Position Overview

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 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. Please reach out to your Human Capital Business Partner for more detailed information on specific benefits.

Position Overview:

The Analyst will work closely with junior and senior members of the risk compliance team to implement and monitor investment guideline compliance for various Funds, CLOs, and Separate Accounts managed by Apollo. The Analyst will support and gain exposure to all aspects of the risk compliance program, including implementing and encoring policies and procedures, setting up and monitoring compliance tests in the firm’s trading systems, as well as reporting on and analyzing test results.

Primary Responsibility:

• Assist in drafting, maintaining, and implementing policies and procedures.

• Facilitate set up and maintenance of compliance tests in trading systems.

• Review various funds’ investment guideline compliance results generated through trading systems.

• Perform ongoing validation checks of investment guideline test results.

• Respond to inquiries from traders and portfolio managers related to guideline compliance results.

• Research issues with the fund operations team to validate position and other security-related data.

• Complete reconciliations of compliance results with CLO Trustee on a regularly scheduled cadence

• Ad-hoc analysis and reporting on a variety of compliance metrics.

Qualifications & Experience

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: (Academic, Professional, Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree with an excellent record of academic achievement, preferably in Finance or a related field

• 1-3 years of relevant compliance experience within a financial services organization

• Knowledge of both United States and United Kingdom financial markets

• Experience with investment guideline compliance required; familiarity operating within order management systems, e.g., Everest, Aladdin, thinkFolio, Charlse River, etc. 

• Base-level understanding of various financial instruments, including bank loans, corporate bonds, and collateralized loan obligations across a broad range of investment platforms.

• Understanding that work schedule will require partial overlap with New York (EST) business hours.

• Ability to collaborate with colleagues while exercising independent judgment.

• Ability to multitask and prioritize competing demands to meet deadlines.

• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment.

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• High ethical standards

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, proficiency in VBA preferred.

• Experience with Everest and VPM preferred.

Apollo provides equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, veteran status, gender/sex or sexual orientation, or any other criterion or circumstance protected by applicable law, ordinance, or regulation. The above criteria are intended to be used as a guide only – candidates who do not meet all the above criteria may still be considered if they are deemed to have relevant experience/ equivalent levels of skill or knowledge to fulfil the requirements of the role. Any job offer will be conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time, and entering into definitive contractual documentation satisfactory to Apollo.