Vice President, Data Operations & Governance - Fund Management GPE

The Carlyle Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

A global investment firm in Washington, DC is seeking a Data Operations Manager to oversee data policies for their private equity segment. In this role, you will lead the Data Operations team, ensuring consistent data quality and governance practices are upheld while managing relationships across various business segments. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience in data governance and analysis, with strong leadership and project management skills. Comprehensive benefits package is included, alongside a competitive salary range of $180,000 to $210,000.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall relevant professional experience required.
• Managerial experience.
• 5+ years of experience with data modeling and governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage data governance and operations processes.
• Lead and develop the Data Operations team.
• Define and implement data quality metrics and standards.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Data governance principles

Education

Concentration in Finance or related field

Tools

Data visualization tools

Data management software

Job description

In this role, you will manage all aspects of formulating and carrying out data policies and practices related to Carlyle's 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

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and maintain GPE data standards and guidelines that reflect the segment's data strategy and risk tolerance; set GPE data priorities.
• Partner with GPE Data Stewards, Product Owners, and Business subject matter experts to develop metrics/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 KPI/metrics definitions.
• Deliver thought leadership for future data governance and management techniques and processes.

Data Governance

• Develop, document, 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 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. Responsible for capacity planning, staffing, SLA definitions, and escalation paths with deal teams and portfolio companies.

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, reviewing data submitted into Chronograph by the portfolio companies and/or deal team for completeness and accuracy.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for portfolio companies, acting as the central communication hub for all data-related questions, issues, and escalations.
• Administering tasks for newly acquired and exited 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, perform root-cause analysis, establish data quality themes, and determine course(s) 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, data custodians to remediate data quality exceptions.

Primary Requirements

Education & Certificates

• 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.
• 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 escalates existing or potential issues or delays and identify potential solutions.

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 and 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.

Due to the high volume of candidates, please be advised that only candidates selected to interview will be contacted by Carlyle.

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 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 places an emphasis on development, retention and inclusion as supported by our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Carlyle's 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.