Director, Investments

Keppel (Fund Management & Investment); Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Keppel (Fund Management & Investment) is seeking a key team member to contribute to maximizing risk-adjusted investment returns. This role requires at least 12 years of relevant investment experience in fund management or corporate finance, with a focus on power, energy, and infrastructure. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills and the ability to make effective investment decisions. Frequent travel to key markets is required, along with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of relevant investment experience in fund management or corporate finance/M&A.
• Proficient with market and industry research in infrastructure or other private equity assets.
• Ability to make effective investment and asset management decisions.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior management in fundraising activities.
• Undertake analyzing, originating, structuring, negotiating, and closing new deals.
• Monitor key markets to source suitable investment opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with investment partners.
• Plan and implement strategies around asset management and investment exits.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasking

Education

Strong academic qualifications

Tools

Power Point

Excel

Job description

Job Description

This is a key role in Keppel Fund Management & Investment, Infrastructure team that focuses on our investment activities in the regional market and managing the end-to-end investment process. The key areas of responsibilities include originating potential deals, structuring and executing deals. The key objective of this role will be to contribute to the delivery of maximizing risk-adjusted investment returns for the business.

The successful candidate will possess superior analytical skills, commercial acumen and a high level of strategic thinking capacity. In addition, he or she is expected to have strong analytical and written (as well as verbal) presentation skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist senior management in fund raising activities
• Undertake the analysing, originating, structuring, negotiating, recommending and when approved, closing new deals, including due diligence and legal documentation, in accordance to the Investment Strategy mandated by the Investment Committee.
• Monitor all key markets to source for suitable investment opportunities and recommend suitable investment strategies that can help to deliver superior long-term risk-adjusted returns.
• Build and maintain relationships with investment partners, service providers, brokers and other real estate market participants in the targeted key markets.
• Assist in generating market awareness of Keppel’s investment mandate.
• Plan and implement strategies around asset management and investment exits.
• Responsible for periodic reporting, including quarterly investor, annual, and bespoke reports regarding assets
• Benchmark asset performance against the market to ensure that investment return targets are achieved.
• Provide assistance to other specialist groups within Keppel Fund Management & Investment when required.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to more junior members within the team.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of relevant investment experience in fund management or corporate finance/M&A in a corporate principal investment team, specialising in power, energy and/or infrastructure
• Strong academic qualifications
• Proficient with market and industry research in infrastructure, or other private equity assets
• Very hands-on and detail-orientated, willing and able to get hands dirty, strong financial modelling skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Independent and critical thinker with exceptional analytical ability
• Ability to make effective investment and asset management decisions
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to interact well with different functions and levels
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation and interpersonal skills. Strong ability to communicate via Power Point, excel and orally
• Willing to travel frequently to the various key markets
• Driven and hungry for challenges
• Relentless energy, flexibility and a gregarious personality

Business Segment

Infrastructure

Platform

Investment