Principal, COO - Opportunistic Credit

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 Principal, COO for Apollo’s Opportunistic Credit business to play a pivotal role in driving the ongoing success of its $25bn+ platform. The COO will partner closely with Apollo’s Opportunistic Credit Investment team to create leverage and efficiencies and establish goals, priorities, and strategic objectives that scale the platform, streamline processes and ensure best-in-class execution. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical understanding of the credit markets and strategies Apollo offers, as well as exhibit the hands-on tenaciousness necessary to push projects and initiatives forward.

Primary Responsibilities

• Leverage deep understanding of credit markets, strategies, and asset classes to establish and own the annual goals, priorities, and overall strategic objectives of Apollo’s Opportunistic Credit business
• Provide thought leadership around the long-term direction of each business against long-term objectives within Opportunistic Credit
• Proactively coordinate with non-investing functions across Apollo, specifically Client Product Solutions (CPS), Legal, and Tax, to drive progress and execution of priorities
• Lead special projects from ideation to implementation
• Drive and develop avenues for revenue generation
• As a “do-er”, provide hands-on leadership to ensure efficient day-to-day operations in partnership with the investment professionals
• Oversee and optimize operational processes to enhance efficiency and advance our commercial approach to internal/external information sharing; areas of focus include (but are not limited to): trading, investment, risk, finance, and operations

Qualifications & Experience

• 9-12 years of relevant experience within asset management
• Strategic thinker with proven track record of driving long-term growth and success
• Proven experience establishing and effectuating the strategic direction for an investing business at a global firm is required
• Demonstrated experience contributing to the long-term growth and success of a credit/opportunistic credit business required
• Technical expertise in the credit markets and credit asset classes
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Hands-on approach to leadership and problem-solving

About Apollo

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.

Our Purpose & Core Values

Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination t