Job Description

Location: Singapore, SG

Job Function: Investment Services Public Markets

Job Type: Permanent

Req ID: 13503


Investment Services Public Markets
Investment Services Public Markets (ISPM) is an integrated investment service team that uses data and emerging technologies to provide services for public market investment activities strategically and tactically. The team is responsible for business strategy and management functions for all public market investment groups, as well as GIC’s global trade execution management, custody control and asset servicing, investment monitoring, regulatory compliance, futures and derivative clearing operations, collateral management, pricing and valuations, data solutions and services and asset rebalancing. The coverage extends across a spectrum of products such as equities, bonds, money market, foreign exchange, futures, collateralized securities and other derivatives.
We are looking to hire for a Vice President to join our Investment/Strategy Services team to support the External Management department and Funds in Public Markets. The successful candidate will support External Management investment strategies in delivering Sustainable Top Quartile Performance and is required to interact with people at all levels across the firm. The candidate will work closely with teams in Singapore and New York, as well as counterparties and service providers across the globe.
The candidate will work with the External Management department to support in the execution of new strategies, refine existing and build new processes and to support the business requirements with close collaboration with internal and external business partners. In addition, they will support product development and prioritization, oversee governance and controls, and partner in technology rollouts as well as perform general business management functions such as resource prioritization and budget planning. A major focus recently has been in the investment of technology and data to improve business intelligence and accelerate smart data-driven decisions. This candidate will also be part of the Funds support team that looks at the front office support for funds.
Responsibilities

• Project lead in strategy execution and change initiatives from initiation to post-implementation, including interfacing with other functions across GIC.
• Support business strategy and infrastructure planning for Fixed Income department
• Perform other business management functions including business continuity management, resource and budget prioritization, income and expense management, and manage business performance framework.
• Manage stakeholders across investment teams to deliver on initiatives and projects on a timely basis, with considered impact on the front office especially for corporate initiatives.
• Resolve front office issues and potential roadblocks arising from execution, operational, risk and compliance considerations.
• Provide strategy execution support including setting up new strategies and portfolios, benchmarking changes, and restructuring / rebalancing of funding and portfolio
• Work closely with Portfolio Managers, handling ad hoc requests to support department and division reviews
• Produce reports and analysis to support business needs, including the building of exposure, risk and performance reports/dashboards amongst others by working closely with the Business Solutions and Analytics (BSA) team within ISPM on data and analytics requirements
• Work with other ISPM teams and relevant departments (including risk, audit, legal and compliance) to drive process and system improvements and deployments, whilst managing portfolio administration and related system accesses.

Requirements

• Degree in either business, finance, engineering, technology or related field with at least 10 years of relevant work experience in the financial services or related sector.
• A strong focus on technology and data, analytics, operations, and finance.
• Good working knowledge with MS Office, and data visualization requirements and tools such as Tableau is highly preferred.
• Comfortable working with data and have a good sense of numbers. Experience with SQL, VBA, Python or basic programming skills is preferred.
• Ability to drive process and reporting improvements.
• Highly meticulous and well-organized.
• Self-starter, with strong initiative, who is hands-on and comfortable to manage multiple tasks, is confident to engage different stakeholders, and can work independently to drive for outcomes.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and is resilient to challenges.
• A strong team player with excellent interpersonal, communications and analytical skills, who is keen to learn, support and contribute to the team’s mandate.

Our PRIME Values

Our PRIME Values

GIC is a values driven organization. GIC’s PRIME Values act as our compass, enabling us to fulfil our fundamental purpose and objectives. It is the foundational bedrock which governs our behaviors, our decision making, and our focus. It informs both our long-term strategy as a firm, and the way we relate to our Client, business partners and employees. PRIME stands for Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence.