Analyst- KYC

Position Overview
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 to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and 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.
OUR PURPOSE AND 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. Please reach out to your Human Capital Business Partner for more detailed information on specific benefits.
Position Overview
Apollo is seeking an exceptional professional to join the Counterparty Management team to focus on counterparty relationship management, account onboarding, and KYC documentation coordination. Apollo’s significant business in complex private markets and fund structures, particularly as related to distressed debt, requires detailed and precise execution of numerous key operational activities across multiple Enterprise Solutions functions and Investment professionals as well as close co-ordination with external counterparts, brokers, and other service providers. This role, in partnership with senior members of the Operations Solutions team, will be responsible for ensuring all key responsibilities are understood by all parties, internal and external, and that execution of various tasks to support the transaction are completed timely and accurately and or otherwise appropriately escalated.

Primary Responsibilities

• Trading Line Management
• Communication with Front office regarding needs for new counterparties
• Liaise with Clearing, Prime, OTC and Repo counterparties
• Assist with providing KYC documentation for counterparties (building KYC packets)
• Connectivity to legal counsel for trading agreement negotiation
• Tracking and communication of new brokers- connectivity to compliance when new brokers are approved and green-lighted
  

Data/Account Management & Maintenance

• LEI Creation and Maintenance
• Document Preparation - redacting, collating and distributing packets to stakeholders
• Updating Apollo information and documentation in various tools
• Maintaining up to date KYC packs in order to maintain existing trading lines and establish deal-related KYC
• Handle periodic/annual counterparty reviews
  

Qualifications & Experience
Ideal candidates will have:

• 2-6 years of experience working in a complex financial services firm supporting a markets / trading business line
• General knowledge of derivative, prime broker, FCM trading agreements is a must
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of fund structures and supporting legal documentation
• Capable of navigating onboarding tools, internal systems and vendor applications
• Familiarity with Markit Onboarding Accelerator is a must
• Must be a proactive self-starter with strong project management and technical skills
• Strong organizational and documentation skills (ability to synthesize succinct and cohesive process narratives, control descriptions, and action plans)
• Strong oral communication skills
• Ability to take direction and execute successfully with minimal supervision
• Proactive in completing projects and initiatives
• Able to adapt and learn quickly within the continued evolution of the firm and industry
• Demonstrates responsiveness when handling internal and external communications
• Collaborative and energized by the open exchange of ideas
• Strong attention to details
  

Apollo provides equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, veteran status, gender/sex or sexual orientation, or any other criterion or circumstance protected by applicable law, ordinance, or regulation. The above criteria are intended to be used as a guide only – candidates who do not meet all the above criteria may still be considered if they are deemed to have relevant experience/ equivalent levels of skill or knowledge to fulfil the requirements of the role. Any job offer will be conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time, and entering into definitive contractual documentation satisfactory to Apollo.