Global Trading Unit - Fixed Income Derivative Trader

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.

Portfolio Execution Group
The Portfolio Execution Group (PEG) encompasses multiple teams that perform a range of functional roles including trade execution, funding and liquidity management, securities financing, beta replication and asset rebalancing, and applied quantitative research. This group comprises four sub-teams – Balance Sheet Management Group (BMG), Beta and Asset Rebalancing (BAR), Global Trading Unit (GTU) and Applied Research Unit (ARU).

Global Trading Unit
The Global Trading Unit (GTU) is the first port of call for GIC’s investment teams and external counterparties in all trading-related matters. We are a global team with desks in Singapore, London, New York, and execute trades in equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. We are passionate about delivering timely and impactful market intelligence to stakeholders that are additive to the investment process, as well as leveraging technology and superior research to achieve best execution.

We are looking for a candidate with a good understanding and experience in trading fixed income instruments and their derivatives, as well as strong analytical and programming skills; to join the GTU team in Singapore as a Trader that focuses on Fixed Income trading.

What will you do as an Execution Trader?

• Partner closely with portfolio management teams to manage execution risks and implement investment views across fixed income, including both cash instruments and derivatives in DM/EM Rates, Credit, Securitized Products, Loans, Converts and FX.
• Synthesize market themes and insights, producing timely and differentiated intelligence to GIC stakeholders.
• Work closely with colleagues from the Applied Research Unit (ARU) and Technology Group (TG) to gain insights from trading data in order to continuously sharpen execution, and further improve upon GTU’s trading technology suite in areas such as automated trading, pre- and post-trade checks, and market surveillance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with GIC’s counterparties and liquidity providers via strong interpersonal and communication skills.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• 2 - 5 years of relevant trading experience in APAC fixed income markets across vanilla fixed income instruments as well as their derivatives, such as Options.
• Ability to program in Python, and a passion for gaining insights from data would be a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong negotiation skills; effective in building interpersonal relationships to positively impact business outcomes.
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with attention to detail.
• Pleasant, dynamic, self-motivated and team-oriented.

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.

We are an equal opportunity employer
As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

Learn more about our Portfolio Execution Group Department here:
https://gic.careers/group/portfolio-execution-group/