
VP/SVP, Solution Architect, COO's Office
7 days ago
Location: Singapore, SG
Job Function: Chief Operating Officer's Office
Job Type: Permanent
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.
COO's Office
The COO's Office supports our COO to streamline operations and align them with strategic goals. You will work with the Enterprise Architect, Heads of Departments, and stakeholders across GIC to achieve operational excellence.
What impact can you make in this role?
You will be a critical contributor to the success of the Data Technology and Operations Masterplan (DTOM) Program that is tasked with simplifying GIC's operating platform, building critical new enterprise data capabilities, and delivering a platform that is flexible and can scale to meet GIC's strategic ambition. Your expertise will be essential in bridging the gap between high-level strategic goals and practical, executable plans, ultimately contributing to the firm's architecture transformation and long-term success.
What will you do as a Solution Architect?
The Solution Architect role is part of the newly formed GIC Architecture Practice. This role is responsible for designing and guiding the implementation of innovative operations and technology solutions that meet the needs of the business. You will report to the Enterprise Architect within the COO's Office.
In your role as Solution Architect, you will be responsible for:
- The design and development of solutions that meet business requirements, while ensuring alignment with the GIC "North Star" target architecture.
- Support the successful implementation of new business capabilities and systems.
Your knowledge of GIC, the asset management industry, and associated operational processes and IT platforms will allow you to provide commercially viable and practical solutions that deliver business value and can be implemented within required timeframes.
Working with the Architecture Practice, DTOM Program, Technology, and Investment Services teams, GIC's vendor partners, and other business stakeholders your responsibilities are to:
- Review and interpret business requirement specifications and define associated end-to-end operational and technical solutions covering operating model, applications, data, and integration.
- Work with application vendors and service providers in the formulation of end-to-end solutions.
- Engage with business stakeholders to ensure solutions are complete, fit-for-purpose, and meet business needs.
- Manage the process of solution architecture development within agreed timeframes and ensure compliance with GIC's North Star, design principles, and relevant policies and standards.
- Communicate solutions to business stakeholders, project and product teams, application vendors, service providers, and technical teams to ensure understanding and acceptance of solutions.
- Provide ongoing support and governance during solution implementation to resolve issues, manage any required solution changes, and ensure solutions are implemented as expected to meet business needs.
What makes you a successful candidate?
- Ideally 10 years (VP) or 14 years (SVP) of solution architecture/business or technical analysis/software engineering experience and minimally 5 years of investment management experience, preferably working for an asset owner, in one of the following areas:
- Private Markets
- Public Markets
- Total Portfolio
- Corporate Services
- Ability to develop relationships with and influence senior business and IT stakeholders.
- Structured thinking, problem solving and innovation skills.
- Proven structured approach and problem-solving ability.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Tertiary qualifications, preferably in IT, Engineering, or Science.
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.
We are an equal opportunity employer
GIC is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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