Private Credit Associate or Senior Associate
Accel-KKR Company, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Accel-KKR Overview
Accel-KKR is a technology-focused investment firm with over $23 billion in cumulative capital commitments. The firm focuses on software and tech-enabled businesses, well-positioned for topline and bottom-line growth. At the core of Accel-KKR's investment strategy is a commitment to developing strong partnerships with the management teams of its portfolio companies and a focus on building value by leveraging the significant resources available through the Accel-KKR network. Accel-KKR focuses on middle-market companies and provides a broad range of capital solutions, including buyout capital, minority-growth investments, and credit alternatives. Accel-KKR also invests across various transaction types, including private company recapitalizations, divisional carve-outs, and going-private transactions. Accel-KKR's headquarters is in Menlo Park, with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and London. Visit accel-kkr.com to learn more.
Accel-KKR Credit Partners Overview
Accel-KKR Credit Partners provides debt financing to leading software businesses. The fund structures non-dilutive investments for founder-owned businesses and flexible credit products for institutionally-owned businesses. The debt capital is used to support acquisitions, dividends, shareholder buy-backs, and growth investment. Accel-KKR Credit Partners has completed over 90 investments and deployed over $1.5 billion in capital.
Associate / Senior Associate Position Description
Our team specializes in both non‑sponsored and sponsored businesses that operate in a capital‑efficient manner. We work with founders, search funds, minority investors, and majority PE, and build deep relationships with management teams. Opportunistically, the fund will also invest in the secondary broadly syndicated loan market.
The ideal applicant will have experience with software or technology‑enabled services businesses and a strong credit background. Accel‑KKR's culture is built on a strong work ethic and drive to succeed. We value authenticity, collaboration, and scrappiness. We are a small team and are looking for a candidate who can take ownership of their work product, has an intrapreneurial spirit, and can wear multiple hats including underwriting, portfolio management, operations, marketing, and business development. This candidate will also bring an applied understanding of AI-particularly large language models (LLMs) and automation tools-and will use these capabilities to enhance underwriting, diligence, and portfolio management workflows.
Senior Associate title will be considered for more seasoned candidates.
Duties / Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively with our direct sourcing team to quickly assess potential opportunities
Conduct financial, operational, and industry due diligence on prospective clients
Analyze monthly and quarterly financials to spot trends
Measure and monitor borrower covenant compliance
Draft credit memorandums and identify key risks and mitigants
Model financial scenarios and return calculations
Drive relationships with executives in the loan portfolio
Work with our operations team to ensure loans are set up accurately in our loan system
Conduct annual loan valuation updates in conjunction with our third‑party auditors
Assist in preparing borrowing base calculations for the fund's leverage facility
Actively build a network of lead sources through direct calling and relationships with other lenders, investment banks, attorneys, and diligence professionals
Pioneer AI efforts for the credit team, including:
- Applying LLMs to automate internal workflows such as data extraction, covenant review, and document summarization
- Building lightweight, proprietary AI tools or prompts to improve underwriting efficiency
- Using AI to enhance market scanning, credit memo drafting, or KPI trend detection
- Partnering with team members to identify high‑impact use cases where AI can improve speed, accuracy, or decision‑making
- Maintaining a pulse on new AI capabilities relevant to credit investing and bringing forward actionable recommendations
Core Competencies / Technical Skills:
At least two years of finance and/or accounting experience
Intermediate to advanced writing skills and financial modeling capability
Superior organizational and time‑management skills
Strong communication skills and high attention to detail
Demonstrated experience with AI tools (e.g., OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, or similar) and the ability to apply them to real investment workflows
Comfort working with data and using AI or automation tools to streamline financial analysis, diligence, or portfolio management
Ability to prototype simple internal tools, workflows, or prompt systems to enhance team productivity
Qualifications:
BS/BA Degree
U.S. citizen or permanent resident status
Compensation :
$125K-175K/ year (Does not include annual performance bonus or other compensation benefits)
Accel-KKR is a technology-focused investment firm with over $23 billion in cumulative capital commitments. The firm focuses on software and tech-enabled businesses, well-positioned for topline and bottom-line growth. At the core of Accel-KKR's investment strategy is a commitment to developing strong partnerships with the management teams of its portfolio companies and a focus on building value by leveraging the significant resources available through the Accel-KKR network. Accel-KKR focuses on middle-market companies and provides a broad range of capital solutions, including buyout capital, minority-growth investments, and credit alternatives. Accel-KKR also invests across various transaction types, including private company recapitalizations, divisional carve-outs, and going-private transactions. Accel-KKR's headquarters is in Menlo Park, with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and London. Visit accel-kkr.com to learn more.
