Vice President, Investment Stewardship

Khazanah Nasional Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A national sovereign wealth fund in Kuala Lumpur seeks a senior professional for developing and implementing stewardship strategies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in relevant fields, strong leadership, and excellent interpersonal skills. You will work closely with senior management and be responsible for portfolio monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and integrating sustainability into investment processes.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of relevant work experience in Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Governance, or Corporate Finance.
• Strong leadership and excellent communication skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior management on stewardship strategies.
• Act as secretariat for Khazanah’s Nominee Directors.
• Integrate sustainability considerations in investment processes.

Skills

Integrity

Intellectual curiosity

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Emotional intelligence

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Legal, Business or relevant major

Job description

About Khazanah Nasional (“Khazanah”)

Khazanah is Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund that was established in 1994 with mandate to invest and deliver sustainable value for Malaysians. We strive to find balance between growing financial returns with appropriate risk-adjusted financial returns and developmental investments that delivers identified socio-economic impact to benefit future generations.

By joining us, you will be working in an environment that upholds core values of professionalism, diligence, teamwork, integrity, and mutual respect. We offer a dynamic, intellectually rigorous, and growth-oriented environment for your personal and professional growth.

Who we are: CIO Office

The CIO Office was established to institutionalize performance management and stewardship of the Portfolio as well as enhance capabilities of the Investments Division in Khazanah. There are 6 units within the CIO Office:

1. Performance Reporting and Analytics (PRA)
2. Investment Strategy & Asset Allocation (ISAA)
3. Investments Monitoring (IM)
4. Stewardship
5. Investments Compliance; and
6. Division Administrative Support

The CIO Office is the strategic and operational engine room of the Investments Division in Khazanah.

Core Objectives:

Khazanah believes that effective leadership is a crucial determinant of success for its investee companies. Therefore, Khazanah’s value creation objectives must be supported by stewardship strategies that encourage leadership effectiveness outcomes. This must occur alongside activities that forward and protect shareholder rights through stakeholder engagement on topics such as corporate governance and sustainability.

Who do we seek: Values and Characteristics

We are looking for individuals who possess the following criteria:

• High level of integrity
• Intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness
• Flexible, dynamic and agile individuals
• Big picture and detail-oriented at the same time
• Emotional intelligence and awareness
• A team player

Know-how and strong interest in the following areas:

• Functional understanding of investment concepts with an appreciation of the multiple factors that impact shareholder value and return, and their linkage with stewardship strategies
• Communicating stewardship strategies with the objective of influencing and formulating frameworks and policies
• Adept at translating corporate governance and sustainability trends, concepts and regulations into practical implementable actions.

What you will be doing:

• Collaborate with senior management and investment teams in developing, monitoring and refining stewardship strategies as part of value creation plans.
• Collaborate with peers within the CIO Office to ensure coherence in terms of portfolio monitoring and management.
• Act as secretariat for Khazanah’s Nominee Directors, facilitating selection, nomination and assessment.
• As part of enhancing the effectiveness of individual Nominee Directors, coordinate engagement and learning and development opportunities.
• Integrate sustainability considerations in investment processes, including the policy on responsible investing.
• Lead research on relevant themes connected with stewardship including corporate directorship, leadership, governance, and sustainability.
• Structure, clean-up, maintain and enhance internal databases to support stewardship activities, including the production of the annual stewardship report to the Investment Committee.

Minimum qualifications and requirements

• Eight to ten years of relevant work experience in this or a related field (e.g., Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance).
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Legal, Business, or relevant other major.
• Strong leadership and has excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills in managing internal and external stakeholders and present complex information in a clear and concise manner.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment at a dynamic pace.
• Passionate and keen to continue learning on the job. Must possess good judgment and discretion in handling sensitive information.

We encourage and value applications from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences whereby all qualified candidates will be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Our employment decisions are based on merit, business needs, and job requirements.