Principal Product Owner

Ares is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to help define and execute the analytics & data strategy for Ares Wealth Management Solutions.  Your work will ensure insights are trusted, timely, and embedded in how our teams serve our clients and investors. You’ll act as a product owner across the analytics stack—partnering with Technology, Sales, and Marketing—to turn data into decisions, and decisions into growth. 

Key Responsibilities 

Analytics strategy & roadmap 

• Establish a multi‑year analytics strategy aligned to WMS priorities, covering the full stack: Platforms → Data Integration → Reporting → Intelligence (AI/ML); convert it into a quarterly roadmap with outcomes and KPIs. 

• Prioritize the portfolio (dashboards, models, signals, and data products) using a clear intake and governance process; socialize trade‑offs with stakeholders. 

Data management & quality 

• Lead WMS data management by partnering with Ares IT and vendors to establish an ownership model, data contracts, lineage, access controls, SLAs, and data quality rules. 

• Partner with Tech/IT to modernize pipelines and metadata; 

Product ownership for insights 

• Own the backlog and development for key analytics products (e.g. advisor segmentation, coverage optimization, campaign attribution, and sales activity efficacy). 

• Drive self‑service BI—define certified data sources, semantic layers, and standards so teams can answer 80% of questions without analyst handoffs. 

Advanced analytics & AI enablement 

• Introduce pragmatic ML/AI where it moves the needle (propensity models, lead scoring, opportunity recommendations, content personalization); measure incremental lift and adoption. 

• Partner with enterprise AI and Data programs to tap shared capabilities while tailoring for WMS use 

• Publish monthly newsletter “Insights that matter.” 

Success looks like (first 6–12 months) 

• A signed‑off analytics strategy and operating model, with a live quarterly roadmap and published OKRs. 

• Critical WMS datasets have owners, SLAs, DQ monitors, and a visible backlog 

• 2–3 priority insight products in production with >60–75% monthly active use from target personas; measurable improvements in seller focus (time-on-selling), coverage, or conversion. 

• Certified semantic layer(s) powering the top WMS dashboards; ad‑hoc requests decrease as reuse increases. 

Qualification 

• 5+ years of experience in roles across analytics, data product management, or data strategy (financial services or B2B distribution preferred). 

• Hands‑on expertisewith Salesforce, Tableau, Data Bricks, Alteryxand SQL (certifications preferred); familiarity with Python/ML workflows a plus. 

• Experience implementing data management frameworks: data ownership, quality rules, semantic layers, lineage, and access models. 

• Strong ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.  

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.  

• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally.  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.  

• Passion for innovation and driving strategic initiatives 

Nice to have 

• Wealth/asset management domain knowledge (advisor ecosystems, platforms, alternatives distribution, pipeline attribution). 

• Experience operationalizing AI/ML in go‑to‑market motions (lead scoring, next‑best‑action, content optimization).