Analyst - Business Partner

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, 2026, 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:

The incumbent will be a part of the HC business partner team in India that covers the AISL operating teams (Finance, Investment Risk, Operations, Compliance, Accounts Payable, and growing) and our Private Equity business.

The key imperatives of the role are to provide sound and commercial advice and demonstrated thought leadership, while maintaining an active focus on day-to-day execution and HC support. It is critical this individual is experienced and comfortable in dealing with all aspects of talent management, employee relations, performance, and career development processes (including training, leadership development, executive coaching, etc.) as well as general HC administration (legal documentation, local employment laws, etc.). The successful candidate must demonstrate an ability to understand the nuances of a financial services firm and the nature of the role HC plays accordingly at Apollo. Sophisticated thinking, leadership presence and high emotional intelligence and interpersonal effectiveness will be necessary to execute this role successfully and inspire the trust and credibility required for others to have confidence in his/her ability to provide prudent, insightful, and commercial guidance/perspective. The firm expects this individual to make a multi-year commitment to this role, bring fresh thinking to the Human Capital team and add significant value in helping the firm attract, motivate, develop and retain the best possible talent.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing leverage and serving as an effective advisor to the firm's senior professionals.
• Within respective business coverage, responsibility for a wide range of human capital disciplines including onboarding, employee relations, training and development, succession planning and talent mapping, compensation, and retention of top talent, diversity and inclusion.
• Engaging talent in their career and developmental needs.
• Conceiving, designing, and executing best-in-class Leadership development programs through understanding organizational needs, focused academic research, and external perspective.
• Championing the individual development of managers and leaders across the organization through design and implementation of focused transition programs.
• Triaging ER situations as they arise, acting with the highest levels of professionalism.
• Identifying professional development initiatives, including design and delivery of appropriate training and coaching activities.
• Depending on the successful candidate's background and interest, taking on additional responsibilities and/or special projects.
• Partnering closely with the various global HC teams to ensure seamless employee experiences.
• Building external relationships to ensure strong working knowledge of the broader external landscape including talent best practices, benchmarking (including compensation) and building a talent pipeline and help create more visibility for Apollo as employer of choice in India.

Qualifications & Experience

• MBA in Human Resources or other relevant area preferred.
• 2-5 years of progressive HCBP experience in financial services with high growth preferred
• Matrix experience required – ability to navigate across the organization
• Ability to consult and build credible relationships with senior leaders
• Strong analytical and quantitative orientation, including proficiency with excel
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Effective interpersonal, organizational and follow up skills
• Excellent execution skills, Hands on, attention to detail; a self-starter, ability to multi-task
• Results and commercial orientation
• Effective and collaborative team player
• High trust and integrity – can be counted on to do the right thing
• Solid working knowledge of local employment laws
• Experience in managing high performing professionals.

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.