Legal - Transaction Support Paralegal - Manager

Company Overview
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR's insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR's investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

KIOPL Management Solutions India Private Limited
provides best in class services and solutions to our internal stakeholders and clients, drive organization wide process efficiency and transformation, and reflects KKR's global culture and values of teamwork and innovation. The office contains multifunctional business capabilities and is integral in furthering the growth and transformation of KKR, globally.

Team Overview
KKR's Legal & Compliance team is integral to all matters pertaining to trading, anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, etc., to protect the firm, our clients and investors, and our reputation. The team advises on agreements, fund related aspects, compliance, oversight, monitoring, and reporting of the firm's trading platform and all activities. Additionally, the Legal & Compliance team drafts and updates KKR's policies and procedures to ensure accountability for legal and regulatory requirements and adherence to our high ethical standards. The team provides support to KKR employees by advising on and creating precautions for personal conflicts matters including social media usage, personal investing, outside business activities, etc.

Position Summary
The current role in the Gurugram office is for Credit Paralegal – Transaction Support. This position will work closely with various global KKR teams including the Credit Legal Team to provide support on a range of transactional matters, including counterparty KYC (know-your-client) clearance, management of portfolio company information and other critical document and information management projects.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Transaction execution support for KKR Credit's Global transactional activities, including loan and bond trade settlement.
• Creation and maintenance of fund and account KYC packets to be provided to transaction counterparties, and initiation of loan trading counterparty KYC clearance process with administrative agents and other third parties.
• Tracking of information and documentation related to KKR Credit portfolio company investments.
• Management of files and information related to KKR Credit funds and accounts and deal-related special purpose vehicles, coordination with outside entity management service provider on the same.
• General support of transaction execution and fund information management processes, including coordination with fund and deal counsel on fund and transaction files.
• Review of process for collecting and managing key KYC and transactions documents, make updates and improvements to the same.

Qualifications

• Experience in a multinational finance shared services organization, globally recognized law firm, banking organization and/or private equity firm/alternative asset manager preferred.
• Experience with KYC clearance and/or document and entity management processes is preferred.
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Proficiency in compliance monitoring tools and software.

ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across different business units within KKR as well as engage with external constituencies.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, persistent and proactive with the ability to work independently under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
• Team player, personable and approachable.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to help, wherever necessary.
• Ability to work with teams across various global office locations.
• Willingness to learn new skills and contribute to evolution and improvement of the KKR Credit legal function.

KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.