Associate, Credit Strategy & Management

Position Overview

Apollo Thematic Investing ("ATI") is building a differentiated platform to capitalize on emerging structural themes across global markets. As part of this effort, the Global Markets & Trends Analyst plays a critical role in identifying, tracking, and communicating real-time market dislocations and trend inflections to Apollo’s investment professionals.

This is a forward-leaning, entrepreneurial position designed to give Apollo an edge in recognizing pivotal developments before they reach consensus view. The Analyst acts as a real-time intelligence node, drawing high-signal insights from macroeconomic indicators, financial system stress, policy shifts, geopolitical events, and market narratives across both mainstream and alternative sources.

This role reports directly to the Head of Thematic Investing, with close collaboration across Apollo’s investment teams.

The Role

Apollo is seeking a Strategy Associate to join its Credit Strategy & Management team, supporting strategic initiatives across one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing credit investment platforms. The team partners closely with senior leadership to evaluate and execute high-priority projects that span product development, capital strategy, investments/M&A, growth initiatives, and enterprise planning.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a lean, high-performing team operating at the center of decision-making for Apollo’s $400+ billion Credit business. The role is suited to a candidate with strong analytical capabilities, financial acumen, and a bias for action.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the evaluation and execution of strategic projects across the Credit platform, including product development, business growth initiatives, and cross-functional firm priorities.
• Contribute to the development of financial models, business cases, and materials used in senior-level planning and decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product, investment, finance, legal, and operations—to support strategic execution and ensure alignment across business lines.
• Assist in analyzing market trends, business performance, and competitive positioning to inform Apollo’s strategic roadmap.
• Prepare executive-ready materials, including memos, presentations, and dashboards to support firmwide initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• 2-4 years of relevant experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate strategy, or related financial services roles. Experience in FIG investment banking or asset management is a plus.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including fluency in corporate finance and financial modeling.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and comfortable working across functions and with senior stakeholders.
• High degree of personal accountability, intellectual curiosity, and a strong attention to detail.

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 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.

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.

Pay Range

$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.