Associate Legal and Compliance Technology

### _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 **Compliance Technology Developer** to join our **Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) Technology** engineering team in **Mumbai**. This role will design, build, and support technology solutions that enable key compliance workflows and controls across the firm. The position reports to a **New York-based Engineering Lead** and will work closely with global stakeholders, product and engineering partners, and external vendors as needed. The ideal candidate is a strong software engineer who is an **expert-level Pega developer/architect**, bringing a proven track record delivering scalable, reliable workflow solutions. Experience in (or exposure to) **Legal, Risk, and/or Compliance** domains is strongly preferred. This role requires excellent engineering fundamentals, strong SDLC discipline, and a high bar for quality—along with clear communication, attention to detail, and a continuous learning mindset. **PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES** * Design, develop, and support **Pega-based** applications and workflows supporting Compliance and broader LRC capabilities, with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and audit-ready outcomes. * Serve as a Pega technical expert—contributing to solution architecture, configuration standards, reusable components, and platform best practices. * Partner with business analysts, product partners, and engineering leads to translate requirements into technical designs, user stories, and deliverables with clear acceptance criteria. * Build and maintain integrations and data flows as required (APIs/services, batch interfaces, data mappings), ensuring reliability, monitoring, and strong data quality practices. * Apply strong engineering discipline across the SDLC: design reviews, development standards, code quality, testing practices, release management, and production support readiness. * Support production stability through effective troubleshooting, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement of monitoring and operational runbooks. * Participate in peer reviews and promote high-quality engineering practices across the team (testing rigor, performance considerations, secure development, documentation). * Ensure solutions align with enterprise standards for security, identity/access controls, logging, traceability, and records/evidence retention. * Contribute to ongoing platform modernization and efficiency efforts, including automation and tooling improvements where appropriate. * Communicate clearly and proactively across time zones—providing status updates, surfacing risks/issues early, and collaborating effectively with global team members. **QUALIFICATIONS** * **6+ years** of progressive software engineering experience, including **4+ years** of hands-on experience with **Pega** (required). * Deep expertise with Pega platform development and architecture, including enterprise workflow/case management implementations. * Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively in a global team environment. * High standards for quality, attention to detail, and a strong sense of ownership and accountability. * Bachelor’s degree required (Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred). **Experience Required** * Demonstrated hands-on experience as a **Pega developer/technical lead/architect**, including: * Designing scalable case/workflow solutions * Defining and applying Pega best practices and standards * Performance and production support considerations * Building reusable rules/components and supporting maintainable implementations * Strong familiarity with general development and SDLC practices: * Requirements-to-delivery execution, testing strategies, CI/CD concepts, release/change management * Debugging, troubleshooting, and operational support discipline * Documentation practices and technical design artifacts * Exposure to (or interest in) **Legal, Risk, and/or Compliance** domains, including process controls, auditability, and regulated workflow expectations. * Experience with integrations and data concepts (REST APIs/services, batch) and comfort with **SQL/data analysis** is strongly preferred. **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience working in regulated financial services or similarly high-control environments. * Familiarity with compliance workflows such as AML/KYC, surveillance/monitoring, attestations, approvals, exceptions, or regulatory reporting (or adjacent LRC processes). * Experience collaborating with distributed teams across India and the U.S., including overlap hours when needed. **General Requirements** * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities. * Strong ownership mindset with disciplined execution and follow-through. * Curious and committed to continuous learning; actively stays current on platform capabilities and engineering best practices. * Collaborative, service-oriented approach; builds credibility through responsiveness, clarity, and quality. * Comfortable with ambiguity and able to resolve issues with minimal supervision. * Willingness to flex working hours as needed to support global collaboration and production needs. **Reporting Relationships** Partner, Chief Information Officer _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._