Vice President Data Operations & Governance - Fund Management GPE

Basic Information

Job Name: Vice President Data Operations & Governance - Fund Management GPE Location: Washington DC Line of Business: Finance Job Function: Investor Services Date: Monday, February 23, 2026

Position Summary

In this role, you will manage all aspects of formulating and carrying out data policies and practices related to Carlyles Global Private Equity GPE segment data. This role is responsible for defining and managing data standards, defining and maintaining governance policies, and developing and overseeing processes to ensure that data are cataloged, defined, and this understanding is available segment-wide for all GPE data. This role builds relationships with leaders and data stewards across GPE and other business segments as well as with the Carlyle enterprise-wide data team to help manage and maintain data to support organizational goals of increased transparency and data quality. Additionally, this role will be responsible for the onboarding leadership and oversight of the Data Operations team. The Data Operations team reporting to you will be responsible for supporting the consistent, accurate, and timely flow of data from portfolio companies and deal teams into our product Chronograph. In this role, you are accountable for the end-to-end data flow from portfolio companies and deal teams into Chronograph, including standards, onboarding model, and quality reviews.

In-Office Requirement

4 days a week

Responsibilities

Strategy

Create and maintain GPE data standards and guidelines that reflect the segments data strategy and risk tolerance. Partner with GPE Data Stewards, Product Owners, and Business subject matter experts to develop metrics and KPIs to measure the success of data governance activities. Leverage data quality best practices to design and maintain policies, methodologies, guidelines around data quality profiling, cleansing, including KPIs, metrics definitions.

Deliver thought leadership for future data governance and management techniques and processes.

Data Governance

Develop, manage, and provide oversight on data governance and data management policies, processes, standards, and procedures. Mature the data governance program, securing engagement and buy-in for enterprise-wide data stewardship. Accountable for maintaining standard terms and definitions for common data fields within the GPE segment. Develop and implement data quality metrics, KPIs, and best practices. Work with business and technology teams to implement a data catalog and data quality tools. Design and drive a segment-wide education program on data governance and quality expectations.

Data Operations

Lead the Data Operations team and its data collection and governance processes to ensure data collected from portfolio companies and deal teams is consistent, accurate, and timely. The Data Operations team will be responsible for Portfolio company onboarding onto the Chronograph platform, ensuring stakeholders have a clear understanding of the data to be submitted on a monthly and quarterly basis. Data review and quality control will review data submitted into Chronograph by the portfolio companies and/or deal team for completeness and accuracy. Serve as the primary point of contact for portfolio companies, acting as the central communication hub for all data-related questions, issues, and escalations. Administer tasks for newly acquired and exited portfolio companies. Responsible for capacity planning, staffing, SLA definitions, and escalation paths with deal teams and portfolio companies.

Data Quality

Define the scope and process to assess data quality, including identifying critical data, business rules, and data patterns. Craft and perform an initial data quality assessment of critical data, identifying and prioritizing issues and performing root cause analyses of issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and manage data quality initiatives based on business impact. Design and implement data quality dashboards and exception reports, performing analysis to identify trends in data quality issues, performing root-cause analysis, establishing data quality themes, and determining courses of action, creating action plans to resolve open items. Develop preventative and corrective actions to improve data quality and validation actions that can be implemented. Manage and enforce data quality initiatives and standards, including data acquisition, enhancement, cleansing, and updating within and across application platforms. Support and work with the business, data stewards, and data custodians to remediate data quality exceptions.

Qualifications

Education & Certificates

• Bachelors degree required
• Concentration in Finance, Computer Science, Information Technology, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field strongly preferred
• Professional Experience
• 10 years of overall relevant professional experience required
• Managerial experience required
• 5 years of related work experience to include data modeling and governance required
• Experience in private equity or financial services preferred

Competencies & Attributes

• Solid data analysis skills, ability to explore data, awareness of current data analytics trends and technology
• Strong program and project management skills
• Knowledge of dashboards and data visualization tools
• Knowledge of data management and governance principles
• Experience with implementing a data governance catalog
• Comfortable working with both business and technology stakeholders, engineers, and product owners
• Strong, confident, and proactive communication skills required
• Ability to translate strategic directions and business objectives into team goals
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and differentiate between distractions and roadblocks that can impact goals
• Self-starter, creative thinker that can provide solutions to roadblocks encountered
• Strong interpersonal skills, a must, confidence to escalate existing or potential issues or delays and identify potential solutions

Benefits

• Compensation
• The compensation range for this role is specific to Washington DC and takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to the skill sets required, preferred prior experience, and training, licenses, and/or certifications.
• The anticipated base salary range for this role is $180,000 to $210,000.
• In addition to the base salary, the hired professional will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package spanning retirement benefits, health insurance, life insurance, disability, paid time off, paid holidays, family planning benefits, and various wellness programs.
• Additionally, the hired professional may also be eligible to participate in an annual discretionary incentive program, the award of which will be dependent on various factors, including without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Company Information

The Carlyle Group, NASDAQ CG, is a global investment firm with $477 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women across 678 investment vehicles as of December 31, 2025. Founded in 1987 in Washington DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the worlds 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 places an emphasis on development, retention, and inclusion as supported by its internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Carlyles purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its 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 expertise in various industries, including aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media, and transportation.

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. We strive to foster an environment where ideas are openly shared and valued. By bringing together teams with varied expertise and approaches, we enjoy a competitive advantage and create a stronger foundation for long-term success."