Vp, Lead Quantitative Strategist, External Managers

2 weeks ago


Singapore GIC Investment Full time

**Location**:Singapore, SG**Job Function**:External Managers Department**Job Type**:Permanent**Req ID**:16076- GIC 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**
The External Managers Department seeks to identify and develop relationships with the best breed of global investment managers capture attractive investment opportunities across major asset classes such as hedge funds, equities and fixed income..

We are seeking an experienced professional to join us as Lead Quantitative Strategist. In this role, you will lead, drive, and conduct quantitative research and analysis on different style managers and strategies ranging from discretionary macro, multi-assets, equities, credit, and quant to deliver impactful insights and tools that enhance our investment decision-making process.**What impact can you make in this role?**
You will get to lead a specialize team of quantitative professionals to grow their career and expertise in harnessing data, quantitative and AI/ML methods to provide holistic and comprehensive data and evidence based driven insights and recommendations that drives our investment decision-making. You will get to augment, innovate, and shape the different stages of our investment process with quantitative and AI/ML methods and tools to amplify our breadth, depth, and scale in generating investment performance. Additionally, you will shape the department's data and analytical capabilities, helping to institutionalize and expand our collective domain knowledge.

**What will you do as a Lead Quantitative Strategist?**
- Thought partner to department and investment heads in harnessing data, quantitative and AI/ML methods to augment the respective investment processes.
- Thought partner to help shape the department’s data and analytical capabilities, landscape and ecosystem.
- Lead, guide and manage quantitative research and analysis work across the investment process ranging from screening of managers, manager selection and strategy due diligence to portfolio construction, ensuring research quality and on time delivery.
- Oversee and govern models, analysis, and tools implementation to ensure conformance to best practices, team wide tools and infrastructure.
- Manage and run team’s model and analytics operations.
- Perform quantitative research and analysis with a primary focus on capital allocations, portfolio constructions, optimizations, and risks.

**What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?**
- Advanced degree in fields such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Economics
- Experience in a fund allocator setting is a plus
- Good understandings of macro, credit and equities investing and/or capital markets.
- Proficiency in R or Python and SQL
- Be highly motivated, intellectually curious and adept at multi-tasking
- Independent thinker who is able articulate his/her views well, both in verbal and written form
- Strong team player who is comfortable in fostering new internal and external relationships
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to understand, influence and obtain buy-in from stakeholders effectively.

**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.**Flexibility at GIC**
- 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.**GIC is an equal opportunity employer**-
**Learn more about our External Managers Department here**:



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