Position Overview
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes.
Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. We invest in our people for the long term and are committed to supporting their development at every stage of their career.
The Role
Apollo is seeking a COO to join its highly collegial trading platform, deeply integrated into the firm’s investment process, which has a top tier presence in every asset class across Global Credit. The candidate will be highly focused on delivering innovative workflow solutions across trading and portfolio management, partnering with cross-functional teams across Credit, Insurance, COO, Technology, and the broader Enterprise Services organization. Responsibilities will include identifying new opportunities to leverage technology & data, manage the prioritization process for new enhancements & the backlog, and drive usage of new analytical & workflow tools on the desk. Additionally, the candidate will work closely with senior members of the Trading team on broker relationship management and new business development initiatives in Private Markets.
While the role will be dynamic and multi-faceted, the ideal candidate will have extensive experience working with either buyside or sell-side traders and/or portfolio managers in a product management/development capacity.
Primary Responsibilities
- Partner with technology leaders on delivering new functionality via Apollo’s proprietary front office technology platform used by trading and portfolio management teams.
- Identify new opportunities to leverage technology & data, prioritize resources against new asks, manage KPIs, drive usage/adoption, manage the backlog of requests and present frequent updates to senior management on progress
- Partner with existing and prospective vendors (e.g. OMS/EMS and Trading Platforms) used across Credit, Rates, Equities, CLO, ABS, Rates & FX trading functions to deliver best-in-class solutions for the trading desk
- Continuously improve the integration of public and private markets within trading and portfolio management workflows
- Assist business leads in counterparty relationship function – improving wallet calculation methods for markets related activity, quarterly reporting and identifying key trends in the data
- Partner with on-desk quants, traders and PMs to identify gaps and opportunities leverage our data to better improve investment making and trading decisions
- Support senior members of the Investment Team COO group in the evaluation and implementation of new business activities for Apollo, including new funds/product development, business line extensions, platforms and partnerships.
- Partner with Operations & Compliance to ensure processes and KPIs are held to the highest standards
- Coordinate across Apollo on new business initiatives, acting as a liaison between investment teams and other functions (Apollo Capital Solutions, operations, compliance, finance, human capital and legal).
- Manage periodic business reviews to ensure connectivity and alignment between senior management and partner-level leadership.
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong track record of delivering new technology & analytical solutions to trading and/or portfolio managers (workflow solutions, OMS/EMS, data analytics tools, etc)
- 5-8 years of experience at a top tier asset manager, investment bank or trading technology vendor
- Markets expertise, with a preference for Corporate Credit or Asset-Backed Finance experience
- Candidates must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, rigorous and highly dynamic environment
- Strong analytical skills: Advanced in Excel and familiarity with coding (Python or other languages) and large datasets a plus
- Strong knowledge and experience using Electronic Trading and OMS/EMS platforms
- Genuine interest in corporate strategy and business building within the investment management industry with an emphasis on hands-on implementation of growth plans.
- Consummate team player with a strong desire to help optimize and grow Apollo’s expanding Credit business.
- Strong modeling and problem-solving skills with detail orientation and an exceptional analytical skillset.
- Desire to take initiative and ownership – must demonstrate a proactive, positive attitude toward given tasks.
- Self-starter with a willingness to execute projects on a small, nimble team.
- Bachelor’s degree with a strong record of high academic achievement.
ABOUT APOLLO
Our Purpose and Core Values
Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be:
The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.
The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.
A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference.
We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who:
Outperform expectations
Challenge Convention
Champion Opportunity
Lead responsibly
Drive collaboration
As One Apollo team, we believe that doing great work and having fun go hand in hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together.
Our Benefits
Apollo relies on its people to keep it a leader in alternative investment management, and the firm’s benefit programs are crafted to offer meaningful coverage for both you and your family.
Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is committed to championing opportunity.
The firm and its affiliates comply with applicable discrimination and equal opportunities legislation in all of its jurisdictions and do not discriminate in employment or recruitment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
The contents of the qualifications and experience section of this job description are a guideline only. If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role they will be considered.
Pay Range
$200,000 or $250,000 DOE
Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is committed to championing opportunity.
The firm and its affiliates comply with applicable discrimination and equal opportunities legislation in all of its jurisdictions and do not discriminate in employment or recruitment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
The contents of the qualifications and experience section of this job description are a guideline only. If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role they will be considered.
The base salary range for this position is listed above. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance. Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.
