Basic information
Job Name:
Director, Head of Lease Management
Location:
Dublin/SJRQ
Line of Business:
Global Credit
Job Function:
Investor Services
Date:
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Director, Head of Lease Management
The Carlyle Group
Dublin, Ireland
Posted on Jun 13, 2025
Position Summary
Based in our Dublin office, the Director & Head of Lease Management will be responsible for managing the Lease Management Department at Carlyle Aviation, consisting of team members located in Dublin and Miami. The role will initially report to the CEO and the Director of Operations and will have regular interaction with members of Carlyle Aviation senior management.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
• Responsibility, together with the team, for all aspects of Lease Management, including:
o Invoicing – Rent, Maintenance, Security, Other
o Accounts Receivable
o Utilization Reporting
o MR Rate Escalations
• Responsibility, together with the team, for all reporting in respect of customer accounts including:o Maintenance Claims Processing
o Receivables Reportingo Customer Statementso Maintenance Reserve Fundso Servicer Reporting
• Overall responsibility for the timely processing of maintenance claims, including the management of third-party costs associated with the claim process
• Overall responsibility for the timely completion of annual escalation of maintenance reserve rates, supported by the outsource provider
• Liaise with the Marketing Team to ensure proper and appropriate feedback on the status of each Lessee’s receivables
• Ownership of the day to day interaction with outsource providers
• Ownership of relationship with Lease Management software provider from a Lease Management perspective
• Liaise with Outsource Provider on contract and lease terms to ensure seamless transfer of executed terms to the Lease Management System
• Together with the team, support the audit process for each of the funds/vehicles under management
• Review of processes in place with a view to increasing efficiency and accuracy of reporting
• Other ad-hoc tasks as required
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree in a related discipline
Minimum Experience:
• Minimum 10+ years’ previous experience of working in aircraft leasing lease/asset/contract management
Job-Specific Skills:
• Working knowledge of the Leaseworks Contract Management System or a similar system
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Champion effective and fast communications and distil messages appropriately
• Strong people management skills gained from managing diverse teams of professionals
• Experienced relationship builder, knowing who to interact with and whose buy-in is required while holding customer expectations as core
• Bring broad perspective and thinking to the role and have original thought, challenge, and innovation
• Be diligent, thorough, numerate and with a keen attention to detail
• Model respectful solution focused behaviours and engender trust amongst stakeholders
• Ability to think independently and work within a team to identify solutions to issues as they arise
Salary and Benefits:
• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Pension
• Health Insurance
• Death in Service and Income Protection
Company Information
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $453 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 641 investment vehicles as of March 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 2,300 professionals operating in 29 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.