Job Description

GIC is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world\xe2\x80\x99s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

Technology Group
We experiment, design, and lead a 24\xc3\x977 global business where we support core capabilities in asset management, trading, investment operations, and risk management. We deliver secure, reliable, and integrated solutions, and provide insights on new, and emerging technologies.

Engineering and Architecture

You will help to build and sustains strong technology foundations forming the bedrock of GIC\xe2\x80\x99s digital solutions.

What impact can you make in this role?

• You will be empowered to be at the top of your game by providing strategic partnership, and innovative technology solutions that supports GIC\xe2\x80\x99s vision of being a tech-driven, global, long-term investment firm.
• What will you do as a User Experience Designer?
• Lead the end-to-end user experience design for multiple initiatives across GIC
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams, product management and the business to de\xef\xac\x81ne user journeys and implement innovative design solutions that align with business requirements
• Understand user needs in depth, including any pain-points, and synthesise user feedback, quantitative and qualitative data, business and technical constraints to inform design solutions
• Create storyboards, wireframes, user and process \xef\xac\x82ows and prototypes to effectively communicate complex interaction and design concepts clearly and persuasively to a wide and varied audience
• Illustrate design solutions from initial concept to hand-over to engineering team
• Define design guidelines, information architecture, visual language and introduce reusable design patterns and systems to create consistent users experience across multiple applications
• Define and execute the strategy, framework and process for user research, engaging users in the experience design process and evaluating their feedback
• Provide thought leadership and evangelism on design thinking and human-centric design
• Attract, lead and mentor other UX and UI designers within the GIC Experience Design competency
• Establish and evolve the UX process within the software development lifecycle

What makes you a successful candidate?

• 7+ years professional experience as a UX designer, interaction designer or related
• Strong online portfolio of past work demonstrating expertise in creating simple, intuitive user-centric designs with sensitivity to user-system interaction, including concepts, storyboards, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and design systems
• Strong track record of working closely with product and technology teams across organisational boundaries, from inception through implementation, in an Agile and iterative environment
• Experience with UX research practices, including usability studies, user interviews, A/B tests
• Experience presenting to and advising senior stakeholders and the ability to confidently present design concepts to all levels within the organisation both in writing and in person
• A grasp of HTML, JavaScript and CSS and how they inform design and interaction decisions
• Experience creating user experiences for complex data-driven financial workflows (preferred)
• Experience storytelling through data visualisation (preferred)
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Human Computer Interaction, Design, or a related (preferred)

Professional Skills

• Ability to persuade others and advocate for design excellence while being open to change
• Ability to coach and mentor peers through both expertise and ability to inspire
• Ability to create and nurture healthy working relationships through empathy and trust, with colleagues of all levels of seniority across the organisation
• Positive, friendly, collaborative and team-oriented attitude is a must-have
• Comfortable operating under uncertainty with the flexibility to adapt approach when necessary
• Values openness, humility, respect, transparency and constructive multi-directional feedback
• Loves to learn and share knowledge freely

Portfolio Submission

Your portfolio submission should include at least two case studies which highlight the following:

• The problem or challenge being solved
• Your specific role on the project
• The stakeholders and engineering teams, and how you worked together to overcome challenges and constraints
• The main insights gained whilst working on the project
• The impact of the work

Work at the Point of Impact
We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

GIC is a Great Place to Work
At GIC, we believe sustainable high performance is driven by high expectations and a commitment to excellence, as well as empowerment and flexibility. As such, we currently operate under a hybrid model in which most employees spend 3-4 days in office and 1-2 days working from home each week. This balance allows us to preserve the \xe2\x80\x98office as a hub\xe2\x80\x99 for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection, while giving our employees the flexibility to do their best work and be their best selves.

We are an equal opportunity employer

As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

Learn more about our Technology Group here:
https://gic.careers/group/technology-group/

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