AVP, Central Reference Data Management (Pricing)

GIC; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangement

Job summary

GIC is seeking an AVP, Business Data Operations within Global Investment Services. You will design and deliver enterprise data capabilities that support investment decision‑making across public and private markets, collaborating with stakeholders across risk, technology, and investment teams.

Join a forward‑looking, PRIME‑values driven environment at a firm with a global footprint, four‑day‑in‑office model and flexible work from home; contribute to pricing data workflows, data governance, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Information Systems.
• 6–10 years in pricing and data operations in asset management or finance.
• Experience with reference and master data across lifecycle stages.
• Foundational understanding of financial instruments; derivatives a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with high data quality focus.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across business and tech teams.
• Self-starter with quick learning in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with operational improvement or change initiatives.
• Solid data management principles, processes, and controls.
• Familiarity with Python/SQL or AI-enabled tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support day-to-day pricing operations across ingestion, quality checks, and exception handling.
• Investigate and resolve data issues and process gaps impacting downstream systems.
• Serve as pricing SME, gathering requirements for pricing data.
• Perform data stewardship to align pricing data with enterprise standards.
• Partner with technology teams and MSPs to operate and enhance MDM and pricing data processes.
• Support assessments of data readiness for new investment products, structures, markets, and regulations.
• Participate in UAT and business validation for data changes.
• Identify and implement process improvements and change initiatives.
• Contribute to enhancement of GIC’s data management capabilities using best practices and AI where appropriate.

Job description

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.

Global Investment Services

GIS provides strategic investment services and financial management across GIC’s public and private market asset classes. Leveraging data and emerging technologies, the department drives the development and execution of business infrastructure plans while shaping scalable, agile, and resilient operating models that enable growth and deliver operational excellence.

GIS provides operational expertise spanning market settlements, transaction management and execution, investment data management, portfolio finance, valuations, accounting, and tax services, as well as portfolio administration.

Investment Enterprise Data Solutions

You will play a key role in shaping and delivering enterprise data capabilities that support investment decision‑making across public and private markets. This includes designing and leading strategic data solutions, managing the investment book of record, and developing robust reference data frameworks. You will work collaboratively with stakeholders across investment, risk, technology, and other enterprise functions to implement scalable data services and solutions that enable new investment strategies and products. Through strategic partnerships and best practices in data management, you will help build a unified, resilient, and future‑ready data ecosystem for the firm.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will be part of an integrated team that provides investment services across all public and private markets asset classes for GIC.

What will you do as an AVP, Business Data Operations?

• Manage and support day‑to‑day pricing operations across ingestion, quality checks and exception handling.
• Investigate and resolve data issues and process gaps that impact downstream investment and reporting systems.
• Serve as a pricing Subject Matter Expert, working with stakeholders to understand requirements for pricing data.
• Perform data stewardship responsibilities, ensuring pricing data aligns with enterprise definitions, standards, and control frameworks.
• Partner with technology teams and managed service providers to operate and enhance MDM platforms and pricing data processes.
• Support assessments of data and operational readiness for new investment products, structures, markets, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) and business validation for data changes and enhancements.
• Identify and implement process improvements and change initiatives, including opportunities to reinvigorate pricing data operations, strengthen controls, and improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of GIC’s data management capabilities by applying industry best practices and emerging tools, including automation or AI‑enabled capabilities where appropriate.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 6–10 years of relevant experience in pricing and data operations in asset management, or financial services environments.
• Experience working with reference data, master data, or investment data domains across multiple lifecycle stages.
• Foundational understanding of financial instruments; exposure to derivatives is a strong advantage.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with high attention to detail and data quality.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across business and technology teams.
• Self‑starter with strong learning agility, comfortable operating in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment.
• Experience or aptitude in operational improvement or change initiatives, including reinvigorating existing processes.
• Forward‑looking mindset with sound understanding of data management principles, processes, and controls.
• Working knowledge of Python, SQL, or AI‑enabled data tools is a plus.

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 guide 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

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. Please email [e-mail] at any point of the application or interview process if adjustments need to be made due to a disability.

Learn more about our Global Investment Services here:

https://gic.careers/departments/global-investment-services/

Our PRIME Values

GIC is a values driven organization. GIC’s PRIME Values act as our compass, enabling us to fulfil our fundamental purpose and objectives. It is the foundational bedrock which governs our behaviors, our decision making, and our focus. It informs both our long‑term strategy as a firm, and the way we relate to our client, business partners and employees. PRIME stands for Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence.