Investment Research Professional, Private Credit Secondaries

Aksia OverviewAksia 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 September 30, 2025, Aksia advises on over $362bn and manages $33bn of client capital.Position OverviewAksia is seeking an investment research professional to join our Investment Research team, focusing on private credit secondary investments and to a lesser extent co-investments and primaries. Our Investment Research team is responsible for identifying and screening potential investment opportunities, performing valuation and related transaction due diligence and structuring analyses, proposing investment recommendations, and monitoring portfolio holdings. This individual will be integral to the continued growth of Aksia’s secondaries investments and responsibilities may further include various business development activities such as prospect discussions, networking and educational initiatives.This position can be based in Aksia's New York office or in our Chicago or San Diego offices, or remote and will include regular interaction with global colleagues and clients. The firm features a global team of investment research professionals covering the private credit markets and works with over 100 institutional clients including pension plans, insurance companies, government-related institutions, endowments, foundations, and superannuation funds.Responsibilities: Taking a lead role in sourcing, screening, and analyzing private credit secondary transactions and select co-investments and primariesProviding thorough qualitative research and financial statement analysisConducting financial modelling, valuation, structuring and sensitivity analyses to support the evaluation and pricing of secondary opportunitiesManaging third-party diligence, conducting secondary research, participating with reference callsLiaising with primary fund research team to assist with the evaluation of lead sponsors, credit portfolios and deal sourcingSummarizing research into investment memorandums and presenting key findings to the Investment CommitteeManaging and maintaining the firm’s internal database, including tracking investments and recording performanceMonitoring clients’ secondary investments and portfoliosAuthoring private markets focused researchParticipating in business development activitiesQualifications:4-10+ years of experience working with private market secondaries (GP with secondaries practice, fund of funds, institutional investor, private markets consultant, secondaries advisor, etc.)Strong financial modeling, analysis and underwriting skillsEntrepreneurial mindset with ability to offer new ideasAbility to handle multiple responsibilities with limited oversightStrong written and verbal communication skillsAttentive to detailAbility to think analytically and criticallyStrong excel skillsPositive attitudeTeam playerStrong work ethicOriginally posted on Himalayas