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Position Overview
An indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Apollo Management Holdings, AASP manages the securitized products and structured finance assets sourced and serviced by ATLAS SP Partners while serving as their sole risk manager.
The Role
As the Risk Management Director, you will be the lead risk manager on ATLAS Aircraft and the broader Transportation (Rail, Shipping, Container, etc.) lending and capital markets portfolio across the NY time zone. With respect to Aircraft, this role involves bespoke underwrites, including older aircraft, green time engines, part-out structures, back-leverage for sponsor portfolio, etc. This person needs to have the ability to be hands‑on, a willingness to work on deals directly, and to go through a training process/learning curve on ATLAS‑specific aircraft structures. The portfolio will require increased monitoring and oversight for asset classes not tested through the cycle and those under stress. You will work closely with the ATLAS Origination teams, other risk leaders, and clients to evaluate credit risk in new and existing transactions. Their analysis will be heavily relied upon by the AASP CRO and Apollo senior risk officers to gain comfort in signing off on transactions. You will develop a strong partnership with deal teams to ensure alignment between the business and the firm’s risk appetite and enhance the stature of the credit risk team through a stronger culture of review and challenge. This role requires deep subject matter expertise in analyzing assets, structural protections, sponsor and/or originator financial wherewithal, and servicer capabilities. The Director should manage challenging collateral, valuation, and security interest/enforcement provisions. Ability and willingness to learn about other transportation assets over time is a must. The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in securitized products and warehouse lending and significant experience in aircraft and/or broader transportation sector, strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Responsibilities
* Risk manage all aircraft and transportation transactions.
* Conduct complete analysis on transactions, highlight risk concerns early and ongoing, challenge deal teams, and gain expertise in asset classes.
* Demonstrate an ability to form an independent view, raise concerns early and consistently, and document the analysis in a succinct risk memo.
* For higher credit risk accounts, work alongside Legal counsel and deal teams to prepare, analyze, and execute legal documents, including review of final loan agreements.
* Act as a self‑sufficient risk manager, handling transactions strongly and independently.
* Utilize all the tools available and work with the Risk Analytics team to develop new risk views (data, reporting, tools) if there are gaps in information needed to get to the correct analysis.
* Present diligence findings to various Investment Committees, make a recommendation, and answer questions of the committee.
Qualifications & Experience
* Experience with and/or strong subject matter knowledge of aviation and transportation asset classes; underwriting asset value and core credit risk analysis on related parties.
* Background in aircraft securitizations (5–15 years of experience); beneficial exposure to bespoke or less liquid asset classes.
* Strong foundation in risk, solution‑oriented, ability to balance commercial needs with risk discipline and control.
* Extensive financial analysis and cash flow modeling skills; expertise in credit risk management; strong understanding of risk metrics/models/systems.
* Ability to build risk management tools to aid in governing risk in the portfolio (stress tests, risk ratings, etc.).
* Strong analytical skills, multi‑asset class experience, detail orientation.
* Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to investment committees.
* Understanding of rating agency methodology for ABS securitizations.
* Experience with critical financial decisions and complex criteria.
About Apollo
Apollo is a high‑growth, global alternative asset manager that provides excess return across the risk‑reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. With over three decades of investing expertise across our integrated platform, Apollo serves clients’ financial return needs and delivers innovative capital solutions for growth.
Benefits
Apollo offers a benefit program that provides meaningful coverage for employees and families.
Pay Range
$250,000
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.
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