Athene

Sustainability & Infrastructure Analyst / Associate, Business Strategy COO

New York, New York Full time

Position Overview

The Analyst / Associate will join Apollo’s Sustainability & Infrastructure Group (“S&IG”) in a business strategy and COO role to support the growth and evolution of the Apollo Infrastructure Company (AIC), Apollo’s flagship evergreen infrastructure vehicle for retail investors ($1.6bn NAV). Apollo’s S&IG team consists of the Apollo Infrastructure Company (AIC), ACT Private Equity Team (ACTE), Infrastructure Private Equity (AIOF), and ACT Private Credit (ACT Capital). Collectively, the S&IG team manages $20bn of AUM across various pockets of capital and targets investments across the risk-return spectrum, focused on energy transition, industrial decarbonization, sustainable resource use, sustainable mobility, and infrastructure broadly.  AIC focuses on Core / Core+, Value-Add, and Infrastructure Credit opportunities with target gross returns of 10-12%.

From a business strategy perspective, the Analyst / Associate will be tasked with scaling AIC and other potential new platforms, evaluating both organic and inorganic opportunities, and helping to craft broader strategic vision. The Analyst / Associate will utilize financial models to evaluate various initiatives, track liquidity, and measure overall fund performance of AIC; strong Excel and technical skills will be critical to the role. The Analyst / Associate will be expected to drive creation of internal and external presentations to VIP stakeholders and work directly with the Portfolio Managers and COO. Given the sensitivity and importance of various initiatives, the Analyst / Associate will be expected to use the utmost discretion, utilize impeccable judgment, and display maturity meaningfully beyond their title.

From a COO perspective, the Analyst / Associate will work with our Business COO team to support S&IG business leaders in all aspects of managing and scaling AIC products including financial planning, liquidity management (including evaluating and supporting fund leverage facilities), fundraising, operations, and cross platform initiatives. The Analyst / Associate will work closely with the investment teams, client and product solutions team, controllers, and other enterprise solutions groups. The Analyst / Associate should be comfortable managing multiple deadlines across different workstreams, be highly organized and be execution-driven.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Support Business COOs in all aspects of business strategy and execution for AIC:

    • Building/maintaining financial models to evaluate various initiatives

    • Building/maintaining pipeline and portfolio forecast reports

    • Preparing internal analysis and presentation materials

    • Interacting with key internal and external partners and stakeholders

  • Evaluating strategic organic and inorganic initiatives (incl. M&A evaluation, transaction process, valuation)

  • Support senior investment professionals (Portfolio Managers and COOs) on key portfolio and business management activities

  • Identify and implement data/process enhancements to support day-to-day investment and portfolio management

  • Assist in preparation of marketing material for fundraising and other external communication initiatives

  • Conduct industry research and analytical support

Qualifications & Experience

  • 1-3 years of relevant work experience; investment banking, principal investing, accounting, or consulting experience required
  • Bachelor’s degree from a top undergraduate institution (major in business, economics, mathematics, or engineering preferred)
  • Strong corporate finance knowledge, with experience building and managing corporate financial models
  • Strong modelling, valuation, analytical, and problem-solving skills; highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to support communication with internal and external counterparties
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal skills and maturity with high level of integrity and discretion
  • Thrives in a rigorous, dynamic, and unpredictable work environment with entrepreneurial and team-oriented culture
  • Positive attitude with a “We Get To Do This” mentality

Pay Range

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.