Hybrid Director, Settlement & Execution - ACS at Athene

Position Overview

Apollo Capital Solutions (“ACS”) is Apollo’s integrated origination and capital markets business, providing flexible capital solutions across the capital structure to both Apollo-managed funds and third-party clients. ACS leverages Apollo’s scale, connectivity, and capital base to originate, structure, and execute complex financing solutions across public and private markets. You can learn more about ACS here.

The Role

Apollo Global Management is seeking an experienced and strategic professional to join the ACS team in New York. This individual will play a pivotal role in driving the execution and settlement of complex credit transactions across both primary syndication and secondary trading.

Serving as the key operational and cross-functional liaison, the Director will partner closely with Capital Markets, Legal, Operations, Middle Office, and Tax teams to ensure seamless transaction flow from trade inception through final settlement. This is a high-impact role within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial platform, offering the opportunity to shape scalable infrastructure at one of the world’s leading alternative investment managers.

Primary Responsibilities

Transaction Execution & Lifecycle Management

• Lead end-to-end execution across ACS-led primary and secondary credit transactions, including trade booking, lifecycle management, counterparty coordination, documentation tracking, and final settlement.
• Ensure alignment with internal controls, market conventions, and regulatory requirements.

Syndication & Secondary Support

• Oversee the smooth settlement of newly originated transactions, coordinating timelines, closing deliverables, and managing counterparty expectations.
• Drive efficient trade confirmation and settlement in secondary markets, ensuring legal, compliance, and operational readiness.

Settlement & Closing Ownership

• Lead day-of-funding logistics, including wire tracking, fund flow coordination, and real-time counterparty engagement.
• Execute all components of settlement operations for both internally and third-party-led closings, including:
  • Validating standard settlement instructions (SSIs) and wire details.
  • Distributing settlement packages and coordinating signatures.
  • Managing trade booking and calculations of accrued interest, fees, and expenses.
  • Engaging directly with agents (e.g., Alter Domus, GLAS) and counterparties to confirm receipt and finalize settlement logistics.
• Accountability for accurate position reporting and security reference data in the firm’s risk systems. Track aging items and coordinate with deal teams and Operations on position resolution.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as the central point of coordination between front-office deal teams and functional groups, including Operations, Legal, Tax, Compliance, and Middle Office.
• Translate commercial priorities into operational execution, ensuring trade and settlement readiness across internal and external stakeholders.

Documentation & Legal Coordination

• Partner closely with Legal to manage timely negotiation and execution of documentation (e.g., assignment agreements, participation agreements, NDAs).
• Interpret and communicate key legal provisions that may impact tradability, closing mechanics, or counterparty risk.

Platform Development & Process Optimization

• Identify and implement enhancements to execution workflows that improve accuracy, efficiency, and scale.
• Build and maintain front-end tracking tools to provide real-time visibility into transaction progress and execution risk.

Reporting & Governance

• Assist with position reporting for internal and external counterparties.
• Support internal reporting deliverables and ensure execution processes are aligned with regulatory, tax, and internal compliance frameworks.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8-10 years of experience in a settlement, operations, or execution-related role within capital markets, investment banking, or credit trading.
• Experience supporting leveraged finance, direct lending, or broadly syndicated loans is highly preferred. Experience managing international / offshore resources preferred.
• Strong understanding of primary and secondary credit markets, settlement conventions, trade documentation, and regulatory considerations.
• Familiarity with settlement platforms such as ClearPar, Debtdomain, or Markit Clear is preferred. Strong Excel and data management skills required.
• Proven ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously with high attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required
• Strong collaboration skills interfacing across teams and external counterparties.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required. Advanced degrees or certifications (e.g., CFA, MBA) are a plus.

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

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.