Associate Director - Transformation

Apollo Global Management, Inc.; West Virginia; On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Transformation Management to lead cross-functional strategic initiatives across its global platform.

The role focuses on AI-first process redesign, value realization, and governance aligned with risk standards. The candidate will drive strategy through execution, develop measurable outcomes, and build executive-facing materials to support investment decisions.

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years in corporate strategy, management consulting, or digital transformation.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale transformation with tech, data, and operating-model redesign.
• Strong fluency in AI and automation concepts, including ML and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, cross-functional transformation initiatives from strategy to execution.
• Redesign core workflows using AI-first principles with automation and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Translate challenges into AI-enabled operating models to improve scalability and risk management.
• Conduct current-state assessments and develop future-state designs with performance metrics.
• Build value-realization frameworks tracking efficiency gains and financial impact from AI redesign.
• Develop executive materials and governance aligned with risk standards.

Skills

AI & automation concepts

Enterprise-scale transformation

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Financial modeling

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or Master’s degree

Job description

Position Overview

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager with approximately $938 Billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2025. We seek to deliver excess return at every point along the risk‑reward spectrum, from investment grade credit to private equity, through our fully integrated platform. Across our Asset Management and Retirement Services businesses, we provide innovative capital solutions and retirement products that expand opportunity and generate long‑term value.

The Associate Director, Transformation Management will lead complex, cross‑functional strategic and operational initiatives across Apollo’s global platform. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, digital enablement, and AI‑driven operating model redesign. This individual will champion AI‑first process redesign, institutionalize measurable value creation, and ensure transformation initiatives are executed with rigor, accountability, and alignment to Apollo’s risk and governance standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead large‑scale, cross‑functional transformation initiatives from strategy through execution, accountable for scope, timelines, budget, risk management, and measurable outcomes.
• Redesign core operating workflows using AI‑first principles, embedding automation, decision intelligence, and human‑in‑the‑loop controls into target‑state processes.
• Translate complex business challenges into AI‑enabled operating models that improve scalability, risk management, operating leverage, and decision velocity.
• Conduct detailed current‑state assessments, including process mapping, data flow analysis, and control evaluation, and develop future‑state designs with clear performance metrics.
• Build value realization frameworks that quantify and track efficiency gains, quality improvements, risk reduction, capacity creation, and financial impact resulting from AI‑driven redesign.
• Institutionalize repeatable methodologies for AI‑enabled business process reengineering, including governance standards, control frameworks, model risk considerations, and performance measurement.
• Develop executive‑level materials and financial analyses to support prioritization, investment approval, and steering committee decision‑making.
• Serve as a senior stakeholder manager, driving alignment across business leaders, executive sponsors, and control functions while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and responsible innovation.
• Ensure redesigned workflows align with regulatory requirements, operational risk standards, and firm‑wide governance expectations.

Qualifications & Experience

• 6-8+ years of experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, digital transformation, or operational improvement, with increasing ownership of complex initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise‑scale transformation efforts involving technology, data, and operating model redesign.
• Strong fluency in artificial intelligence and automation concepts, including machine learning applications, intelligent workflow automation, model governance considerations, and AI risk management frameworks.
• Superior analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to connect operational improvements to measurable economic value.
• Executive‑level communication skills, including the ability to distill complex, multi‑dimensional issues into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Proven ability to manage diverse stakeholders with competing priorities while maintaining momentum and accountability.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or equivalent experience; advanced degree (e.g., MBA or relevant technical master’s degree) preferred.
• Experience within financial services, asset management, insurance, or other highly regulated environments.
• Direct experience deploying AI‑enabled solutions into production environments, including change management and adoption strategies.
• Experience building value tracking dashboards or performance measurement frameworks tied to transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to institutionalize best practices and build scalable transformation playbooks across an organization.

Pay Range

$175,000 - 225,000

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.

The contents of the qualifications and experience section of this job description are a guideline only. If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role they will be considered.

The base salary range for this position is listed above. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance. Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.