Accel-KKR Credit Partners Overview
Accel-KKR Credit Partners provides debt financing to leading software businesses. The fund structures non-dilutive investments for founder-owned businesses and flexible credit products for institutionally-owned businesses. The debt capital is used to support acquisitions, dividends, shareholder buy-backs, and growth investment. Accel-KKR Credit Partners has completed over 90 investments and deployed over $1.5 billion in capital.
Associate / Senior Associate Position Description
Our team specializes in both non‑sponsored and sponsored businesses that operate in a capital‑efficient manner. We work with founders, search funds, minority investors, and majority PE, and build deep relationships with management teams. Opportunistically, the fund will also invest in the secondary broadly syndicated loan market.
The ideal applicant will have experience with software or technology‑enabled services businesses and a strong credit background. Accel‑KKR's culture is built on a strong work ethic and drive to succeed. We value authenticity, collaboration, and scrappiness. We are a small team and are looking for a candidate who can take ownership of their work product, has an intrapreneurial spirit, and can wear multiple hats including underwriting, portfolio management, operations, marketing, and business development. This candidate will also bring an applied understanding of AI-particularly large language models (LLMs) and automation tools-and will use these capabilities to enhance underwriting, diligence, and portfolio management workflows.
Senior Associate title will be considered for more seasoned candidates.
Duties / Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively with our direct sourcing team to quickly assess potential opportunities
Conduct financial, operational, and industry due diligence on prospective clients
Analyze monthly and quarterly financials to spot trends
Measure and monitor borrower covenant compliance
Draft credit memorandums and identify key risks and mitigants
Model financial scenarios and return calculations
Drive relationships with executives in the loan portfolio
Work with our operations team to ensure loans are set up accurately in our loan system
Conduct annual loan valuation updates in conjunction with our third‑party auditors
Assist in preparing borrowing base calculations for the fund's leverage facility
Actively build a network of lead sources through direct calling and relationships with other lenders, investment banks, attorneys, and diligence professionals
Pioneer AI efforts for the credit team, including:
- Applying LLMs to automate internal workflows such as data extraction, covenant review, and document summarization
- Building lightweight, proprietary AI tools or prompts to improve underwriting efficiency
- Using AI to enhance market scanning, credit memo drafting, or KPI trend detection
- Partnering with team members to identify high‑impact use cases where AI can improve speed, accuracy, or decision‑making
- Maintaining a pulse on new AI capabilities relevant to credit investing and bringing forward actionable recommendations
Core Competencies / Technical Skills:
At least two years of finance and/or accounting experience
Intermediate to advanced writing skills and financial modeling capability
Superior organizational and time‑management skills
Strong communication skills and high attention to detail
Demonstrated experience with AI tools (e.g., OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, or similar) and the ability to apply them to real investment workflows
Comfort working with data and using AI or automation tools to streamline financial analysis, diligence, or portfolio management
Ability to prototype simple internal tools, workflows, or prompt systems to enhance team productivity
Qualifications:
BS/BA Degree
U.S. citizen or permanent resident status
Compensation :
$125K-175K/ year (Does not include annual performance bonus or other compensation benefits)