Manager, Legal (AIFM)
The Carlyle Group
Position Summary
Fund or Department Description
Since 2018, CIM Europe has been Carlyle’s licensed Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) in Luxembourg, providing investment management functions including risk management, valuation, compliance, oversight on portfolio management and marketing and related activities to its alternative investment funds and allowing Carlyle funds to continue to market to European investors under AIFMD, the pan European alternative funds regulation introduced in 2012.
CIM Europe manages 108 funds with total AUM of approx. EUR 27Bn as of December 31, 2025. CIM Europe is composed of 12 full time employees in Luxembourg, managed on a day-to-day basis by its four Conducting Officers. CIM Europe is governed by four Board members.
The funds managed by CIM Europe are distributed to limited partners mainly across Europe and are divided into three segments: Private Equity, Real Assets, and Credit.
Position Summary
This individual will report directly to the Head of Legal of CIM Europe. As Legal Manager, the candidate will co-ordinate legal and corporate governance aspects of evergreen funds in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and provide support to the fund management at the various stages of the investment funds life.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
Legal tasks
- Act as the team’s front-line executor for day-to-day deliverables
- Maintain and coordinate the updating of fund level policies and procedures
- Review/draft legal documentation related to the funds’ life cycle
- Coordinate filings with the CSSF and prepare the relevant documentation (SAQ, reports, etc)
- Liaise with stakeholders, including lawyers and notaries
- Oversee updates and filings submitted to the Luxembourg trade and companies register, RBE
- Supervise notarizations and apostille
- Coordinate and oversee the execution process for legal deliverables
- Oversee the maintenance and accuracy of internal databases, trackers, and document platforms (e.g. SharePoint, ELM, Agiloft)
Governance tasks
- Manage day-to-day corporate governance and entity management including ad hoc and quarterly boards, legal governance, regulatory compliance, ensuring compliance with company procedures and constitutive documents
- Shareholders: draft / review the documentation for shareholders’ general meetings (annual, ordinary and extraordinary): convening notices, proxies, minutes
- Board of Managers: assist with the preparation of quarterly and ad hoc board meetings held in Luxembourg, in particular confirmation of agenda and collection of board materials
- Draft / review resolutions of the Board of Managers and of the Shareholders
- Provide support to the board members in terms of the details of the background of the legal documents to be signed, legal validity of the documents/transactions
- Prepare and coordinate self-assessment questionnaire for Board members
- Coordinate KYC requests received from various stakeholders
Qualifications
Requirements
Education & Certificates
- Bachelor/Masters’ degree or similar qualification in Law
· Any Luxembourg regulatory qualification/certificate is considered a plus
Professional Experience
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the corporate/fund department of a Luxembourg law firm or in an asset manager/third-party Manco based in Luxembourg
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Luxembourg Corporate Law
- Strong knowledge and understanding of the larger Fund business including experience with open-ended strategies and various Luxembourg Fund regimes
- Strong knowledge of Private Credit, PE, Real Asset structures, of their legal and administrative requirements and day-to-day business
Competencies & Attributes
- Strong organizational skills, structured and attention to details
- Ability to meet assigned deadlines and ad-hoc requests from multiple people
- Experience in coordination with other internal departments and third parties including various service providers and external legal counsels
- Ability to act and operate independently
- Flexibility and collaborative attitude
- Team spirit
- Intellectual curiosity / Pro-active in addressing any issues
- Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
- Fluent in English. Any other language skills will be considered an asset
- High proficiency in SharePoint, Outlook, Adobe, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word
- Willingness to learn and develop
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.