operating model.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Credit Product, this leader will serve as the primary Product partner to the Enterprise Data & AI organization, translating emerging AI capabilities into scalable products that create measurable business value across Direct Lending, Alternative Credit, Opportunistic Credit and Liquid Credit strategies.

The successful candidate will combine strong product leadership, investment technology expertise , and a deep understanding of modern AI capabilities. This individual will shape Ares' AI product vision for Credit while driving AI adoption across investment workflows and fostering AI-native ways of working throughout the Credit Product organization.

This role requires a hands-on product leader who is equally comfortable defining long-term product strategy and rapidly prototyping new ideas using modern AI-enabled product development tools. The ideal candidate enjoys experimenting with emerging technologies, validating concepts with users, and partnering closely with Engineering to bring innovative products to market.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

AI Product Strategy & Vision

Define and execute the AI product strategy supporting Ares' global Credit investment platform.

Develop and maintain a multi-year AI product roadmap aligned with Credit business priorities and investment strategy.