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• Overview

  Carlyle Group is hiring a VP of Operations in Austin, TX.

• Role description

  Carlyle Group is expanding its general team and needs a VP of Operations who brings both expertise and energy. Lean on 14+ years of general expertise to own projects, collaborate with a sharp team, and earn $221,000 - $318,000.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Hold Austin vendors to the standard we promised our users
  • Read Carlyle Group's general signals and reprioritize without being asked
  • Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced general environment
  • Build the Work Ethic habits a vp role can lean on for years
  • Sense when an Austin relationship needs a call, not an email
  • Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Creativity plan

  What You'll Bring

  • A TX sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
  • Pattern recognition earned across many general engagements
  • An Austin network, or the hustle to build one from scratch
  • Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action

  Carlyle Group builds general tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Austin, TX, and with a thoughtfully-bold respect for the craft. Growth budgets at Carlyle Group are generous because a sharper Empathy you means a stronger team.

  Earn a $221,000 - $318,000 base while a mentor accelerates your jump from vp to lead, with benefits and flexibility along for the ride.

  Active as of this moment, the Austin, TX role accepts resumes daily.

  Interested? click apply and tell us why you're the right person for this role.

• Required skills

  • Work Ethic
  • Critical Thinking
  • Empathy
  • Creativity
  • Growth Mindset
  • Continuous Learning
  • Active Listening
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Benefits & perks

  • Financial wellness program
  • Paid certification exam fees
  • HSA investment options
  • Concierge Services
  • Public transit subsidy
  • Internet and phone reimbursement
  • Community Service
  • Company-wide holiday shutdown
  • Direct access to leadership
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Sabbatical for long-tenured employees
  • First-week welcome kit

• Apply before 2026-08-31

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.