Attorney, Long-Term Incentives
Carlyle Investment Management, LLC

Washington, District of Columbia

Posted in Financial Services


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Job Info


Carlyle's Legal and Compliance team is seeking a professional to provide guidance on all legal aspects related to long-term incentives and equity matters including the firm's Equity Incentive Plan, RSU program, carried interest program, coinvestment program, new initiatives regarding these programs and related matters. This professional will work closely with other members of the Legal & Compliance team and the Human Capital Management (HCM) team, in particular the Long-term Incentives Group.

This position can be located in The Carlyle Group's Washington, DC or New York, NY office.

Auto req ID
1851BR
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  • JD from a top tier law school
  • Active member of the District of Columbia or New York bar (as applicable based on office location)
  • 5-8+ years of relevant professional experience at a major law firm and/or as an in-house counsel with a focus on equity, equity incentive plans, long-term incentives, executive and employee compensation, related accounting and tax issues, SEC disclosures on equity/long-term incentives/compensation, employment aspects of equity and long-term incentive awards and related matters.
  • Prefer prior experience/familiarity with private equity/alternative investments/financial services industry; carried interest and coinvestment programs; international equity/long term incentive awards and working with/advising senior management/Boards of Directors/Compensation Committees.
  • Strong attention to detail, time management, prioritization, organization
  • Logical/analytical and "hands-on" approach
  • Ability to manage multiple high-priority requests in a demanding, fast paced environment and to maintain complete discretion and confidentiality
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to manage external advisors
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Business Title
Attorney, Long-Term Incentives

Key Duties/
Responsibilities

The ideal candidate is a business-minded attorney who thrives in a fast-paced work environment, is interested in becoming a subject matter expert on equity and long-term incentive matters and related tax and accounting considerations and is willing to take on new responsibilities as needed across different types of projects. The professional will manage multiple time-sensitive projects, working collaboratively with a strong attention to detail. The ideal candidate also will be a creative problem-solver who is highly responsive to meeting the needs of internal firm clients. The primary duties of this role include:
  • Serve as Carlyle's primary counsel advising the Long-term Incentives Group, HR Business Partners and other senior members of Carlyle's HCM and Legal & Compliance teams on the full spectrum of long-term incentives and equity related matters, including the RSU, carried interest and internal coinvestment programs and documentation, executive and overall employee compensation, administration of Carlyle's Equity Incentive Plan (including documentation and approvals of quarterly RSU awards and other RSU based initiatives), equity and long-term incentives policies and procedures and other related matters.
  • Assist with equity and long-term incentives related questions and aspects of new hire, retention, separation and similar agreements (including drafting complex/novel arrangements).
  • Heavy primary drafting responsibility for equity documentation (quarterly RSU award consents, other equity issuances under the Equity Incentive Plan, award agreements, presentation materials related to new equity initiatives etc.). The candidate will need to own these processes and actively work to streamline necessary approvals and documentation.
  • Assist the Secretary of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in working with senior management on analysis, required approvals, presentations of new initiatives and programs and meeting materials for Compensation Committee Meetings.
  • Assist in drafting compensation and equity disclosures in Carlyle's annual Proxy Statement and other SEC/regulatory filings (e.g. Forms 3, 4 and 5 and 13Ds/Gs).
  • Collaborate with colleagues across Carlyle's global jurisdictions regarding international equity/carried interest/coinvestment issues.
  • Collaborate with colleagues on Carlyle's Accounting and Tax teams regarding issues applicable to equity and long-term incentives matters. Serve as internal legal expert on issue spotting and evaluating accounting and tax implications of equity and long-term incentive awards.
  • Manage outside counsel and other advisors in connection with equity and long-term incentive matters.

,{"QuestionName":"Company Information","The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $260 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 437 investment vehicles as of March 31, 2021. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 1,800 professionals operating in 29 offices in North America, South 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 Investment Solutions - 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 know that diverse teams perform better, so we seek to create a community where we continually exchange insights, embrace different perspectives and leverage diversity as a competitive advantage. That is why we are committed to growing and cultivating teams that include people with a variety of perspectives, people who provide unique lenses through which to view potential deals, support and run our business. As our Chief Executive Officer, Kewsong Lee, stated, "We seek to attract individuals from a broad set of backgrounds and experiences because we know that diverse teams ask better questions and inclusive teams find better answers. Our diverse and inclusive community makes us better partners and ultimately, helps us to build better."
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Job Function
Legal


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