AVP/VP, Investment Services and Business Management - Multi-Strategies

GIC Private Limited; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services institution in Singapore is seeking a Business Manager for its Investment Services and Business Management Multi-Strategies team. This role involves developing strategic business solutions and overseeing day-to-day operations in private markets. The successful candidate will have over 6 years of experience in investment operations, strong analytical skills, and be a proactive team player. We offer a flexible work environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in deal and investment operations.
• Strong system thinking and analytics capabilities.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proactive self-starter thriving on ambiguity.
• Versatile team player with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of the private markets business is favorable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement business operating models and processes.
• Drive operational excellence and investment process digitalization.
• Collaborate across investment departments for execution.
• Oversee governance, control reviews, and audits.
• Support annual business planning and budgeting process.

Skills

Deal and investment operations

Business management

Project and process management

Strategic planning

Problem-solving skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Good degree in Business, Finance or related fields

Job description

Overview

GIC 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 Market

The Investment Services Private Market (ISPVM) Department provides strategic investment services and financial management for the Private Markets within the GIC group. Leveraging data and emerging technologies, the department oversees the development and implementation of business infrastructural plans and operating models to scale GIC’s alternative asset investments globally. This covers deal structuring, due diligence and closing, financial operations across GIC’s assets, as well as tax structuring, corporate holding structures, valuations, and financial reporting.

Investment Services and Business Management Multi-Strategies

We are looking for a suitable candidate to join the Investment Services and Business Management Multi-Strategies team. The Business Manager will be responsible for developing the strategic business and operational solutions for the private markets Infrastructure and Integrated Strategies Group, while ensuring smooth running of the day-to-day operations including analytical, business and platform supports.

What impact can you make in this role?

The successful candidate will support the department in delivering sustainable top quartile performance. Be the voice and go-to person for the business and the internal stakeholders, representing business needs. They are required to interact with people at all levels across the firm. He/ She will also work closely with teams across 11 GIC locations, as well as counterparties and service providers across the globe.

What will you do as a Business Manager?

• Understand the strategic agenda and priorities of the business. Develop and implement business operating models, programs, processes, and tools to drive synergies and strategic outcomes; supporting business growth and enable greater scalability in investments support.
• Partner across GIC functional teams to drive operational excellence, investment process digitalization, optimization, and documentation
• Catalyst to drive business requirements and work with GIC technology teams for native private markets platform development and dashboarding capabilities
• Collaborate across investment departments for best practice leveraging and to drive execution of cross-departmental initiatives
• Support data consistency and accuracy in the systems

Business and Risk Management

• Oversee and coordinate process, governance, control review and audit activities, including remediations
• Drive policies review and operationalization including day-to-day control checks. Address business needs while safeguard investment groups’ and GIC’s interests
• Oversee and execute a range of ad hoc and recurring asset servicing and reporting activities and control checks through digitized workflows and integrated datasets
• Appraise of industry trend and changing regulatory landscape. Strengthen internal processes and governance
• Listed transactions’ coordination, order management, checks and reconciliations
• Ongoing oversight and management of budget, cost, and business administrations
• Support annual business planning and budgeting process
• Support ad hoc business needs and drive deliveries aligning with business agenda

What makes you a successful candidate?

• 6+ years of relevant experience in deal and investment operations, business management, project and process management, and strategic planning
• Strong system thinking and analytics capabilities. Excellent problem-solving skills with an eye for details.
• A versatile, proactive self-starter. Thrive on navigating ambiguity, while managing multiple projects and competing priorities.
• A good team player with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. Ability to communicate strategically yet operate at a tactical level when required.
• Good degree in Business, Finance or related fields with minimum 7 years relevant working experience in the financial services industry
• Knowledge of the private markets business is favorable

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.

GIC is a Great Place to Work

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.

Learn more about our Investment Services Private Markets Department here: https://gic.careers/group/investment-services-private-markets/