Athene

Principal, Corporate Solutions

New York, New York Full time

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. As of September 30, 2025, Apollo had approximately $840 billion of assets under management.

Apollo is seeking a highly motivated, solution-oriented investment professional to join the Corporate Solutions team in New York. The Corporate Solutions team focuses on developing, structuring, investing, and managing large and complex capital solutions across the Apollo platform, primarily for its permanent capital base. This role will focus on developing, structuring, and managing large and complex credit investment opportunities for the Apollo platform, with a strong emphasis on modeling, structuring, investment thesis presentation, and capital markets activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing and executing Corporate Solutions transactions, including liaising with rating agencies on appropriate treatment of structured equity investments. This role will collaborate with the global team on all stages of the investment process, including origination, structuring, execution, and investment approval

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Identify attractive transactions for the Apollo platform, working in close partnership with both the global Corporate Solutions team, Global Insurance Resource & Principal Finance ecosystem, and broader regional and global platforms across Equity, Hybrid, and Credit strategies 
  • Structure complex transactions, with a strong emphasis on financial modeling, credit analysis, legal, tax, and accounting considerations. Prior rating agency experience on complex, structured transactions is a core competence. 
  • Conduct research on potential investment opportunities and perform related credit analysis 
  • Prepare high quality internal and external presentations, including investment committee memorandums  
  • Develop financial models and stress cases to evaluate various financing structures and investment opportunities 
  • Build and proactively maintain relationships with capital markets participants, regional operating executives, and professional services partners to bolster origination capabilities (e.g., investment banks, boutique advisory firms, law firms, tax and accounting firms, actuarial firms, consultants, etc.)

Qualifications & Experience

  • 10+ years of experience in either M&A (target industries: infrastructure, energy and other capex intensive businesses), restructuring, or special situations credit at an asset manager or blue-chip investment bank 
  • Undergraduate degree with an excellent record of academic achievement  
  • High degree of technical rigor in structuring complex investment solutions to achieve the desired capital markets, tax, rating agency and/or accounting objectives 
  • Fluency with structuring considerations and investment requirements for transactions that will sit within regulated entities
  • Demonstrates strong investment judgement via ability to identify potential risks in a transaction and proactively work through solutions to roadblocks  
  • Excellent attention to detail; strong written and verbal communication skills  
  • Strong interpersonal skills to support communication with external counterparties 
  • Excels in a rigorous fast-paced team-oriented work environment 

Firm 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 September 30th, 2025, Apollo had approximately $840 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

$300,000

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.