AVP/VP, Total Portfolio Data Business Analyst

GIC; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GIC is seeking an AVP/VP, Total Portfolio Data Business Analyst to join Global Investment Services in Singapore. You will own end-to-end data operations for the Total Portfolio domain and drive data quality, governance, and operational excellence across investment platforms.

You will partner with Risk Analysts, Front Office, Quant Strategists and other stakeholders to translate business needs into data solutions, leveraging SQL, Tableau, and modern data tools.

Qualifications

• Degree holder with 5–8 years of working experience, including 3+ years in total portfolio data management, data analysis, analytics or visualisation within investment or banking.
• Strong understanding of data management principles, controls, data modelling, and data integration.
• Experience with SDLC and/or agile methodologies; AI experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data management operations within the Total Portfolio domain, including monitoring, analysis, investigation, and resolution of day-to-day issues; provide advisory support to stakeholders.
• Design, implement, and oversee data quality frameworks with defined metrics and ongoing monitoring.
• Improve data operations using metrics like SLAs, delivery quality, and customer satisfaction; embed data management into workflows.
• Identify operating model and process improvements to reduce risk and strengthen governance and controls.
• Manage relationships with internal and external data providers and vendors.
• Partner with business users to understand investment use cases and translate requirements into data solutions.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers and Technology to implement solutions using best-of-breed tools; review designs for governance alignment.
• Participate in enterprise data initiatives and platforms supporting Total Portfolio data delivery (IBOR, exposures, analytics).
• Plan, develop, and execute UAT; document functional requirements; coach junior team members.

Skills

Data management

Data analysis

Analytics

Data visualization

SDLC & Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Tableau

MS SQL

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

Informatica

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 operations, 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.

In this role, you will own and strengthen end‑to‑end Total Portfolio data operations, improving data quality, consistency, and usability while enabling operational excellence through strong collaboration across business and technology teams. You will contribute to enterprise data initiatives that enhance data resilience, governance, and scalability.

What will you do as an AVP/VP, Total Portfolio Data Business Analyst?

Data Operations & Quality

• Own end‑to‑end data management operations within the Total Portfolio domain, including monitoring, analysis, investigation, and resolution of day‑to‑day operational issues, and providing advisory support to stakeholders.
• Design, implement, and oversee data quality management frameworks, including quality metrics and ongoing monitoring.
• Continuously improve data operations through the use of operational metrics such as SLAs, delivery quality, customer satisfaction, and efficiency indicators.
• Incorporate data management best practices into operational workflows.
• Identify and recommend operating model and process enhancements to reduce operational risk and strengthen governance and controls.
• Manage and maintain strong relationships with internal and external data providers and vendors.

Business Partnership & Delivery

• Partner closely with business users (Risk Analysts, Front Office, Quantitative Strategists, and other stakeholders) to understand investment use cases and translate business requirements into effective data solutions.
• Evaluate business requests for new data and collaborate with Data Engineers and Technology teams to implement and support solutions using best‑of‑breed tools and methodologies.
• Review and influence data and platform solution designs to ensure alignment with business needs, operational sustainability, and enterprise governance.
• Actively participate in enterprise data initiatives and projects, including product management of platforms supporting Total Portfolio data delivery (e.g. IBOR, exposures, analytics).

Change, Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate across investment and corporate services teams to manage inter‑dependencies and deliver operational excellence at enterprise scale.
• Plan, develop, and execute end‑to‑end user acceptance testing (UAT) for system and data changes.
• Support documentation of functional requirements and specifications.
• Provide coaching and guidance to junior team members.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

Experience & Domain Knowledge

• Degree holder with at least 5-8 years of working experience, including a minimum of 3 years of hands‑on experience in total portfolio, data management, data analysis, analytics, or visualisation within the investment or banking industry.
• Strong understanding of data management principles, controls, data modelling, and data integration.
• Experience working across the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and/or agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Good working experience on Artificial Intelligence is preferred.

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Familiarity with data warehouses, data models, and data management tools.
• Experience with Excel formulas and macro, data extraction and visualisation tools such as SQL and Tableau and enterprise databases (e.g. MS SQL, Snowflake, PostgreSQL) and data integration tools (e.g. Informatica) is preferred.
• Experience applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) or advanced analytics to enhance data quality, analytics, or operational efficiency is preferred.

Personal & Interpersonal Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to balance business priorities and enterprise governance expectations.
• Self‑motivated, dependable, and able to deliver high standards under time pressure with minimal supervision.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and a high volume of diverse requests.
• Pragmatic and solution‑oriented, with openness to feedback.
• Collaborative team player who supports collective team outcomes.
• Agile, fast learner with the ability to connect concepts across domains.
• Meticulous, detail‑oriented, and rigorous in controls and execution.

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.

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.