PortCo Data Operations Associate — Data & Analytics

KKR; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KKR in Boston is seeking an Associate for Americas Private Equity Portfolio Company Data Operations to help collect, manage, and analyze PortCo financial data across onboarding, monitoring, and exit analysis. The role partners with deal teams, KKR Capstone, and KKR Capital Markets to lead internal portfolio monitoring and data platforms.

The ideal candidate blends financial and data skills with Python, SQL, and visualization tools, supports data quality, and drives continuous transformation,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
• 4–6 years of data-intensive experience in financial services, private equity, asset management, or a comparable institutional environment.
• Intermediate SQL skills (joins, unions, views).
• Familiarity with Python or a similar programming language.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Sigma, PowerBI, Tableau, or similar tools to support analyses.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, Excel plug-ins, Power Query).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill data into insights.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze Americas Private Equity portfolio company financial data, ensuring end-to-end data integrity and a unified source of truth throughout the company lifecycle—including onboarding, operational monitoring, and exit analysis.
• Manage the recurring financial data collection efforts for Americas Private Equity, ensuring that data is clean and accurate and operational processes are high quality and repeatable.
• Develop and maintain data products, complex SQL and data transformation logic, AI skills and agents, and lightweight software solutions that automate financial analysis and operational workflows.
• Produce quarterly performance reporting and analytics across strategies, working closely with deal teams to synthesize financial and operational data to produce actionable insights for portfolio management committees and senior leadership.
• Monitor data quality controls to ensure PortCo data completeness & accuracy, helping with the processing of any / all corrective maintenance required to remediate identified data issues in a timely manner.
• Operate the internal data platform (Chronograph) within the region, resolving technical and data-related inquiries and leveraging platform to optimize user experience and engagement.
• Provide a best-in-class client data experience by producing quarterly LP reports, managing ad hoc data requests, and addressing due diligence queries in collaboration with KKR’s Client Services team.
• Act as a trusted resource for data-related questions and updates from various internal and external groups, such as PortCo contacts and deal teams.
• Collaborate with the Global Data Operations team, to provide flexible support to all data initiatives and global functions, as necessary.
• Collaborate with regional team members across offices and time zones in support of these initiatives.

Skills

Intermediate SQL

Python

Excel advanced

Data visualization

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Analytics/IS

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Chronograph

iLEVEL

Cobalt

Job description

KKR in Boston is seeking an Associate for Americas Private Equity Portfolio Company Data Operations to help collect, manage, and analyze PortCo financial data across onboarding, monitoring, and exit analysis. The role partners with deal teams, KKR Capstone, and KKR Capital Markets to lead internal portfolio monitoring and data platforms.

The ideal candidate blends financial and data skills with Python, SQL, and visualization tools, supports data quality, and drives continuous transformation,