Basic information
Job Name:
Associate, Product Specialist, AlpInvest Investor Relations
Location:
New York/OVA
Line of Business:
Investor Relations
Job Function:
Investor Relations
Date:
Friday, April 10, 2026
Associate, Product Specialist, AlpInvest Investor Relations
The Carlyle Group
Product
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Apr 17, 2026
Position Summary
Segment Profile: Carlyle Global Investment Solutions (AlpInvest Partners)
Carlyle’s Global Investment Solutions (GIS), also known as AlpInvest, helps investors meet their objectives through tailored portfolio construction and rigorous investment selection. AlpInvest currently manages $77 billion of AUM across private equity and credit investments, and is a leading investor across the Secondary, Co-Investment, NAV / Fund finance, and Primary Fund markets. The segment has approximately 200 employees based in New York, London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Fund or Department Description:
The AlpInvest Investor Relations (“IR”) team is responsible for IR-related activities across the segment, as well as new business development and fundraising activities across both its flagship fund products, as well as multi-strategy solutions for both institutional and private wealth client bases.
Position Summary:
Carlyle seeks to hire an Associate Product Specialist within AlpInvest’s Investor Relations Team. The Associate will play a key role in supporting the growing Private Wealth strategies across the AlpInvest Secondary Platform, but will also have the opportunity to work across AlpInvest’s other product lines of Co-Investment, Portfolio Finance and Primary Investments, and be responsible for supporting AlpInvest’s fundraising efforts across both Institutional and Private Wealth channels. The position will provide key support to Senior Product Specialists to drive strategic initiatives across the segment, as well as have an active role in coordinating investor requests / responses, serving as a segment expert to other parts of Carlyle and the Firm’s Sales professionals. The role will include interaction with existing limited partners and investors. The successful candidate must be able to build expertise in the key strategies which AlpInvest operates, prioritize multiple projects and work under pressure in a deadline-oriented environment.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist with and participate in onsite and virtual investor meetings and conferences
- Drafting and positioning of marketing materials for AlpInvest funds and new product initiatives
- Support development of due diligence materials and legal documentation
- Assist segment leadership with new product and strategy initiatives, and presentations to Firm leadership
- Work with senior leadership to support key presentations internally and externally
- Lead various diligence requests from investors, as well as ad hoc investor requests
- Serve as internal expert on AlpInvest products to support the global Sales team
- Maintenance of data room materials and investor access
- Maintenance of investor pipelines and diligence request trackers
- CRM maintenance
Qualifications
Requirements
Education & Certificates
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Series 7 and 63 preferred
Professional Experience
- Minimum of 3-4 years of experience required
- Preferred experience includes: investor relations or business development within private markets , financial services, investment banking, capital markets / advisor, consulting, or asset management
- Background in/around the private credit markets, either gained from another asset manager or experience on a leveraged finance desk, and in running capital markets processes, will be beneficial for this role
- Excellent computer skills, including ability to learn and become the subject matter expert in the systems used to respond to investor and Senior Product Specialist requests
- Self-Starter, with the ability to work well under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills and detail oriented; attention to detail
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Flexibility to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
Position-specific Technical Requirements
- Advanced Microsoft Office (including Excel and PowerPoint) skills required
- CRM system including DealCloud is preferred
Company Information
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $477 billion of assets under management, 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’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 to 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.