Stage Total Rewards: Compensation Manager at KKR is a senior leadership role within the Enterprise Risk Leadership Team. Responsible for shaping risk domain oversight capabilities and supporting informed decision-making at executive and board levels.
Responsibilities
Risk Domain Office Leadership
Play a key leadership role in the continued development and maturation of KKR’s Risk Domain Office, helping define priorities, operating practices, and strategic objectives for the function.
Drive the evolution of risk domain oversight capabilities and associated operating model components, including risk intelligence, risk integration, and governance activities.
Partner with Enterprise Risk leadership to establish consistent approaches to risk oversight, challenge, reporting, and governance across risk domains.
Shape enterprise risk priorities, thematic reviews, and strategic initiatives that strengthen the firm's understanding and management of risk.
Coach and develop risk professionals within the Enterprise Risk function and contribute to the continued growth and maturity of the broader team.
Foster a proactive, insight-driven risk culture that supports accountability, transparency, and effective decision making
Technology & Data Risk Oversight
Qualification
Bachelor's degree in FinanceExceptional interpersonal skillsEnergetic
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
~6 - 10 years of experience in structured products in an investing role
Deep knowledge of structured credit asset classes, with experience in residential and commercial real estate most highly prioritized
Demonstrated ability to form independent views on relative value across structured credit sectors and express conviction; a “relative value thinker” who naturally sees the cross-sector opportunity set rather than analyzing any single product in isolation
Strong existing relationships with both sell side and peer institutions and a demonstrated ability to source market intelligence and read competitive positioning through personal networks
Lead independent oversight of Technology and Data Risk across the firm.
Develop and maintain an enterprise-wide view of technology-related risk exposures, emerging threats, and risk management effectiveness.
Promote risk-informed decision making through independent challenge, sound judgment, and balanced commercial perspective.
Partner with Technology, Information Security, Operations, and key business leadership to promote transparency and effective management of technology-related risks.
Exceptional interpersonal skills; personable, relationship-driven, and comfortable being the primary point of contact with KKR investment teams and communicating ideas to senior leadership across the firm as well as external parties (e.g., banks, issuers, investors)
Strong presentation and communication skills; able to present market themes and relative value analysis clearly to senior stakeholders and internal committees, and to author market color that is concise, quantitative, and actionable
Energetic, inquisitive self-starter with the initiative to take on high-impact projects, comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced market environment with minimal supervision
Proficiency with Bloomberg and standard structured credit analytical tools (Intex, TREPP, etc.)
Knowledge of insurance company-specific investment and accounting considerations (NAIC capital charges, RBC, ALM, duration management) a plus
Comfort using AI-powered tools to improve productivity and quality of work
Joining the KKR Insurance Structured Credit team offers a unique opportunity to serve as a senior member of one of the largest and most active insurance portfolios in structured credit. If you have deep structured credit background, strong technical and communication skills, and ability to assess and analyze asset relative value across asset classes, we invite you to apply and join our team.
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