Vice President, Head of Legal Transformation and Operations
Company: Ares Management
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $190k - $220k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-07-21
About this role
### *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 is seeking a Vice President, Legal Strategy + Innovation to serve as the operating leader and second-in-command for its Legal Strategy + Innovation (LSI) function.
This role is responsible for translating LSI’s strategic vision into an integrated operating model and execution roadmap across legal data, workflow, technology, vendor strategy, performance management and innovation. Working closely with the Head of LSI, this leader will help build the systems, governance, cross-functional partnerships and management disciplines required to modernize how Ares Legal captures knowledge, manages work, measures performance and scales delivery.
This is not a narrow legal operations or knowledge management role. It is a cross-functional transformation leadership role spanning operating model design, workflow and product implementation, legal data strategy, change management, management reporting and integrated service delivery. The successful candidate will function as architect, operator and integrator, connecting strategy to execution and ensuring that LSI’s priorities advance as a coherent portfolio rather than as separate initiatives.
Reporting
Reports to: Head of Legal Strategy + Innovation
Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership and Execution
- Serve as the day-to-day operating leader for the LSI function and a strategic thought partner to the Head of LSI....