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Apollo Global Management, Inc. · 3 days ago

Head of Credit Engineering

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$300K/yr - $350K/yr

15+ years exp

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager seeking a Head of Credit Engineering for its New York trading technology team. This role involves leading the design, development, and deployment of credit infrastructure systems while managing a team of developers and engineers to support credit trading strategies.

Asset ManagementCreditFinancial ServicesProperty ManagementReal Estate

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Set technical vision and roadmap for credit analytics, underwriting, portfolio stress testing, scenario simulation, and monitoring systems

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of credit quants, data engineers, software engineers, and model validators

Oversee the development of cash flow/default/recovery models, scenario engines, and sensitivity analyses

Build and maintain data pipelines (ETL), integration with external sources (financial data, market data, third-party vendor inputs)

Architect and scale systems for post-investment monitoring: covenant tracking, early-warning alerts, breach analytics, migrations, etc

Ensure system reliability, performance, maintainability, security, and auditability

Validate/benchmark/monitor internal and external models; ensure robust governance

Collaborate with credit/underwriting teams to translate business requirements into technical specs

Provide analytics/insights for portfolio teams: stress loss attribution, exposure/concentration metrics, scenario breakdowns

Present technology & model strategies to senior leadership, investment committees, and possibly investors

Oversee cross-functional integration: legal, compliance, operations, accounting, risk

Drive innovation: evaluate and integrate machine learning / AI / alternative data / advanced analytics where appropriate

Build and maintain relationships with senior executives to develop a clear understanding of business needs; ensure delivery of the credit engineering organization to meet needs and respond with agility to changing business priorities

Work with business sponsors, develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for credit engineering spending and initiatives. Coordinate and facilitate consultation with stakeholders to define business and systems requirements for technology implementations

Attract, retain, and develop top talent. Build pipeline of talent within enterprise solutions technology including own succession options. Upskill the team on critical capabilities

Accelerate the development of high potential individuals by providing timely constructive feedback and mentorship

Encourage collaboration and engagement while continually upskilling the investment engineering organization

Ensure the culture is highly collaborative, inclusive, and accountable

Qualification

Credit modelingQuantitative engineeringData engineeringSoftware developmentPythonSQLCloud-based applicationsMicroservicesAgile environmentCommunication skillsProject managementTeam leadershipCollaboration

Required

Strong technical prowess and the ability to flex between strategic and hands-on and be in the details with regards to technical acumen and depth

An 'offense minded' leader; not focused purely on utility delivery and strong ability to balance playing offence with playing 'defense.' A forward-thinking change agent with a track record of leveraging emerging technology to improve workflow and drive the business forward

Experience managing a function with multiple interdependencies within a complex global organization

A high level of market sophistication and broad knowledge in private and public markets investing

Bachelor's degree required in relevant field (engineering, computer science, etc.). Master's degree preferred

15+ years of experience (or equivalent senior technical leadership) in credit modeling, credit risk, structured finance, or quantitative engineering

Strong programming skills (Python, SQL, and at least one compiled language or well-engineered stack)

Experience in data engineering, large-scale systems, distributed computing, pipeline design, APIs

Deep domain knowledge of credit, default/recovery modeling, scenario analysis, cash flow modeling, term structure, structural modeling

Experience in structured finance (e.g., ABS, CLO, SBLC, securitization) or alternative credit is a strong plus

Excellent communication skills; ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical senior stakeholders

Familiarity with governance, validation, regulatory requirements related to credit modeling is desirable

Strong project management and delivery skills in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Lead a team of full-stack developers, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure the successful delivery of software to the desk

Usher software builds through requirements gathering, design, hands-on development, testing, and production deployment

Strong hands-on software experience in developing and a proven track record of delivering full-stack cloud-based applications

Demonstrated ability to build and deploy microservices in a scalable high throughput workflow

Experience with messaging systems across applications stack (e.g., Kafka)

Experience with both server-side development (e.g., Python, Node.js) and JavaScript/TypeScript front-end development (e.g., Angular, React, Vue)

Comfortable working in an agile software delivery environment with Git and with exposure to CI/CD tools (e.g., Docker, Jenkins, GitLab)

Passion for clean, maintainable code and always looking to improve engineering skills in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

Lead by example, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment, promoting knowledge sharing and encouraging professional growth and development

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

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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