You will operate in a collaborative, flat team environment alongside experienced professionals, engaging directly with complex investment opportunities. The Associate role is well-suited for individuals with strong analytical abilities, a proactive mindset, and an interest in shaping outcomes across a range of private equity transactions. With global exposure and full access to Carlyle’s resources, this role offers professional development and growth within a platform designed to support long-term career ambitions.

The role will leverage AI technologies to streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and drive execution of key responsibilities with greater efficiency and impact. While AI is a powerful enabler, it does not replace strategic thinking; human insight and judgment will remain essential.

AlpInvest Partners is one of the largest and well-established private equity investors globally, with over and over $102 billion in AUM as of September 30, 2025. AlpInvest is wholly owned by The Carlyle Group and AlpInvest professionals have full access to Carlyle’s resources and network providing a key differentiator in the private equity market, associate experience and post-associate opportunities, including business school.

AlpInvest's activities cover a broad range of private equity and credit, including Primary Fund commitments, Secondary Investments and Co-Investments. AlpInvest offers customized private capital solutions to clients through separately managed accounts and commingled funds and has a large and diverse base of investors globally, including sovereign wealth funds, public and private pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and other financial institutions.

AlpInvest has offices in New York, Amsterdam, London, and Hong Kong with a team of more than 110 investment professionals across the globe.

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The Secondary & Portfolio Finance Investments team focuses on acquiring pools of existing private equity assets and providing capital solutions across the private equity and credit ecosystem. AlpInvest is a market leader in complex opportunities requiring innovative solutions (secondary spin-outs, fund restructurings, secondary directs, etc.) and credit solutions (NAV loans, GP financing solutions, LP interest financings, and credit secondaries). The team has committed over $41Bn across 258 transactions since inception.

Associates are key members of the investment team working in a flat team environment directly with senior investment professionals. Associates work across both the Secondaries Program and the Portfolio Finance Program (ASPF) with a primary focus on ASPF transactions, and are responsible for due diligence, analysis and developing an initial and independent view of each investment.

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $477 billion of assets under management, across 678 investment vehicles as of December 31, 2025. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,500 professionals operating in 27 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Carlyle’s purpose is to connect people, ideas, and capital to fuel growth for companies and performance for investors, which range from public and private pension funds to wealthy individuals and families to sovereign wealth funds, unions and corporations. Carlyle invests across three segments – Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Carlyle AlpInvest – and has deep expertise across industries, markets, and geographies.

At Carlyle, we believe that a wide spectrum of experiences and viewpoints drives performance and success. Our CEO, Harvey Schwartz, has stated that, "To build better businesses and create value for all of our stakeholders, we are focused on assembling leadership teams with the strongest insights from a range of perspectives." Reflecting this view, emphasis is placed on development, retention and inclusion through our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). We cultivate a culture where ideas are openly shared and challenged, connecting diverse expertise and perspectives to drive enduring value.