Associate/avp, Business Strategy

Location: Singapore, SG- Job Function: External Managers Department- Job Type: Permanent- Req ID: 15728GIC is one of the world’s 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’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

**External Managers Department (EMD)**
We embrace an active investing approach for funds under external management to outperform public market benchmark indices.

**Business Strategy & Management**

You will be given the opportunity to work with multiple strategy heads to help execute new strategies, refine existing ones, and actively drive process improvements across to continuously improve the service offering. You will also help to provide support for pivotal initiatives across the organisation, leading all aspects of governance and controls, and partner in platform and programme rollouts as well as perform general business management functions such as resource prioritisation and planning

**What will you do as an Associate/AVP, Business Strategy & Management?**
- Assist portfolio managers in their deal sourcing, deal due diligence and investment monitoring activities.
- Exposures, risk and performance reporting, working with Portfolio Managers requirements to provide investment oversight functions.
- Processing and management of funds data, e.g performance, returns, exposures, transparency; and generation of analytics required to support investment decisions.
- Collaborate closely with internal and external parties to implement solutions to create business value and efficiency for the department.

**What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?**
- At least 2 - 5 years of experience in hedge funds or funds industry in general.
- Experience with fund investment data, including different hedge funds strategies, hybrid/complex structure, open-ended/closed-ended funds is preferred.
- High Technology quotient skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Excel is a must. Experience in SQL, VBA, R or Python and visualization tools such as Tableau is highly preferred.
- Enjoy working in a team, good interpersonal and team skills. Confident to engage different stakeholders to drive the desired outcomes.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, good time management skills and perform well under pressure.
- Possesses strong intellectual curiosity, eager to learn and constantly seeking out for improvement opportunities and new challenges.

**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, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection. At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves. Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration, but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

**We are an equal opportunity employer**

**Learn more about our External Managers Department here**:
**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.