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Junior Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income

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Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Sep 16

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid Level
  • Banking & Finance
    Product
  • London
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • You need 3+ years in portfolio management, strong analytical and communication skills, proficiency in VBA/Python, and a finance or math degree from a top-tier school. Knowledge of insurance asset management is essential.
  • You will manage trades, optimize portfolios, develop risk tools, analyze market opportunities, and present new trading strategies under Solvency and accounting frameworks.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience on trading desk / portfolio management at an investment bank or investment management firm
  • Experience working on a trading desk and/or portfolio management team
  • Excellent analytical skills, rigorous, detailed-oriented
  • Technically proficient in at least 1 asset class and portfolio management analytics, with ability to produce analysis independently
  • Technically proficient in VBA and/or Python
  • Ability to multi-task and adapt – ability to deliver across wide range of topics in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Understanding of insurance specific asset management tenets (ALM and capital management)
  • Academic background in finance, mathematics, physics or equivalent
  • Bachelor’s degree from top tier engineering or business school with specialization in finance or mathematics

Responsibilities

  • Support day to day portfolio management activity – sizing and implementation of cash and derivative trades, portfolio optimization to clients’ objectives and market conditions, P&L calculation, trading limit control
  • Strengthening of trading, execution, reporting processes, including the development of advanced risk analytics tools
  • Identify market opportunities and build market analytics – contribute detailed market updates to internal and external clients and to initiate capital-generating trading for insurance businesses
  • Provide analysis and presentation of new trading strategies within an insurance context – e.g., scenario, sensitivity, or simulation in given Solvency and accounting frameworks

FAQs

What is the main responsibility of the Junior Portfolio Manager in the ALM team?

The main responsibility is to support portfolio management activity, trade idea generation, risk monitoring, and building infrastructure for portfolio management tools.

How many years of experience are required for this position?

A minimum of 3 years of experience in trading desk or portfolio management at an investment bank or investment management firm is required.

What technical skills are required for this role?

Candidates should be technically proficient in at least one asset class and portfolio management analytics, and must be skilled in VBA and/or Python.

What type of analysis will the Junior Portfolio Manager be expected to perform?

The Junior Portfolio Manager will be expected to provide analysis and presentation of new trading strategies, including scenario, sensitivity, or simulation analysis within given Solvency and accounting frameworks.

What academic background is preferred for this position?

A Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier engineering or business school with a specialization in finance or mathematics is preferred.

Is experience in insurance asset management important for this role?

Yes, understanding of insurance-specific asset management tenets, such as ALM and capital management, is important.

What kind of environment will the Junior Portfolio Manager work in?

The Junior Portfolio Manager will work in a fast-paced environment that requires the ability to multi-task and adapt across a wide range of topics.

Will the Junior Portfolio Manager be creating risk analytics tools?

Yes, one of the responsibilities includes developing advanced risk analytics tools to strengthen trading, execution, and reporting processes.

Does Apollo provide equal employment opportunities?

Yes, Apollo provides equal employment opportunities regardless of various protected characteristics, as outlined in the job description.

What is Apollo's investment strategy focus?

Apollo focuses on providing clients excess returns along the risk-reward spectrum through three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity.

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Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Apollo is a high-growth alternative asset manager.

1001-5000
Employees
1990
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

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. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com. Nothing herein constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or product of Apollo or any Apollo-managed fund.