Associate, US Sponsor Origination

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 credit to private 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. As of June 30, 2024, Apollo had approximately $696 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

The Role

Apollo’s growing U.S. Sponsor Origination team is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Associate to support various aspects of origination, coverage, and the investment process. As a main point-of-contact for key financial sponsors, the Associate will work closely with senior coverage officers to build and maintain strong relationships with Apollo’s accounts. The Associate will also be responsible for leading transactions and managing ad hoc projects, including preparing pitch materials, creating presentations, and responding to investor requests.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with senior members of the Sponsor Origination team to drive holistic coverage of key financial sponsor relationships
• Involved in all stages of the investment or transaction process across a variety of different industries and products
• Develop deep familiarity with key internal stakeholders, as well as Apollo products and processes
• Responsible for quarterbacking execution, understanding investments or transactions, building relationships / liaising with accounts, and assisting on internal process for related investments or transactions

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting and / or economics
• 3-6 years of experience in leverage finance, capital markets or investment banking
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate a credit, conduct diligence, structure a financing, and negotiate terms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are a must
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required
• Thrives in a team-oriented environment with a desire to leverage creative ideas and substantive plans to help grow the group
• Positive attitude with an engaging and professional demeanor to be an exceptional representative for both Apollo clients and internal counterparts
• Nimble and flexible with the ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Excels in a rigorous and fast-paced team-oriented work environment

About Apollo

Our Purpose & 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 an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The firm and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other criteria prohibited under controlling federal, state or local law.

Pay Range

$175,000-$200,000

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.