Vp, Investment Services Real Estate, Governance

Location: Singapore, SG- Job Function: Investment Services Private Markets- Job Type: Permanent- Req ID: 15404GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 offices 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.

**Investment Services Private Markets**

We manage deal structuring, due diligence and closing. We provide financial operations to GIC’s private equity, infrastructure, and real estate assets, as well as tax structuring, corporate holding structures, valuations, and financial reporting.

**Investment Services Management (Real Estate)**

The Investment Services Management (Real Estate) team sits within ISPVM and plays a vital role to provide business management, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring support to Real Estate Investment Professionals globally. This includes developing governance structures for the Real Estate business, propagating industry best practices, improving efficiency by process design, coordinating deal execution and closings, providing timely and accurate performance information and overseeing the process of identification and presenting data to ensure GIC Real Estate continues to retain its competitive edge. The team also manages the Real Estate portfolio insurance program to ensure appropriate protection of downside risks.

**What will you do as a VP, Investment Services Real Estate, Governance & Process?**

Governance & Process
- Accountable to the Real Estate Management to develop Real Estate investment approval and execution frameworks as well as asset management lifecycle of activities, ensuring complete coverage of our real estate assets.
- Incorporation of enterprise policies including legal, regulatory, risk and sustainability considerations into RE’s investment and asset management processes.
- Implement policies globally, striving for greater scale and effectiveness in execution across all countries/regions.
- Leading periodic reviews of internal processes to enhance efficiency and / or controls, benchmarking processes to market best practices.
- Proactively consider and implement process improvements, drive technology initiatives to achieve efficiencies and economies of scale.

Operational Risk and Audits
- Work with the management team of the Real Estate business on operational risk matters, ensuring compliance with GIC’s operational risk policies.
- Oversee the JV and vendor operational due diligence program for the Real Estate business.
- Review audit observations and enhance governance standards.

Others
- Business management support for the Real Estate business.

**What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?**
- Minimum 8 years relevant work experience
- University degree in relevant field (business, accounting, Real Estate, or similar)
- Ideally comes with business management experience in a buy-side or sell-side set-up
- Strong process re-engineering skills with good understanding of efficiency and governance
- Detail-oriented with ability to work independently and manage projects
- Service-focused, with a desire to be a strong partner to investment teams and other stakeholders
- Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills
- Inquisitive self-starter, with ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to drive co-ordination and project manage amongst multiple stakeholders
- Experience managing teams either in a formal capacity and / or through leading major projects
- Excellent computer skills in Excel and PowerPoint
- A good understanding of real estate investment processes would be an advantage

**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**

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