AVP, Sales Operations Support

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.

The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Sales Operations Support is responsible for defining the vision, strategy, and service model that supports Global Atlantic Individual Markets wholesalers, financial professionals, and firm back-offices. Leading through managers and team leaders, the AVP oversees the Sales Operations Support (SOS) organization to deliver a seamless, high-quality, service experience that strengthens distribution relationships and drives measurable business results.

This role serves as a key connection point between Operations and the Sales organization. The AVP is accountable for building and maintaining trusted relationships with sales teams and sales leaders, representing the voice of Operations in distribution-facing forums, and partnering with functional business leaders across the organization to turn service and escalation data into meaningful process improvement. The AVP is expected to drive measurable efficiencies across service delivery, champion self-service offerings that reduce manual effort and accelerate resolution, and use data to anticipate needs, manage performance, and continuously improve the support model.

• Own the SOS model end-to-end, ensuring service requests, escalations, and accommodation requests from internal and external partners (including TPAs such as EXL and Zinnia) are resolved accurately, timely, and within documented guidelines – serving as the accountable escalation owner even when resolution requires coordination outside the SOS team.

• Provide leadership and direction for the Sales Operations Support organization, leading through managers, team leads, and analysts responsible for end-to-end resolution of service requests across the Annuity and Preneed lines of business.

• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with sales teams, sales leaders, and firm partners serving as the senior Operations partner in distribution-facing discussions and creating an environment of collaboration, transparency, and open dialogue.

• Partner with functional business leaders (e.g., New Business, Post Issue) to identify root causes behind escalation trends and drive cross-functional process improvements, taking ownership of resolution beyond what SOS can control directly.

• Drive efficiencies across the service model by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, eliminate rework, standardize processes, and improve cycle times, straight-through-processing (STP) rates, and SLA attainment.

• Champion and expand self-service offerings for sales partners, financial professionals, and firm back-office representatives — promoting adoption of tools and capabilities that reduce manual inquiry volume and accelerate issue resolution.

• Establish the service strategy, direction, policies, and performance standards for the team, and ensure consistent execution against customer service metrics and performance deliverables.

• Ensure designated firms receive a coordinated, relationship-driven service experience with clear ownership, proactive