Associate Director - Transformation Management

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 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 March 31, 2025, Apollo had approximately $785 billion of assets under management. . To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

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. 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

At Apollo, we’re a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to our investors and shareholders. With over 30 years of proven expertise across Private Equity, Credit and Real Estate, regions and industries, we’re known for our integrated businesses, our strong investment performance, our value-oriented philosophy – and our people.

The Transformation Management team works across Apollo focusing on strategic advisory, project management, and process improvement. We partner cross-functionally to enable the firm to successfully execute key strategic initiatives, to problem solve for complex objectives, and to provide expertise and resourcing for program/project management and process assessment/improvement.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own end-to-end delivery of large, multi-workstream transformation programs, with accountability for scope, outcomes, governance, timeline, delivery quality, and budget inputs.
• Shape program strategy and execution approach by defining problem statements, target outcomes, success metrics, sequencing, workstream structure, governance, and escalation paths.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning process redesign, operating model change, technology implementation, data/analytics enablement, and change management.
• Partner directly with functional heads, senior leaders, and executive stakeholders to align on priorities, make decisions, and resolve complex delivery trade-offs.
• Drive executive governance, including steering committee materials, decision memos, benefit tracking and risk narratives.
• Anticipate and manage cross-workstream dependencies, risks, and blockers; intervene early and decisively to maintain momentum and delivery confidence.
• Build, review, and challenge business cases, prioritization models, financial analyses, and resource plans.
• Manage external vendors and consulting partners where relevant and hold them accountable to agreed outcomes.
• Continuously improve how the team delivers transformation, including governance practices, templates, playbooks, and practical use of AI/analytics to improve speed and quality.
• Support steering committee and sponsor communications through concise written updates, meeting materials, and status narratives.
• Contribute to team standards, templates, and best practices for project and program

Qualifications & Experience

• ·11+ years of experience in management consulting, enterprise transformation, program management, PMO leadership, business operations, or similar roles in a complex environment.

  
  

  ·Proven track record of owning large-scale, cross-functional programs with multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders.

  
  

  ·Demonstrated experience shaping program approach, governance, success metrics, and delivery plans in ambiguous environments.

  
  

  ·Critical thinker with strong quantitative, qualitative, and analytical skills who expresses their thoughts and ideas clearly both in oral and written communications

  
  

  ·Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and translate complexity into clear decisions and narratives.

  
  

  ·Strong analytical, financial, and structured problem-solving capabilities.

  
  

  ·Experience leading teams directly and/or managing matrixed teams across functions.

  
  

  ·Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to create executive-ready analysis and materials.

  
  

  ·Practical AI/analytics fluency and willingness to use modern tools to improve productivity, insight

  
  

  generation, and decision support.

  
  

  Strong judgment, prioritization, and trade-off management in high-stakes situations

  
  

Preferred Qualifications (Good to have)

• ·Experience in financial services, asset management, private markets, or another highly regulated and

  
  

  complex environment.

  
  

  ·Experience leading software development, implementation, or business process transformation programs.

  
  

  ·Understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, and how to bridge business and technology teams.

  
  

  ·Familiarity with project delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or similar.

  
  

  ·Experience in middle- and back-office transformation, operating model design, or process excellence.

  
  

  ·Experience managing third-party vendors and consulting partners.

  
  

  ·Exposure to analytics, dashboarding, automation, workflow tools, and digital productivity enablement

  
  

Skills / Tools

• ·Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; able to translate complex work into crisp executive narratives,

  
  

  governance materials, and decision support.

  
  

  ·Strong working familiarity with AI productivity tools and analytics platforms, with hands-on willingness to use tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Power BI, Python, SQL, or similar in day-to-day transformation work.

  
  

  ·Ability to set standards for responsible AI usage, quality control, confidentiality, and repeatable team

  
  

  practices.

  
  

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.