Sustainability & Infrastructure Analyst / Associate, Business Strategy COO

Apollo Global Management•New York, NY

31d

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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