Vice President

6ZWPF CARLYLE INTERNATIONAL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlyle AlpInvest seeks a Vice President in its Secondary and Portfolio Finance team focused on Portfolio Finance and Credit Secondary investments. The hire will work with senior investment professionals in a flat team environment to scale the strategy and deliver a broad remit across private credit markets.

The candidate should have 4–8 years of relevant experience, strong financial modeling, and the ability to interact with external counterparties in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong familiarity with private equity and/or credit investments.
• Advanced financial modeling capability, able to work without templates.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation, structuring and execution of transactions in portfolio finance and credit secondaries.
• Manage due diligence process, leveraging third-party resources and sponsor interactions.
• Develop and mentor junior investment professionals.
• Determine valuations, legal/tax structures and capital structures.
• Prepare memos and recommendations for investment committee.
• Negotiate legal and financing documents.
• Prepare periodic investor updates and support fundraising activities.

Skills

Private equity / credit investments

Financial modeling

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Carlyle AlpInvest Overview

Carlyle AlpInvest is one of the largest private markets investors globally with over $102 billion AUM and more than 120 investment professionals. With offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo, Carlyle AlpInvest is a core division of the Carlyle Group. Carlyle AlpInvest operates three closely integrated investment strategies: (i) Primary Fund Investments platform commits capital to new private equity and private credit funds, (ii) Co-Investments platform provides capital for direct investments alongside our relationship sponsors, and (iii) Secondary & Portfolio Finance platform provides liquidity solutions through a broad range of secondary and financing transactions.

Platform Overview

Carlyle AlpInvest’s Secondary and Portfolio Finance team spans the globe and boasts decades of investment expertise and experience through market cycles. Having committed over $45 billion across more than 250 Secondary and Portfolio Finance investments over the last 25 years, we have significant experience in partnering with owners and managers of private equity and private credit funds across a broad range of liquidity solutions. Our collaborative approach leverages our Primary Fund Investments and Co-Investments capabilities to deliver sourcing and information advantages from a universe of nearly 400 relationship sponsors globally, supporting our strategic relationship angle across the Secondary and Portfolio Finance markets. Carlyle AlpInvest is currently investing its $20 billion AlpInvest Secondary Program VIII and manages one of the largest dedicated Portfolio Finance funds, having raised $3.2 billion for AlpInvest Strategic Portfolio Finance Program II at its hard cap in Q2 2025.

Position Summary

Carlyle AlpInvest is seeking to hire a Vice President within its Secondary and Portfolio Finance team focused on Portfolio Finance and Credit Secondary investments. Since 2018, Carlyle AlpInvest’s Secondaries and Portfolio Finance platform has provided credit-oriented capital solutions to sponsors and owners of private equity and credit assets. Carlyle AlpInvest provides a range of NAV-based loans, preferred equity and structured equity financings for private equity and credit funds, GP management companies and LP portfolios. Carlyle AlpInvest also pursues a broad range of credit secondary investments including continuation funds, strategic GP solutions and LP credit secondary purchases. As Carlyle AlpInvest further scales the strategy, we are looking to hire additional mid-level resources within the investment team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a scaled, market leading platform with a broad investment remit in some of the fastest-growing segments of private credit markets. This hire will be a key member of the investment team working in a flat team environment directly with senior investment professionals.

Key job functions include

• Lead evaluation, structuring and execution of transactions within this fast-growing segment of the private capital market
• Manage due diligence process, including leveraging third-party resources and interacting with sponsors
• Develop and mentor junior investment professionals
• Determine appropriate valuations, legal/ tax structures and capital structures
• Prepare memos and recommendations for investment committee
• Negotiate legal documentation and financing documents
• Prepare periodic investor updates and support Portfolio Finance fundraising activities

Education & Certificates

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree is a plus

Professional Experience

The target candidate will have a minimum of 4 and up to 8 years of experience, with prior experience in portfolio finance, private credit and/or credit secondaries. Successful candidates will be team players with the confidence to interact with external counterparties through frequent direct interaction and ability to thrive in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment. The target candidate’s background will include:

• Strong familiarity with private equity and/or credit investments
• Previous experience in structuring and executing private credit investments, with preference for candidates with experience within portfolio finance and/or credit secondaries
• Advanced financial modeling capability, including the ability to work without templates to interpret financial metrics when analyzing investment opportunities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

About Us

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $475 billion of assets under management, across 678 investment vehicles as of March 31, 2026. 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 28 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 and 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.

Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it!

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!