Product Operations, Real Estate Finance, Analyst or Associate, Singapore

KKR is a global investment firm with nearly five decades of investment management experience with ~US$774 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2025. KKR is headquartered in New York and has a presence in 36 cities across four continents – combining local expertise with a global perspective.

KKR globally manages investments across multiple asset classes, including private equity, real assets, and credit strategies. In addition, KKR Capital Markets supports our firm, portfolio companies, and clients by providing tailored capital markets advice and financing solutions. KKR Capstone, with a mission to create value for all of our stakeholders by identifying and delivering sustainable operational performance within KKR portfolio companies, is also an integral part of the firm’s overall approach to value creation. KKR’s Client Solutions team seeks to diversify KKR’s client base to include new investors across all regions and institution types, including a growing focus on individual, private wealth investors.

KKR first established its presence in Asia Pacific in 2005. Since then, KKR has grown to approximately US$80 billion in AUM across all asset classes and strategies, including private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, impact, and growth equity. In Asia Pacific, KKR has ~600 executives working across business functions and asset classes with offices in Beijing, Gurugram, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. While nearly all executives are local to their market – and are adept at proprietary sourcing, relationship building, and best practices considerations within their markets – each executive works closely with KKR’s team worldwide to leverage the firm’s experience and expertise.

KKR has a very collaborative culture where an individual’s success is the result of good skills and acumen in the role and ability to leverage the whole firm. They think in terms of “we”, not “I” and we know we are better together than one single person – no matter how skilled that person is. “One Firm,” collaboration, operating with “like and trust” are core to how KKR operates. The person who joins in this role is joining a Product Operations team but also a team of ~4,600 people across the firm and we all work together to support each other in delivering the best of KKR to our companies and clients. They are all on the same team. They operate with one P&L where most places have silos. It’s not for everyone but their one team mindset keeps KKR special and enables them to achieve great things for their clients. 

For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com.

Position Overview

The successful candidate will be part of KKR’s Product Operations team and will play a key role in managing Real Estate activities for KKR’s Asia Pacific platform across multiple jurisdictions. The role will require the individual to act as a business partner to key stakeholders to ensure effective management of transactions. This is a highly visible role at the centre of KKR’s Real Estate activities across the Asia Pacific Region.

Key Responsibilities

Investment & Fund Operations

• Provide end‑to‑end operational support across the real estate investment lifecycle, from pre-acquisition through asset management to exit
• Support transaction and holding structures, including entity formation, ongoing maintenance, and dissolution
• Coordinate and execute fund flows (capital calls and distributions) in a timely and tax‑efficient manner
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deliver under tight, transaction‑driven timelines
• Oversee cash and liquidity management in close collaboration with global teams
• Support debt financings and equity syndications in partnership with internal capital markets teams and external lenders
• Supervise loan administration, including monitoring internal and external loans, covenant compliance, and related operational processes
• Partner with internal treasury teams and regional banking providers to establish and manage operational, custody, broker, and collateral accounts
• Ensure statutory, regulatory, and internal documentation is complete, accurate, and appropriately maintained

External Stakeholder & Service Provider Management

• Serve as primary contact for asset operating partners, auditors, tax advisors, legal counsel, fund administrators, accounting agents, and corporate secretaries
• Supervise and periodically assess third‑party service providers across capital calls, distributions, tax, accounting, audit, and corporate secretarial services to ensure quality delivery and adherence to timelines

Risk Management & Change Enablement

• Act as a hands‑on problem solver, diagnosing root causes and resolving complex or ambiguous issues
• Adhere to existing process and controls, ensuring proper review and documentation of work done
• Leverage technology to enhance efficiency, scalability, transparency, and risk management
• Deliver continuous improvement initiatives to increase capacity and operational effectiveness

Collaboration & Development

• Support the AVP (Singapore‑based) on strategic initiatives and ad‑hoc projects
• Build strong working relationships across investment, fund finance, tax, legal, treasury, and operations teams globally
• Operate independently while contributing effectively in a collaborative team environment
• Contribute to team development through knowledge sharing, and constructive challenge

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) preferred
• 3–5 years’ experience in financial services, ideally within Real Estate, private markets, or fund operations
• Experience preparing or supporting statutory accounts and managing audit processes
• Exposure to corporate tax and GST/VAT within Real Estate or fund structures
• Understanding of fund structuring and operations in Singapore and the wider Asia‑Pacific region
• Demonstrated ability to drive change, challenge existing processes, and deliver improvements

Key Competencies and Success Factors:

• Thrives in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment and performs reliably under pressure
• Clear and confident communicator, comfortable engaging internal and external stakeholders
• Self‑motivated and accountable, able to take ownership of assigned tasks end‑to‑end with appropriate guidance
• Practical problem solver with a proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset
• Highly professional and ethical, with strong attention to detail and controls
• Collaborative, adaptable, and eager to learn while contributing to continuous improvement