Private Credit Product Specialist

Aksia
New York, NY
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced professionals in credit markets who excel in client engagement and strategic thinking.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years in credit markets and institutional alternative investments experience
    — “10+ years of experience in the credit markets”
  • Individuals who can act as a bridge between research and client relations in private credit
    — “serve as a subject matter expert and should be comfortable representing the breadth of Aksia’s Private Credit competencies”
  • Candidates with a track record of developing strategic growth initiatives in alternative assets
    — “Formulating strategic growth initiatives”

Things to consider

  • The role involves direct client communication and industry representation, requiring strong public engagement skills
    — “Representing Aksia at industry conferences and events”
  • The position is based in New York but may allow for remote or alternate office locations
    — “This position is ideally based in Aksia's New York office but can be worked remotely or from our Chicago or San Diego offices.”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize prior experience in investor communication and portfolio development in your resume
    — “Monitoring portfolio developments in order to communicate effectively with current and prospective investors”
  • Highlight your ability to curate tailored messaging for different investor types
    — “Curating and developing investor messaging, including evaluating and presenting views on specific investment opportunities and sectors of the credit markets”
  • Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills with specific examples in your application
    — “Ability to think analytically and critically”
  • Showcase your experience in collaboration with cross-functional teams and generating deliverables
    — “Partnering with Pan Alts and asset class teams to generate deliverables”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • developing a deep understanding of the firm’s full investment capabilities
  • monitoring portfolio developments
  • establishing new Private Credit relationships
Typical background
institutional alternative investments business experiencestrong understanding of Private Credit

Skills & requirements

Required

10+ Years Of Experience In The Credit MarketsStrong Understanding Of Private CreditExceptional Communication Skills

Preferred

Non-pc Credit BackgroundsStrong Microsoft Suite SkillsPositive Attitude

Stack & domain

Private CreditInvestment ManagementResearchPortfolio DevelopmentClient CommunicationInvestment OpportunitiesInvestment SectorsInvestment StrategiesInvestment SolutionsInvestment PortfoliosInvestment AnalysisInvestment ReportingInvestment ResearchCommunicationTeamworkProblem SolvingPresentationAttention To DetailAnalytical ThinkingCritical ThinkingInitiativeCommitmentDriveFinanceInvestment

About the role

Original posting from Aksia via Greenhouse

Aksia Overview

Aksia is an alternative assets specialist, providing investment solutions for institutional investors globally. Our business provides clients with advisory, investment management, and research services across hedge funds, private credit, private equity, real assets, and real estate. As of August 31, 2026, Aksia advises on over $359 bn and manages $40bn of client capital.

Team Overview

Aksia's Private Credit team partners with institutional investors to design and implement portfolios across corporate direct lending, opportunistic and stressed/distressed credit, specialty finance, asset-backed credit, and related strategies. The team invests through primary fund commitments, co-investments/directs, secondaries, and bespoke mandates/SMAs.

Position Overview

The Private Credit Product Specialist will work closely with Aksia’s Private Credit Investment Research professionals as well as with Aksia’s Private Credit clients. The Product Specialist will serve as a subject matter expert and should be comfortable representing the breadth of Aksia’s Private Credit competencies and act as point person for specialized requests or questions. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial and highly self-motivated to exceed growth expectations and increase the broader investor community’s engagement with Aksia’s Private Credit offerings. The position will directly support the development and growth of commingled funds, SMAs and other specialized solutions within the Private Credit asset class.

This position is ideally based in Aksia's New York office but can be worked remotely or from our Chicago or San Diego offices.

 Responsibilities: 

Developing a deep understanding of the firm’s full investment capabilities across various Private Credit strategies (direct lending, specialty finance, etc.) and methods of access (primary fund commitments, secondaries, direct/co-investments, joint ventures, etc.)

Monitoring portfolio developments in order to communicate effectively with current and prospective investors

Communications and broader relationship management with existing Private Credit clients

Establishing new Private Credit relationships with a range of end investor types and external platforms

Formulating strategic growth initiatives

Partnering with Pan Alts and asset class teams to generate deliverables

Delivering world-class investor communications

Curating and developing investor messaging, including evaluating and presenting views on specific investment opportunities and sectors of the credit markets

Representing Aksia at industry conferences and events

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in the credit markets

Institutional alternative investments business experience

Strong understanding of Private Credit preferred, though non-PC credit backgrounds will be considered

Exceptional communication skills through any medium, written or verbal

Excellent relationship building and presentation skills

Incredible attention to detail

Ability to think analytically and critically

Strong Microsoft Suite skills, especially Excel, Power Point & Word

Positive attitude

Team player with the ability to effectively manage other professionals

Strong work ethic, exhibiting a high degree of initiative, commitment and drive

The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $225,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. Aksia provides a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and local cost of labor.

Source: Aksia careers (Greenhouse)

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