Manager, Microsoft 365 Engineering & AI Enablement at Carlyle in Washington, DC

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Company Profile The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $485 billion of assets under management, across 678 investment vehicles as of June 30, 2026. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,500 professionals operating in 28 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Carlyle’s purpose is to connect people, ideas, and capital to fuel growth for companies and performance for 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 deep expertise across industries, markets, and geographies. 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." Reflecting this view, emphasis is placed on development, retention and inclusion through our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). We cultivate a culture where ideas are openly shared and challenged, connecting diverse expertise and perspectives to drive enduring value. Position Summary We are seeking a hands-on, technical Microsoft 365 engineer that can evaluate, design, deliver, and operate secure, scalable solutions across Microsoft 365 and Power Platform. Reporting to the Head of M365 Engineering, the role leads defined workstreams and projects from design through adoption, builds automation and AI-enabled solutions that improve employee productivity and platform operations, and partners closely with Cloud, Enterprise AI, Security, IAM, Legal & Compliance, and business technology teams. In-Office Requirement: 4 days per week Primary Responsibilities Microsoft 365 Engineering & Delivery Design, configure, administer, and continuously improve Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Copilot for Microsoft 365, and related capabilities across Intune, Defender, and Purview. Lead Microsoft 365 and Power Platform projects and workstreams end-to-end, including requirements, solution design, planning, stakeholder communication, testing, rollout, adoption, operational readiness, and post-launch support. Engineer Microsoft 365-related identity and access integrations using Entra ID, Conditional Access, role-based access, application integrations, guest access, and hybrid identity touchpoints, in partnership with IAM. Partner with Security, IAM, Cloud, and Legal & Compliance teams to ensure Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, and AI configurations meet the firm's security, privacy, records, and data protection standards. Develop and maintain solution designs, architecture and configuration standards, support models, runbooks, and knowledge articles; serve as an escalation point for complex Microsoft platform issues and lead root-cause analysis and service-health improvements. Evaluate Microsoft roadmap features, platform changes, licensing impacts, and emerging capabilities, and recommend adoption paths based on business value, technical fit, risk, supportability, and cost, working with Microsoft and third-party partners as needed. Automation & AI Enablement Design, build, and govern business solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, standard and custom connectors, and approved APIs. Establish supportable Power Platform and automation practices for environments, data loss prevention, application lifecycle management, monitoring, source control, and repeatable deployment; build reusable integrations using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Power Automate, APIs, and other approved t