Posted On: November 21, 2016

Media-Related Job

Media Organization: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Company Description

KKR is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately US $131.1 billion in assets under management (including KKR Credit) as of September 30, 2016. Since its founding, KKR has completed more than 335 private equity transactions with $510.0 billion of total enterprise value and over $65.0 billion of total equity invested. KKR has an experienced team of over 600 executives operating out of 21 offices globally. KKR is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KKR).

Job Description

Special Situations Research Analyst
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Job Description
Special Situations strategy team managing over $9 billion of long-term committed capital seeks research analyst to conduct investment due diligence. Special Situations team consists of 31 dedicated investment professionals across the U.S., Europe and Asia focused on identifying deep value investments with significant downside protection across its rescue financing, distressed for control and event-driven opportunistic strategies.

Candidate must have diligence/research skills, innate intellectual curiosity, and be able to conduct inquiry based analysis. Position will typically involve collaboration with investment team focused on learning and understanding about a new business, technology, regulation, societal/economic development and macro/micro economic themes. Critical element of the role will involve framing the core issues and leveraging differentiated sources of information and data. Deliverables shall include prompt and concise written communications/summaries that demonstrate creative and factual research analysis. Seeking thoughtful, hardworking candidates with exceptional communication skills who are relationship builders interested in a team oriented environment.

While this is not an investment analyst position, basic understanding of corporate finance, economics and business and the willingness to learn more are essential to this role. Examining all sides of a question and explaining things simply is quite important.

Candidate Background
Candidate must have a minimum of three (3) plus years’ experience as a research analyst or journalist with a portfolio of work product that demonstrates critical thinking, interpretation and analytical capabilities. Strong oral and written communications skills and ability to work well in small teams required. Candidate must be a top performer in work environment and maintain the highest ethical standards, integrity and work ethic a must. Foreign languages including French, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish are a plus but not required for all positions.

For initial consideration please submit two (2) clippings which demonstrate the above qualities as well as a brief explanation of what made you particularly proud of that accomplishment. If your record includes stories where you worked with others, must be able to provide references to validate your individual contribution.

KKR is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship, or any other protected characteristic. KKR is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.

 

To Apply

Next Steps
Candidates interested in this opportunity may submit materials including current resume or curriculum vitae, academic background (journalism school a plus), referrals and recent articles or clippings to Harlan Cherniak at harlan.cherniak@kkr.com or (212) 271 9930.