Director, Compliance – Aviation Partners

The Carlyle Group Employee Co.•Miami, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Carlyle Aviation Partners, a subsidiary of The Carlyle Group operating within its Global Credit segment, is an aviation-focused investment manager with $11.9 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026. The firm provides financing solutions to the global aviation industry and manages aircraft relationships in more than 50 countries. The Director is responsible for the day-to-day administration and oversight of the Company’s anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC) and sanctions compliance processes. Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, the role assesses counterparty and transaction risk; conducts and oversees KYC and sanctions diligence; monitors emerging compliance risks; and prepares materials for governance and oversight activities. The Director works with commercial, legal, finance and compliance teams to support aviation transactions and portfolio activities while helping ensure compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and internal requirements across multiple jurisdictions. The position has an in-office requirement of four days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Five to seven years of overall relevant experience required.
Experience in compliance, legal, risk management, financial crimes compliance, due diligence or a related function, with meaningful exposure to KYC, AML and/or economic sanctions matters.
Demonstrated experience conducting risk-based KYC and counterparty due diligence, including identifying and verifying beneficial owners and control persons and analyzing complex corporate ownership structures.
Experience conducting sanctions, politically exposed person, adverse media and other risk-based screening and evaluating potential matches or identified risk indicators.
Experience conducting investigative research using open-source resources, including corporate registries, regulatory filings, sanctions databases, public records and commercial databases.
Experience identifying, analyzing and documenting heightened-risk circumstances, such as higher-risk jurisdictions, complex ownership structures, government affiliations or other elevated compliance considerations.
Ability to prepare clear, well-supported written risk assessments, diligence memoranda and other materials for senior management, compliance committees, boards or similar governance bodies.
Experience working with legal, commercial, finance and other business personnel on compliance considerations related to transactions and ongoing business relationships.
Experience maintaining KYC records, screening results and supporting documentation within compliance, transaction-management or other enterprise systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex compliance matters clearly to employees and management.
Strong investigative, analytical, data-analysis, critical-thinking and judgment skills, including the ability to assess information from multiple sources, identify risk indicators and distinguish material risks from false positives.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate, complete and well-supported diligence and compliance records.
Strong organizational and project-management skills and the ability to manage concurrent diligence matters and competing priorities in a transaction-oriented environment.
Ability to conduct independent research, evaluate source reliability and relevance, and reach supported conclusions when information is incomplete or ambiguous.
Ability to apply compliance requirements using a practical, risk-based approach that considers legal and regulatory requirements, Company policies and commercial circumstances.
Ability and willingness to learn and use technology platforms, research tools, screening systems and workflow solutions.
Ability to work independently with ownership and initiative and to collaborate effectively with legal, commercial, finance and compliance colleagues.
Professionalism, discretion and integrity in handling confidential or commercially sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

A degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, law, criminal justice, international relations or a related field.
A professional certification or advanced degree relevant to AML, financial crimes, sanctions, compliance, accounting or law, such as CAMS, CGSS, CFE, CPA, CIA, JD or equivalent; preferred but not required.
Experience with aircraft leasing, private equity, alternative asset management or other businesses involving complex cross-border transactions.

Responsibilities

Conduct and oversee risk-based KYC diligence on aviation counterparties in connection with new transactions and ongoing monitoring.
Conduct beneficial ownership, control-person and source-of-funds diligence as appropriate, evaluating complex ownership structures and heightened-risk circumstances.
Conduct end-use diligence concerning aircraft lessees, aircraft and engine buyers, component purchasers and other aviation counterparties.
Conduct sanctions and restricted-party screening and assess sanctions, export-control, jurisdictional and reputational risks associated with counterparties and transactions.
Identify and escalate higher-risk counterparties, transactions, jurisdictions and screening results; prepare risk assessments and recommendations for the Chief Compliance Officer and other stakeholders.
Prepare KYC memoranda, risk assessments and materials for boards, committees and senior management documenting diligence, risks, mitigating factors and adherence to Company policies.
Prepare and coordinate responses to KYC, AML and sanctions diligence requests from investors, lenders, financial institutions, transaction counterparties and other stakeholders.
Administer and monitor counterparty screening systems and conduct open-source research into sanctions developments, adverse media, ownership or control changes, politically exposed persons and other emerging risk indicators.
Support periodic and event-driven reviews of existing counterparties, including KYC documentation refreshes, screening and risk assessments.
Maintain complete and accurate compliance records in enterprise systems supporting aviation transactions, documenting diligence, approvals, exceptions and escalations.
Assist in developing, implementing and periodically enhancing AML, KYC and sanctions policies, procedures, risk assessments and internal controls.
Monitor relevant regulatory and sanctions developments and help evaluate their impact on aviation activities and compliance processes.
Assist with preparing and maintaining AML- and sanctions-focused compliance policies in coordination with external counsel.
Support audits, regulatory examinations and testing of the AML, KYC and sanctions compliance program, including remediation of findings.
Coordinate with counsel to ensure timely compliance training and provide practical guidance to business personnel on KYC, AML and sanctions requirements.
Identify opportunities to improve compliance-process efficiency, consistency and effectiveness through technology, data analytics, screening tools and workflow automation.