Director, Carried Interest Lead

Overview

About General Atlantic

General Atlantic is a leading global investor with more than four and a half decades of experience providing capital and strategic support for over 830 companies throughout its history. Established in 1980, General Atlantic continues to be a dedicated partner to visionary founders and investors seeking to build dynamic businesses and create long term value. Guided by the conviction that entrepreneurs can be incredible agents of transformational change, the firm combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with and scale innovative businesses around the world.

The firm leverages its patient capital, operational expertise, and global platform to support a diversified investment platform spanning Growth Equity, Credit, Climate, and Sustainable Infrastructure strategies. General Atlantic manages approximately $123 billion in assets under management, inclusive of all strategies, as of December 31, 2025, with more than 900 professionals in 20 countries across five regions. For more information on General Atlantic, please visit:

Position Summary

We are seeking a Director-level compensation lead to own and evolve the firm’s carried interest and co-investment programs from a Human Capital Management (HCM) perspective. This role will be responsible for program design, eligibility, governance, and allocation frameworks across multiple funds and products, working closely with fund heads, firm leadership and cross-functional partners.

Carried Interest Program Management

• Manage carried interest programs across multiple funds and products from an HCM perspective, including program design, eligibility rules, vesting, forfeiture, and leaver treatment frameworks.
• Responsible for allocation models across different funds
• Partner with fund heads and executive management on carry allocation philosophy and outcomes, ensuring alignment with performance, retention, and compensation objective
• Provide allocation inputs to Finance to support carry waterfall calculations, valuations and distributions
• Lead or contribute to special projects related to carry, including new product launches, structural changes, system implementations or firm-wide compensation initiatives.

Governance, Committees & Executive Partnership

• Prepare materials for Executive and Compensation Committees covering carry allocations, program design, and compensation considerations
• Support decision-making on employee remuneration by providing clear analysis, recommendations, and risk considerations related to carried interest
• Ensure carry programs operate in line with governance standards and internal compensation frameworks

Co-Investment Program Management

• Manage the co-investment program across all funds and products from an HCM perspective, including co-investment guidelines, eligibility rules, and ensuring alignment with firm reward strategy
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Tax to ensure co-investment elections, funding, and reporting processes operate smoothly
• Responsible for managing the enrollment process for each fund, including system management and review of elections in line with program guidelines

Market Analysis & Program Design

• Conduct market analysis and benchmarking to assess the competitiveness of carried interest and co-investment programs
• Recommend enhancements to carry and co-invest programs, including eligibility, vesting, and forfeiture provisions to support attraction and retention of talent

Legal, Finance & Tax Partnership

• Partner with the Legal team to develop and maintain carry and co-invest program guides, FAQs, and participant-facing documentation
• Work closely with Tax on carry and co-invest-related tax reporting, disclosures, and regulatory considerations
• Coordinate with Finance on all aspects of carry program management to ensure allocations are accurately reflected in carry waterfalls and reporting, and co-invest elections are accurately tracked by the Fund admin team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, HCM, or a related field; advanced degree or professional…