Associate, CLO Structuring

About the Company

Redding Ridge Asset Management LLC was established and seeded by Apollo Global Management, Inc. in 2016. Redding Ridge has assets under management of approximately $44.2 billion as of October 31, 2025. The firm acts as a collateral manager for CLO transactions and related warehouse facilities in the U.S. and Europe, while providing structuring and ratings advisory services.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior structurers and the portfolio management team across the full deal lifecycle
• Pioneer AI integration into the CLO structuring process, from automating analytics to developing intelligent models
• Evaluate and benchmark emerging AI tools and large language models for applicability across the CLO structuring lifecycle
• Design, train, and refine AI agents purpose-built for CLO structuring, including structured prompting and dataset curation
• Lead investor model development in Intex Dealmaker and Excel, including replicating and stress-testing rating agency scenarios
• Collaborate with Portfolio Management to monitor existing deals and proactively surface constraints
• Serve as a key liaison with legal counsel and rating agencies to ensure a smooth ratings process
• Maintain and enhance deal pipeline reporting for internal and external audiences

Requirements

• 2+ years of CLO structuring experience
• Proficiency in Intex (Dealmaker and Calc) and Excel
• Familiarity with AI agent frameworks, prompt engineering, and dataset curation methodologies
• Hands-on experience developing, prompting, or fine-tuning AI agents or LLM-based workflows
• Fluency across all rating agency methodologies (WARF, CDR, and OC/IC frameworks)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degrees or coursework in machine learning, data science, or AI
• Experience working with structured financial data in an AI/ML context