What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager, Data Science position at The Carlyle Group?
Position Summary
Join our team to own the product roadmap for a cutting-edge Generative AI application that empowers private equity investment teams with intelligent insights and workflow efficiency. You will own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from defining the strategic roadmap to aligning cross-functional engineering efforts and continuously iterating based on stakeholder feedback.
This is a high-impact role for someone passionate about both advanced AI technologies and private equity. You will be instrumental in shaping a product that transforms how investment professionals make decisions, evaluate opportunities, and drive value creation.
Responsibilities
- Own the Product Roadmap: Define and maintain a clear, strategic product roadmap aligned with business goals and user needs.
- Lead Product Development: Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and data science teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the voice of the user, gathering, synthesizing, and prioritizing feedback from investment professionals to inform product decisions.
- Execution & Delivery: Translate product vision into detailed requirements, and ensure timely and high-quality execution of product features and updates.
- AI-Driven Innovation: Leverage the latest in generative AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation) to build intelligent, secure, and domain-specific tools.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure clarity of purpose and alignment of execution.
- Market Awareness: Stay informed of industry trends in AI and private equity to inform product strategy and innovation.
Qualifications
Education & Certificates
- Bachelors Degree, required
- Concentration in a STEM field, preferred
Professional Experience
- 5 years of overall relevant experience, required
- 3 years in product management, with a track record of building and scaling data-driven or AI-powered applications, preferred
- Experience working closely with technical teams, ideally in environments involving machine learning, natural language processing, or generative AI.
- Familiarity with private equity, financial analysis, or investment workflows-either through direct experience or by building tools for these audiences.
- Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills with an ability to translate complex user needs into elegant product solutions.
- Exceptional communication skills, with a knack for building consensus and clarity among diverse stakeholders.
Benefits/Compensation
The compensation range for this role is specific to New York, NY and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to the skill sets required/preferred; prior experience and training; licenses and/or certifications.
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $175,000.
In addition to the base salary, the hired professional will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package spanning retirement benefits, health insurance, life insurance and disability, paid time off, paid holidays, family planning benefits and various wellness programs. Additionally, the hired professional may also be eligible to participate in an annual discretionary incentive program, the award of which will be dependent on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Due to the high volume of candidates, please be advised that only candidates selected to interview will be contacted by Carlyle.
Company Summary
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $465 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 652 investment vehicles as of June 30, 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 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.
Salary : $17,500 - $150,000