Strategy & Business Management Principal (Asset Management)

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; the role will be based in Austin

Company

hirify.global and Athene are building a strategic growth hub in Austin across asset management and retirement solutions.

What you will do

• Act as a strategic partner and project manager to Austin office leadership, preparing meeting materials, talking points, and briefing notes.
• Drive business strategy, daily operations, organizational effectiveness, and long-term growth initiatives.
• Support the continued build-out of Austin as a strategic growth hub and coordinate initiatives across the firm.
• Manage business reviews, forecasting, budgeting, capital raise and deployment analysis, hiring, and performance tracking.
• Manage leadership meeting cadence, agendas, decisions, follow-ups, and communication across senior committees.
• Lead people, culture, community engagement, and special projects for senior management.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience as a Chief of Staff or COO supporting senior leadership at a comparable financial services institution.
• Exceptional verbal, written, presentation, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Experience building cross-functional relationships, influencing decisions, and driving complex initiatives through execution.
• Strong financial acumen, commercial judgment, strategic vision, and attention to detail.
• Ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, anticipate issues, and handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity.
• Strong executive presence, discretion, humility, and relationship-management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Two-year opportunity designed to provide differentiated experience and perspective across Apollo's businesses.
• Exposure to all asset classes and collaboration with leaders across Apollo and Athene.
• Opportunity to help build a connected and effective Austin team and engage with the local community.
• Eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and firm performance.