Vice President, Global Program Controls Lead

Company: Ares Operations
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

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 About the company: Ada Infrastructure is a part of the digital infrastructure platform of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We are a global data center business grounded in sustainability, safety, and security. With a world-class team of industry leaders and the resources of Ares Management Ada Infrastructure is executing on our mission to lead the world in sustainable digital infrastructure that drives customer success and social benefit. Why Join Us: This role is an excellent opportunity to join a deeply experienced and high-performing team with t he opportunity to directly impact and contribute to Ada’s global development program . Our team combines industry-wide experience and in-country expertise across all of our regions . The Team you are joining: The Global Design, Development and Delivery team is responsible for developing and curating Ada’s global datacenter development program t hrough scalable, repeatable and agil e tools and processes that enable our global development . We are committed to collaborating cross functionally and partnering to drive efficient and effective solutions that meet the needs of our internal and external stakeholders . We provide global leadership and direction that enables our regional teams to design and deliver scalable future ready solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers . Summary : Global Program Controls creates enterprise-level visibility and predictability across Ada’s development and delivery lifecycle by developing and maintaining top-down cost targets, schedule benchmarks, and reusable execution standards (WBS/cost structures, template schedules). The function governs the telemetry and reporting layer (definitions, data quality, cadence) and the core tool configurations that enable it (Procore, P6, designated SharePoint sites). It also owns lightweight risk and change governance (risk standards, escalation paths, change control, baseline integrity) and curates Ada’s regional lessons-learned feedback loop that converts project outcomes into improved core requirements, product development and standards/guidelines. Responsibilities: Lead, build and grow a team of internal and external members to support the global program and lead the NA regional developments Define, publish, and maintain global cost targets and schedule benchmarks to enable consistent portfolio decisions Provide cost/schedule support to optimize global design standards and associated kit of parts Establish templates for initial development underwriting business cases Deliver standard template schedules that regions can adopt with global consistency and regional adaptations as needed by project level teams Develop lightweight, adoptable standards that scale across projects , including WBS/cost structures, template schedules, and baseline integrity rules Govern definitions, data quality expectations, and reporting cadence; own the core configuration standards for Procore, P6, and designated SharePoint sites that enable consistent rollups Define leading and lagging KPIs and dashboards focused on early signals and convert telemetry into executive-ready business intelligence that drives timely decisions/escalations ; manage global roll ups to monitor and provide visibility to regional team compliance to the program Deploy change control governance for cost/schedule impacts and risk management platforms through systems of record Stand up a practical lessons-learned loop to tie them to updates in product, kit of parts, requirements, standards, templates, and training Deliver role-based training & reference guides focused on use on live projects Serve as the lead for the Program Controls Center of Excellence , defining its cadence, driving decisions, establishing the initiative roadmap, and adoption metrics Act as product owner for core reporting across Procore, P6, and future tooling: configuration standards, permissions patterns, integration touchpoints, and release/change management Develop and implement risk management process and templates for regional teams to track the major risks of projects Minimum Requirements: 1 0 years in program/project controls for large capital or data center programs 5-8 years leading teams, including external partners and distributed groups Deep experience in cost modeling, scheduling, benchmarking, risk and change control Advanced skill with Procore, P6, and project controls/reporting systems ; experience with Yardi cost management system Proven ability to build enterprise reporting, KPIs, dashboards, and data governance Strong knowledge of WBS structures, cost frameworks, baselines, and forecasting Experience driving lessons?learned, standards development, and continuous improvement Ability to convert complex cost/schedule/risk data into executive-ready insights Experience supporting global or multi?region development programs Strong cross?functional communication and stakeholder management Bachelor’s in Engineering , Construction Management, Business, or similar; advanced degree/certifications (PMP, CCP, PSP, PMI?SP) preferred Reporting Relationships Managing Director, Head of North America & CTO, Ada Compensation The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role. $200,000.00 - $250,000.00 The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit. Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more. 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.

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