Job Description
Ares is seeking aPrincipal-level technology leader to serve as Head of Real Estate Technology, responsible for the strategy, platforms, and delivery of technology capabilities supporting the firm’sglobal real estate investment and operating platform.
This role will lead the technology ecosystem supporting the fullreal estate investment lifecycle, including sourcing, underwriting, acquisitions, asset management, property operations, portfolio management, and investment analytics. The Head of Real Estate Technology will partner closely withreal estate investment teams, asset management, property management, finance, and operationsto ensure technology platforms enable efficient investment processes, operational scale, and data-driven decision-making.
Reporting intoSenior Investment Technology leadership, the Head of Real Estate Technology will oversee the evolution and integration of the firm’score real estate technology stack, including platforms such asDealCloud, Yardi, RealPage, Argus, MRI, and related portfolio management and analytics systems. This leader will drive the modernization and integration of the firm’s real estate technology environment, ensuring seamless interoperability between deal management, underwriting tools, property management systems, financial platforms, and enterprise data platforms.
The successful candidate will bring deep experience building andoperatingreal estate investment technology platforms within alternative asset managers, private equity real estate firms, or institutional real estate investors, combined with strong knowledge of the systems and data models that support real estate acquisitions, asset management, and property operations. This role requires a leader who can translate complex real estate investment workflows into scalable technology solutions while partnering closely withinvestment teams, Data & AI, finance, and operationsto deliver an integrated real estate technology platform.
Reports to:
Managing Director, Investment Technology
Supervises:
Investment Technology Engineering Teams
Real Estate Systems Specialists
Real Estate Analytics & Data Technology Leads
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Real Estate Technology Strategy
Define and execute the technology strategy supporting Ares’global real estate investment and operating platform.
Partner closely withreal estate acquisitions, asset management, portfolio management, and property operations teamsto translate investment and operational workflows into scalable technological capabilities.
Drive the evolution of platforms supporting thefull real estate lifecycle, including:
Deal sourcing and pipeline management
-Underwriting and investment committee workflows
-Acquisition and transaction management
-Asset management and portfolio monitoring
-Property operations and tenant management
-Investment reporting and performance analytics
Ensure technology platforms supportboth investment execution and operational scale across the global real estate platform.
Deal Lifecycle & Investment Workflow Platforms
Property Management & Operational Systems
Oversee technology platforms supportingproperty operations and asset-levelfinancial management.
Lead the integration and optimization of property management platforms such as:
Yardi
RealPage
MRI
Ensure strong interoperability between property management systems andinvestment management, financial, and reporting platforms.
Support capabilities including:
Property and tenant management
-Lease administration
-Property-level financial reporting
-Operational analytics and portfolio performance monitoring
Ensure platforms support the operational needs of bothinternal asset management teams and external operating partners
Real Estate Analytics & Investment Data
Partner with Data & AI leadership to enhance technology capabilities supportingreal estate investment analytics and portfolio insights.
Drive the development of a robustreal estate investment data architecturesupporting properties, tenants, leases, funds, portfolios, and investment performance.
Portfolio performance monitoring
Asset-level operational insights
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