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Apollo Global Management, Inc. · 2 weeks ago

Associate or Director, Risk Manager - Private Credit and Fund Finance

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$175K/yr - $250K/yr

5+ years exp

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a global investment firm focused on delivering stable funding and capital markets solutions. They are seeking an Associate or Director to act as a primary risk manager for the Private Credit Finance and Fund Finance transactions, providing analytical support and forming credit recommendations on investment opportunities.

Asset ManagementCreditFinancial ServicesProperty ManagementReal Estate

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide analytical support for all investment-related activities, including new extensions of credit, amendments, renewals, and post-close portfolio monitoring

Work with the business to review and underwrite potential investment opportunities and be able to formulate a view on the structure, clients (i.e., a risk view on the managers), market, collateral, and risk

Be responsible for providing input into the modeling, quantitative financial analysis, financial and business due diligence, quarterly reporting, and understanding/monitoring for individual investments

Develop investment committee memoranda and materials with senior team members including writing a comprehensive assessment of the risks, mitigants, and recommendation

Demonstrate an ability to form an independent view, raise concerns early and consistently, and document the analysis

Demonstrate an ability to challenge the business, substantiate support or dissent for a decision, and where there is dissent, propose structural improvements which might move a transaction from 'no' to 'maybe/yes'

Participate in the deal structuring process from inception and be involved over the life cycle of a transaction, with greater involvement should a transaction be underperforming, higher risk, less liquid, more bespoke, etc

Be willing to work on additional ad hoc projects including but not limited to portfolio monitoring, reporting, and investor and rating agency requests

Qualification

Credit Risk ManagementPrivate Credit KnowledgeModelingValuationMiddle Market LendingAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsOrganizational SkillsTeam CollaborationAttention to Detail

Required

5-10 years of relevant work experience within a Credit Risk Role covering Sponsors and Fund Finance transactions

Middle Market lending and/or Leveraged Finance experience is strongly preferred

An understanding of fundamental credit skills, ideally having spent time in a large bank or financial institution with structured credit training programs

Counterparty (fund, sponsor, BDC manager, etc.)

Strong interest in credit investing, with an interest to focus on various sub-strategies including Direct Lending and esoteric NAV Lending

Strong modeling, analytical, valuation, and problem-solving skills

A critical thinker with strong quantitative and analytical skills who expresses their thoughts and ideas clearly both in oral and written communications

A collaborative thinker who can also work independently, multitask, and prioritize competing demands to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

A proactive and organized self-starter with a positive attitude, powerful work ethic, and strong attention to detail

Comfort in Excel is a must, with an understanding of large data sets

Must have exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

Must be comfortable presenting prospective deals to the investment committee and capable of managing a healthy level of challenge and tension throughout these committee discussions with senior Risk management support

Must be able to communicate complex risk-related concepts to both internal and external parties

Ability to incorporate and understand information from a variety of sources to stay ahead of market/economic trends and evaluate the impact on the portfolio

Bachelor's degree from a top undergraduate institution with a record of academic achievement

Preferred

Prior experience and responsibility for critical decisions of significant financial impact and complex criteria

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance

Company

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Glassdoor3.8

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager.

Founded in 1990

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.apollo.com

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