Product Specialist - Real Assets

stage; Dublin; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

KKR is seeking an Associate to join the EMEA Real Assets Product Operations team in Dublin. The role is focused on operational execution and project management across Real Estate and Infrastructure investments, not a traditional finance role.

The successful candidate will establish ownership, timelines and accountability across complex workstreams, coordinate internal and external teams, and ensure capital calls, distributions and exits are managed efficiently.

Qualifications

• Three to six years of Big Four experience or similar background.
• Experience in transfer pricing, tax advisory or financial due diligence (FDD).
• Recognised professional qualification such as ACA, FCA, ACCA, CIMA or CTA.

Responsabilités

• Act as an operational quarterback for EMEA Real Estate and Infrastructure investments across pipeline, close, distributions and exit.
• Join pipeline discussions early, establish operating plan and critical path, mobilising teams before execution.
• Coordinate financial, tax and due diligence workstreams with advisers; review outputs and resolve issues.
• Drive transaction implementation by sequencing Portfolio Management, Tax, Treasury, Controllership, Legal, Compliance, Finance and SPV teams.
• Own or support recurring events such as capital calls, reinvestments, refinancing, distributions and exits.

Description du poste

COMPANY OVERVIEW

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR's insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR's investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

TEAM OVERVIEW - EMEA Real Assets Product Operations

KKR's EMEA Real Assets platform includes Real Estate and Infrastructure strategies operating through complex, multi-jurisdictional investment, holding and portfolio company structures. The EMEA Product Operations team acts as an accountable operational quarterback across the transaction lifecycle - from pipeline visibility and acquisition support through close, ongoing key events, capital calls, distributions, refinancing and restructurings, governance and exit readiness.

The team provides a bridge between investment professionals and the specialist functions required to execute, including Portfolio Management, Finance and Business Operations, Tax, Treasury, Controllership, Legal, Compliance, Valuations, SPV management teams, fund administrators, portfolio companies and external advisers.

POSITION OVERVIEW

KKR is seeking a Associate with experience in Transfer Pricing, Tax Advisory or FDD to join the EMEA Real Assets Product Operations team. The role will support both Real Estate and Infrastructure.

This is primarily an operations, execution and project management role rather than a traditional finance role. The successful candidate will establish ownership, timelines and accountability across complex workstreams; coordinate internal and external stakeholders; identify and resolve issues; and ensure that transactions and recurring processes are delivered consistently and efficiently.

We are looking for an individual with at least three to six years of Big Four experience who holds a recognised professional qualification, such as ACA, FCA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA or an equivalent. Relevant backgrounds may include audit, tax, transaction services, transfer pricing, consulting or other advisory disciplines. The role is therefore open to candidates from a range of Big Four backgrounds who can demonstrate strong judgement, project management capability and a clear interest in moving into a broad operational role within alternative investments.

THE ROLE

Act as an operational quarterback for EMEA Real Estate and Infrastructure investments, maintaining visibility and ownership from pipeline and transaction planning through close, key events, distributions and exit.

Join pipeline and live transaction discussions early, establish the operating plan and critical path, and mobilise the relevant internal and external teams before execution becomes time-critical.

Support the assessment, design and implementation of investment and holding structures, including transaction perimeters, funds flows, capital calls, tax and financial sign-offs, governance steps and operational readiness.

Coordinate financial, tax and other due diligence workstreams with Big Four and other advisers; review outputs, identify material issues and ensure that actions are clearly allocated and resolved.

Drive transaction implementation by sequencing Portfolio Management, Tax, Treasury, Controllership, Legal, Compliance, Finance, SPV management teams, fund administrators, portfolio companies and external advisers.

Own or support recurring key events, including capital calls, reinvestments, refinancing, restructurings, distributions, liquidity movements and exit processes.

Quarterback cash distributions from local deal structures to the relevant fund or aggregator: open the process in advance, coordinate the intake and funds flow information, run workstreams in parallel and drive documentation, approvals, validations and execution.

Maintain a single source of truth for status, timing, dependencies and decisions, providing concise updates to deal teams and escalating blockers early.

Coordinate local legal documentation, board materials and meetings required for capital activity and other key events, with the objective of having governance steps prepared promptly following a cash-generating event.

Support selected holding company board mandates and wider governance activity, including meeting preparation, attendance, issue escalation and board member training where appropriate.

Act as an information bridge across investment teams, Portfolio Management, Finance and Business Operations, Tax, SPV management, Valuations, portfolio companies and fund-level teams.

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