Principal/MD, Value Creation - Technology, Global Portfolio Solutions

Position Summary

We are seeking an exceptional technology leader to join the Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS) team, working directly with Richard Elder, Partner, Head of Global Portfolio Solutions. This individual will serve as Carlyle's primary technology value creation resource for the Americas, partnering with portfolio management teams, deal teams, and GPS functional peers to accelerate technology-driven value creation across Carlyle's US Buyout portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with portfolio management teams, deal teams, and GPS functional peers to develop and execute technology value creation roadmaps aligned to each company's investment thesis and stage of ownership

• Evaluate portfolio companies' technology spend, identifying opportunities to optimize across labor, software, hardware and services that can drive meaningful impact on profitability

• Build and maintain a network of high-performing technology leaders that can fill permanent or temporary vacant roles at portfolio companies

• Lead the design and execution of Carlyle's annual technology leadership summits, convening C-level Technology, Product, and Engineering leaders from across the portfolio to share best practices, benchmark performance, and forge peer relationships

• Partner with deal teams to provide technology expert opinion, diligence support, and risk assessment on prospective investments, with particular focus on technology architecture, product roadmap maturity, platform scalability, engineering team capability, and technical debt

Qualifications

• Deep expertise across the technology value creation landscape, including product engineering, software architecture, infrastructure modernization, digital transformation, and AI/ML adoption

• Demonstrated ability to lead or oversee large, complex technology transformation programs in environments with competing priorities and significant organizational change

• Experience advising on or executing technology operating model design, including onshore/offshore hybrid models, platform team structures, and vendor management frameworks

• A track record of translating strategic technology investments into measurable business outcomes - revenue growth, cost reduction, margin expansion, or enterprise value creation

• Familiarity with the private equity deal cycle, value creation planning, and the expectations of PE-backed company management teams

• Experience with cyber breaches/incidents, and how to advise crafting a response

• Ability to engage credibly and influence at the CTO, CIO, CPO, CFO, COO and CEO level, as well as with PE investment professionals

• Experience building and leveraging ecosystems of technology partners, vendors, and advisors to accelerate execution

• A passion for knowledge sharing, community building, and developing others - not just solving problems individually

• Strong ability to help portfolio companies enhance performance through consultation and collaboration, rather than applying rigid, one-size-fits-all prescriptions