Position OverviewWe are seeking a Portfolio Management Principal to support the management of a diversified portfolio of performing credit investments, with a primary focus on direct lending strategies. The role will oversee and conduct portfolio construction, monitoring, reporting, and performance analysis across private and syndicated credit investments.
This is a highly analytical, detail-oriented role that provides broad exposure to portfolio management, credit risk, and investor-facing processes within a growing private credit platform
Primary Responsibilities- Own the design, production, and governance of customized client and investor reporting, setting standards for quality, consistency, and narrative insight across internal and external audiences; serve as a senior point of escalation for complex client requests.
- Lead advanced portfolio analytics and risk assessment, partnering with portfolio managers to shape allocation strategy, rebalancing decisions, and forward-looking scenario analysis across market cycles.
- Act as a core contributor to investment committee processes, synthesizing portfolio-level insights, credit views, and risk considerations; document, challenge, and track investment decisions to ensure alignment with strategy and accountability.
- Develop and oversee investment screening frameworks to identify, prioritize, and evaluate opportunities, directly influencing trade construction and execution in collaboration with portfolio managers and traders.
- Provide senior-level partnership to sector analysts on underwriting, amendments, and restructurings, exercising independent judgment and coordinating with trading teams to drive efficient execution and clear communication with bank counterparts.
- Maintain holistic oversight of existing and prospective investment activity across Global Corporate Credit, proactively identifying portfolio concentrations, emerging risks, and opportunities to optimize performance.
- Serve as a strategic liaison for the Global Corporate Credit team, leading coordination on credit-platform initiatives and firm-wide projects and representing portfolio management perspectives with senior stakeholders.
- Drive complex, cross-functional initiatives and special projects, operating with minimal oversight and mentoring junior team members to elevate analytical rigor and execution standards.
Qualifications & Experience- 8-12 years of investment banking, capital markets, research, sales and trading, or buy-side experience (areas include Leveraged Finance, Financial Sponsors, Restructuring or M&A are a plus)
- Bachelor's degree with strong academic record.
- Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and rigorous work environment; demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines
- Initiative and ownership of responsibilities - must show a proactive, positive attitude
- Strong interest in Corporate Credit
- High proficiencies in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Bloomberg.
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA/MS is a plus
Our BenefitsApollo 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
