Principal, EMEA Portfolio Risk | Credit

Overview

As Principal, Portfolio Risk in London, you will provide independent oversight of credit and multi-asset portfolios, partnering with portfolio managers and senior stakeholders to assess construction, risk drivers, and decision-making. You will advance Apollo’s global risk framework through analytics tooling, models, and processes, while leading risk discussions and mentoring teammates. This role combines hands-on risk analytics with strategic influence to shape portfolio risk management in a fast-paced, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess risks across credit and multi-asset strategies, ensuring alignment with objectives
• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers and Trading to review construction, exposures, and drivers
• Perform risk analyses including scenario analysis, stress testing, and attribution
• Provide independent challenge to influence investment decisions and positioning
• Utilize and enhance proprietary risk systems to analyze exposures and tail risks
• Develop analytical tools (Python-based) to improve efficiency and insight across the risk platform
• Work with Technology and Analytics to advance risk infrastructure and modelling
• Prepare clear risk reporting for senior management and investment teams
• Engage with global Risk, Investment, and Technology stakeholders to ensure best practices
• Contribute to strategic initiatives in risk framework enhancements and process optimisation
• Mentor junior team members and promote best practices across regions, driving global collaboration
• Take ownership of key risk initiatives to enhance frameworks, tools, and processes
• Act as thought partner to senior leadership to evolve the firm’s portfolio risk approach

Key requirements

• 10+ years of experience in investment risk, portfolio risk, or market risk with a focus on credit strategies
• Deep understanding of credit markets including cash and synthetic products, structured credit, and derivatives
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with portfolio risk modelling experience
• Proficiency in Python and/or SQL and ability to develop analytic tools with large datasets
• Experience partnering with Portfolio Managers and influencing investment decisions
• Excellent communication skills for senior stakeholders
• Strong project management and organisational skills in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative mindset and ability to build cross-regional relationships
• Bachelor’s degree; advanced quantitative degree preferred

• collaboration
• clear communication
• influence and stakeholder management
• Python
• SQL
• portfolio risk modelling

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