Global Client Solutions - Relationship Manager (Institutional)

KKR is a global investment firm with nearly five decades of investment management experience with approximately US$553 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2023. KKR is headquartered in New York and has a presence in 23 cities across 4 continents – combining local expertise with a global perspective.

KKR globally manages investments across multiple asset classes, including private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies. In addition, KKR Capital Markets supports our firm, portfolio companies, and clients by providing tailored capital markets advice and financing solutions. KKR Capstone, with a mission to create value for all our stakeholders by identifying and delivering sustainable operational performance within KKR portfolio companies, is also an integral part of the firm’s overall approach to value creation. KKR’s Client Solutions team seeks to diversify KKR’s client base to include new investors across all regions and institution types, including a growing focus on individual, private wealth investors.

KKR first established its presence in Asia Pacific in 2005. Since then, KKR has grown to approximately US$70 billion of AUM across its strategies in the region, which include private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, impact, and growth technology. KKR has approximately 300 executives working across business functions and asset classes with offices located in Beijing, Gurugram, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. While nearly all executives are local to their market – and are adept at proprietary sourcing, relationship building, and best practices considerations within their markets – each closely collaborates with KKR’s team worldwide to leverage the firm’s experience and expertise.

KKR has a very collaborative culture where an individual’s success is the result of good skills and acumen in the role and ability to leverage the whole firm.  They think in terms of “we”, not “I” and we know we are better together than one single person – no matter how skilled that person is. One firm, collaboration, operating with “like and trust” are core to how KKR operates. The person who joins in this role is joining a Client Solutions team but also a team of 2,500 people across the firm and we all work together to support each other in delivering the best of KKR to our companies and clients.

For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com.

TEAM OVERVIEW
KKR Global Client Solutions (KCS) is KKR’s dedicated investor solutions team. KCS, formerly known as the Client and Partner Group, or CPG, was first formed in 2009 to invest in and focus on KKR’s relationships with current and potential investors. Today, KCS consists of over 200 executives located in 13 offices across four continents and in 10 countries. The KCS platform is primarily organized around two specialized focus areas: Sales/Relationship Management and Product/Strategy Management. KCS seeks to “connect the dots” across all businesses at KKR, from our Private Equity investing teams to Infrastructure, Real Estate, Credit, Capital Markets and Insurance-Funded Strategies, to deliver all of KKR’s intellectual capital and solutions to our investing partners. The group’s long-term objective is to diversify KKR’s client base to include new investors, across all regions and institution types, and to raise capital for the Firm’s expanding produ t platform through developing, structuring and maintaining collaborative partnerships with our investors. The KCS team is responsible for marketing and fundraising for various KKR-sponsored investment funds, vehicles and separate accounts to investors.

POSITION Overview
KKR is looking for a junior role who will support fundraising efforts across Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Credit. This role will be based in Seoul, Korea and will provide opportunity to experience working within a leading global investment firm that manages investments across alternative asset classes with a proven track record over the past few decades. The role would be to support the KCS team in Korea. 

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
The ideal candidate for this role will have the following attributes:
o    A strong sense of teamwork and people skills that allow the candidate to optimize relationships and skill sets across internal and external stakeholders.
o    An entrepreneurial and creative self-starter who takes initiative, works in direct and positive partnership with clients and colleagues, and is results-oriented with clear scorecard/measures of individual, team, and franchise success.
o    Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Korean
o    Organizational maturity to operate successfully in a dynamic global investment business and multicultural environment.
o    Commitment to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct, consistent with the expectations of investors, the regulatory requirements of the region, and the reputation of the Firm he/she will represent.
o    Strong academic credentials & record of achievement
o    Solid multi-tasking skills with an ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external parties in a polished, professional manner
o    Prior experience in the industry helpful but not requirement