Associate VP (Sustainability) - Temasek International Pte Ltd

Temasek International Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Temasek International Pte. Ltd. in Singapore seeks a senior sustainability investments professional to advance decarbonisation and climate transition initiatives across the portfolio.

You will develop pilots, engage with portfolio companies and policymakers, and distill global developments into actionable intelligence to support Temasek's climate strategy. The role requires a strong systems-thinking background, extensive experience in clean energy or investment strategy, and the ability to lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in science, engineering, or business.
• Minimum six years of relevant experience in clean energy, investment, or corporate transition strategy.
• Ability to integrate technical, economic, policy, and strategic considerations into analysis.
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects with rigor and precision.
• Knowledge of Singapore ecosystem and global developments.

Responsibilities

• Support opportunities in Sustainable-Living trend-related investments that can help retain optionality and strengthen connectivity with Temasek Portfolio Companies.
• Develop new pilots that support Temasek's ambitions in decarbonisation and climate.
• Support senior engagements with Temasek Portfolio Companies to improve their climate transition readiness, and to align with science / sectoral decarbonisation pathways.
• Track technology, policy, and commercial developments globally and distill findings into actionable intelligence for the wider Temasek ecosystem.
• Engage portfolio companies, technology developers, policymakers, and global counterparts to validate assumptions, surface opportunities, and advance solutions.
• Drive analysis and solution development across assigned clean energy sectors, spanning technology evaluation, technoeconomic modelling, commercial thesis construction, and ecosystem enablement.
• Lead and manage initiatives from problem definition through to execution, with full accountability across complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams.

Skills

Systems thinking

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Project management

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in science, engineering, or business

Job description

Temasek is a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with a net portfolio value of S$518 billion (US$401b, €350b, £304b, RMB2.77t) as at 31 March 2026. Our Purpose So Every Generation Prospers guides us to make a difference for today's and future generations. We seek to build a resilient and forward-looking portfolio that will deliver good sustainable returns over the long term.

We have 13 offices in 9 countries around the world: Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore in Asia; and Brussels, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Washington, DC outside Asia.

For more information on Temasek, please visit www.temasek.com.sg
For Temasek Review 2026, please visit www.temasekreview.com.sg
For Sustainability Report 2026, please visit www.temasek.com.sg/SR2026

Introduction

At Temasek, sustainability is at the core of everything we do - from our mandate to deliver good sustainable returns value over the long term, to our strategy of how we operate as an institution, shape over portfolio, and engage our portfolio companies to build sustainable businesses.

In partnership with various teams across Temasek and our broader ecosystem, the Sustainability Group initiates, develops and implements strategies to build a climate-resilient, net zero portfolio and to enables nature positive and inclusive growth; catalyses new business opportunities and solutions that contribute to sustainable development; advances thought leadership and engagement on sustainability topics; and supports our growth as a sustainable organisation to create shared value aligned with our mandate of generating good sustainable returns over the long term.

The Sustainability Group comprises of the following sub-teams and partners with the investment group and functional teams to strengthen our sustainability capabilities and ecosystem.

The Sustainable Solutions team catalyses the decarbonisation of Temasek's portfolio by developing the commercial and innovation thesis for emerging climate solutions. The team's mandate is anchored to Temasek's 2050 net zero ambition and is focused on sectors where structural decarbonisation challenges persist, including green hydrogen, low-carbon fuels for aviation and maritime, advanced nuclear, heavy industry electrification, advanced geothermal, data infrastructure energy efficiency, and water efficiency, among others.

Responsibilities

• Support opportunities in Sustainable-Living trend-related investments that can help retain optionality and strengthen connectivity with Temasek Portfolio Companies.
• Develop new pilots that support Temasek's ambitions in decarbonisation and climate.
• Support senior engagements with Temasek Portfolio Companies to improve their climate transition readiness, and to align with science / sectoral decarbonisation pathways.
• Track technology, policy, and commercial developments globally and distill findings into actionable intelligence for the wider Temasek ecosystem.
• Engage portfolio companies, technology developers, policymakers, and global counterparts to validate assumptions, surface opportunities, and advance solutions.
• Drive analysis and solution development across assigned clean energy sectors, spanning technology evaluation, technoeconomic modelling, commercial thesis construction, and ecosystem enablement.
• Lead and manage initiatives from problem definition through to execution, with full accountability across complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in science, engineering, or business. Cross-disciplinary backgrounds are welcome.
• Minimum six years of relevant experience in clean energy, investment, or corporate transition strategy.
• Strong systems thinking capability, with the ability to integrate technical, economic, policy, and strategic considerations into a coherent analytical view.
• Familiarity with corporate transition strategy, technoeconomic analysis and investment evaluation is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects with rigor and precision.
• Working knowledge of the Singapore ecosystem combined with active awareness of global developments across relevant sectors.
• Sound judgment and the ability to operate with autonomy, calibrating pace and approach to the demands of each workstream.

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