Director, Transformation Strategy

Location: New York

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** 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 across the organization. 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. This individual will be responsible for identifying and executing strategic and operational initiatives across the firm and will champion process improvement practices and promote a culture of continuous improvement and performance measurement.
** Primary Responsibilities
*** Serve as go-to person for a given project (or projects), responsible for overall implementation of the project according to projected timelines, scope, budget, and KPIs
* Lead cross-functional (and often large-scale) strategic and operational transformation initiatives
* Institute best practices in project management, cross-functional communication, and establishing a framework for communicating target state or strategic vision
* Conduct process analysis, including documentation of current-state processes and associated pain points, along with actionable and measurable improvement recommendations
* Work on strategic advisory projects focused on operational excellence questions in our businesses and functions (including executive presentations, financial analysis, etc.)
* Develop and maintain financial analysis models to assist in project prioritization and approval process
* Manage key stakeholder relationships driving regular communications with project sponsors and steering groups, including executive-level stakeholders
** Qualifications & Experience
*** 10+ years of experience, preferably in corporate strategy with some mix of consultant/project-management capacity
* Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, MBA (optional)
* Critical thinker with strong quantitative, qualitative, and analytical skills who expresses their thoughts and ideas clearly both in oral and written communications
* Experience with owning projects and managing diverse stakeholders, often with competing priorities
* Superior executive-level presentation skills – able to distill complicated, multi-faceted issues into the key items to bring to leadership’s attention
* Collaborative thinker who can also work independently, multitask, and prioritize competing demands to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and complex environment
* Proactive and organized self-starter with a positive attitude, powerful work ethic, and strong attention to detail
* Proficiency in Excel and Power Point
* Financial Services / Asset Management experience strongly preferred
* Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to resolve internal differences and maintain confidentiality across a broad range of topics
* Nimble and flexible, with the ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously and pivot focus as needed while keeping key stakeholders engaged and informed
* The ability to take on a task and see it through to conclusion
* Strong drive, initiative, and demonstrated entrepreneurial skillsets
* Collaborative and able to effectively liaise and partner with junior and senior-level professionals
** Pay Range**$215,000 - $265,000

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