Principal, Structured Products & ABF

InforCapital; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

KKR's Insurance Investments team seeks a senior Structured Credit professional to support Global Atlantic Financial Group's balance sheet. The role covers evaluation and execution across residential and commercial real estate, consumer finance, CLOs, and asset-backed structures.

The hire will interface with portfolio managers and traders, driving implementation of strategic investment views and coordinating with the dealer community to optimize market positioning.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have roughly 6–10 years of experience in structured products investing, trading, or asset management.
• Deep knowledge of structured credit asset classes with a priority on residential and commercial real estate backgrounds.
• Strong relationships and familiarity with insurance investment considerations (NAIC, RBC, ALM, duration management).

Responsibilities

• Track RMBS/CMBS/ABS/CLO markets and spreads.
• Generate cross-sector relative-value views and translate into asset allocation ideas.
• Design portfolio rotation trades and manage existing positions.
• Serve as interface between insurance business, portfolio managers, and traders.
• Drive execution of Global Atlantic's investment strategy and engage dealers on flows.

Skills

Structured credit knowledge

Portfolio management

Investment experience

Tools

Bloomberg

Intex

TREPP

Job description

KKR's Insurance Investments team is hiring a senior Structured Credit professional to sit within its Structured Products & Asset-Based Finance (ABF) group, supporting Global Atlantic Financial Group's balance sheet. The team of 45 professionals draws on KKR's global platform across Private Equity, Global Macro & Asset Allocation, Real Assets, and Credit & Markets to originate insurance-suited assets.

The role covers the full structured and asset-backed credit investment process: evaluating and executing transactions across residential real estate, consumer finance, small business, transportation, equipment, renewable energy, infrastructure, commercial real estate, and CLOs, expressed through securities, whole loans, direct lending, and platform investments.

Responsibilities

• Track RMBS/CMBS/ABS/CLO markets and spreads.
• Generate cross-sector relative-value views.
• Translate those views into asset allocation and portfolio construction recommendations.
• Design portfolio rotation trades.
• Managing existing positions.
• The hire will also serve as the primary interface between the insurance business, KKR portfolio managers, and KKR structured credit traders.
• Driving execution of Global Atlantic's investment strategy and engaging the dealer community on market flows and positioning.

Candidate Requirements

Candidates should bring roughly 6-10 years of experience in structured products investing (trading, portfolio management, or investment/asset management), deep knowledge of structured credit asset classes with a preference for residential and commercial real estate backgrounds, and demonstrated ability to form independent relative‑value views across sectors. Strong sell-side and peer relationships, Bloomberg/Intex/TREPP proficiency, and familiarity with insurance-specific investment and accounting considerations (NAIC capital charges, RBC, ALM, duration management) are valued.

The position reports directly to the Portfolio Manager and sits at the center of KKR's insurance balance sheet strategy, a rare opportunity to help run one of the largest active insurance portfolios in structured credit.

Compensation

Base salary range: $175,000-$230,000, plus discretionary bonus eligibility based on individual and team performance.