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

Reports to: Head of M&A Technology

Primary functions and essential responsibilities:

Application Assessment & Rationalization

• Perform detailed application assessments as part of M&A due diligence and ongoing application strategy initiatives.
• Analyze overlapping systems, functional capabilities, and technical architectures to support rationalization and consolidation decisions.
• Evaluate application usage, business criticality, and operational dependencies to inform target-state recommendations.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand functional workflows, system usage, and pain points.

Integration Analysis & Execution Support

• Map application ecosystems, including integrations, data flows, and upstream/downstream dependencies.
• Support application onboarding and integration activities across M&A transactions, working closely with engineering and infrastructure teams.
• Participate in solution design discussions, providing input on integration approaches, data movement, and system alignment.
• Assist in planning and coordinating application migration and integration activities.

Data & Systems Analysis

• Act as a system and data analyst to support data mapping, migration planning, and validation activities.
• Analyze data flows across applications, identifying transformation logic, dependencies, and reconciliation requirements.
• Support validation efforts during integration and migration phases to ensure data accuracy and completeness.

Application Strategy & Architecture Support

• Partner closely with M&A Integration Program Managers to align technical design with program plans, timelines, and dependencies.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Application/Data teams to ensure integrations meet enterprise standards for security, resiliency, and compliance.
• Communicate technical concepts, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to governance forums by providing architectural input and recommendations.

Stakeholder Coordination & Documentation

• Coordinate effectively across cross-functional teams, including Technology, Corporate Strategy, and Business stakeholders, as well as vendor partners, to support application integration and rationalization efforts.
• Prepare analysis materials, insights, and recommendations for Technology leadership, translating complex application landscapes into clear, actionable outputs.
• Maintain structured documentation of application landscapes, integration patterns, and system dependencies to support integration planning and rationalization decisions.

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

Experience Required

• 8+ years of enterprise technology experience across application support, systems analysis, or application-focused roles.
• Experience within financial services, with exposure to asset management or similar regulated environments preferred (4+ years).
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise application landscapes, including ERP, CRM, data platforms, and domain-specific systems.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing application integrations, data flows, and system dependencies within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting application integration efforts, including understanding of APIs, middleware, and file-based interfaces.
• Working knowledge of authentication and access models, including SSO and identity/access management fundamentals.
• Experience working with SaaS platforms and vendor-managed systems.
• Exposure to M&A integration activities, system migrations, or large-scale technology transformations is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Familiarity with application inventory and CMDB tools (e.g., ServiceNow).
• Experience analyzing data flows and supporting data validation using SQL and/or Python.
• Working knowledge of API-based integrations and enterprise integration patterns.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for analysis, documentation, and communication.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to translate complex system landscapes into clear, structured insights and documentation.
• Solid understanding of how applications are used in practice, including operational and support considerations.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in dynamic environments with evolving priorities.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to build relationships across functions.
• Proactive, self-starter mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Reporting Relationships

Compensation

$145,000 - $170,000

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.