The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  KKR is hiring a Client Relations Manager in Joliet, IL.

• Role description

  Forget the ten-line wish list; KKR wants a Client Relations Manager in Joliet, IL who is sharp on Customer Service and serious about the work. The shape of it is simple — bring 7 years and Leadership, take home $95,000 - $153,000, and grow into whatever KKR builds next.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Hold Joliet vendors to the standard we promised our users
  • Build the Teamwork habits a manager role can lean on for years
  • Make peace with heads-down-and-happy ambiguity and ship anyway
  • Keep Growth Mindset documentation current as the work outpaces it
  • Refuse to let Flexibility debt quietly accumulate on your watch
  • Keep the KKR backlog ruthlessly honest about what's truly next
  • Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff

  What You'll Bring

  • The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
  • A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
  • An IL sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
  • Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • 7 or more years steering general projects end to end
  • A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output
  • A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself

  The reputation KKR enjoys across IL wasn't bought; the hands-on Joliet team earned it one general project at a time. Our Joliet office prizes the quiet contributor who makes everyone around them measurably better.

  We start the conversation at $95,000 - $153,000 and end it with mentorship, benefits, and the flexibility to grow without relocating from IL.

  This req is fresh on our board and getting attention from the hiring team today.

  Apply now to begin a rewarding career with our Joliet, IL team.

• Required skills

  • Flexibility
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Team Leadership
  • Critical Thinking
  • Initiative
  • Customer Service
  • Growth Mindset
  • Presentation Skills
  • Self-Motivation
  • Empathy
  • People Management
  • Prioritization

• Benefits & perks

  • Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
  • Direct access to leadership
  • Medical insurance with low premiums
  • Legal insurance plan
  • Voluntary benefits marketplace
  • Learning Stipend
  • Vacation Days
  • Restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Employee discount program

• Apply before 2026-08-14

  Submit your application for this Full-time general position.