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.