AI Development Lead, IR & Carlyle AlpInvest Technologies

Carlyle Investment Management • New York, NY

212d • $200,000 - $220,000

About The Position

The AI Development Lead will serve as a strategic and technical partner to business stakeholders across the firm, identifying high-value opportunities to drive investment and operational alpha through artificial intelligence. This individual will be responsible for leading the end-to-end design and execution of AI initiatives - from ideation and stakeholder alignment through to deployment and iteration. The role combines deep technical fluency in AI/ML development and prompt engineering with a pragmatic, value-driven approach to applying cutting-edge technologies. Success in this position requires not only technical excellence, but also strong business acumen, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to orchestrate complex AI workflows across diverse datasets, systems, and teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, required
• Concentration in computer science, data science, finance, economics, mathematics, or any quantitative field, preferred
• Master's degree in computer science, data science, finance, economics, mathematics, or any quantitative field, preferred
• 10+ years of overall relevant technical experience, required
• 5+ years of hands-on AI experience, preferred
• Experience in private equity or other related high finance industries, preferred

Nice To Haves

• AI/ML technical proficiency
• Prompt Engineering
• Applied LLMs
• Workflow orchestration and integration
• Business acumen and value orientation
• Rapid prototyping and iterative development
• Private equity and investment domain knowledge
• Full-stack solutioning and engineering

Responsibilities

• Engage with investment professionals, portfolio operations, and functional teams to understand current workflows and pain points
• Identify and prioritize high-impact AI opportunities based on business value, feasibility, and alignment with enterprise or portfolio objectives
• Translate business problems into well-scoped technical requirements
• Design and develop custom AI/ML solutions, including fine-tuning of foundation models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and multi-step agents
• Rapidly prototype proof-of-concepts (POCs) and iterate based on feedback to drive towards scalable solutions
• Apply prompt engineering and chaining techniques to align model behavior with business outcomes
• Build, deploy, and maintain AI workflows that integrate with proprietary and third-party data, tools, and APIs
• Develop robust infrastructure for automation, observability, and exception handling across pipelines
• Ensure solutions are production-ready, secure, and maintainable, working with DevOps, data engineering, and technology solutions groups
• Track advancements in the AI ecosystem, including new models, tools, vendors, and regulatory trends
• Evaluate third-party platforms for integration, augmentation, or replacement of in-house capabilities
• Contribute to the firm's broader AI strategy by synthesizing trends and benchmarking against peers
• Produce high-quality documentation for AI solutions, processes, and architectural decisions
• Collaborate and share with the AI Scaler Group learnings and reusable components to drive speed and consistency across internal AI initiatives

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package spanning retirement benefits, health insurance, life insurance and disability, paid time off, paid holidays, family planning benefits and various wellness programs
• Eligibility to participate in an annual discretionary incentive program, dependent on individual and organizational performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree