VP, Trade Management & Asset Servicing

GIC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GIC is seeking a VP, Trade Management & Asset Servicing in Singapore to provide strategic leadership and ownership of investment operations. This role involves overseeing the full trade lifecycle, ensuring operational excellency while driving transformative initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience in asset management, possess strong operational governance skills, and be capable of managing diverse asset classes. Join GIC to make a meaningful impact in investment operations.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in asset management, investment operations, or financial services.
• Proven leadership experience in large-scale operations.
• Strong understanding of public and private markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformative initiatives for investment operations.
• Establish operational governance and control frameworks.
• Oversee trade lifecycle operations and asset servicing activities.

Skills

Leadership skills

Asset management experience

Stakeholder management

Process optimisation

Knowledge of investment lifecycle

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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.

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.

Market Operations

In this role, you will collaborate closely with investment teams and the technology group to enable scalable and agile front-mid-back operations support for investments across a global portfolio. You will manage a diverse array of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities, in both cash and derivative format. The team's responsibilities span across securities operations, derivative operations, corporate action, collateral operations, custody operations and network management. The group is committed to enhancing capabilities through robust governance and controls, as well as digitized processes and platforms, ensuring operational excellence and alignment with market standards.

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 a VP, Trade Management & Asset Servicing?

Reporting to the Head of Trade Management & Asset Servicing, you will provide strategic leadership and end-to-end ownership of investment operations capabilities that underpin the full trade and asset servicing lifecycle across public markets — from trade execution and onboarding, through post-trade processing, to downstream reconciliation, valuation support, and client/reporting deliverables. This is a senior leadership role with accountability for the design, governance, and evolution of the firm’s investment operations operating model. You will set direction on how operations are executed, controlled, and scaled, while driving transformative initiatives to enhance efficiency, resilience, and service delivery across global markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead transformative initiatives to reinvigorate investment operations, including process optimisation, platform modernisation, automation, and target operating model redesign.
• Establish and enforce robust operational governance and control frameworks, ensuring a strong balance between risk management, scalability, and business agility.
• Oversee operational performance and controls across the full trade lifecycle, including trade capture, confirmation, settlement, reconciliation, and asset servicing activities (e.g., corporate actions, income processing).
• Drive issue resolution and continuous improvement across operations, ensuring timely remediation of breaks and enhancement of control environments.
• Provide executive oversight on vendor and managed service partnerships supporting operations delivery, including custodians, brokers, and service providers.
• Set clear expectations, coach, and develop high-performing teams, building deep domain expertise across trade management, cash, and asset servicing functions.
• Represent investment operations at senior governance forums, steering committees, and enterprise initiatives, influencing strategic direction and ensuring alignment with front office, risk, and technology stakeholders.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years in asset management, investment operations, or financial services, with strong front-to-back trade and post-trade experience.
• Proven leadership overseeing large-scale operations across trade lifecycle management and asset servicing.
• Demonstrated success driving operational transformation, including process optimisation and platform modernisation.
• Strong understanding of public and private markets investment lifecycle, including trade execution, settlement, and asset servicing.
• Deep knowledge of operational controls, risk frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across front office, operations, and technology.
• Strategic, execution-focused, with experience leveraging automation and analytics to enhance operational efficiency.

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 and to make an impact.

Flexibility at GIC

At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection. 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, while having 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.

Our PRIME Values

GIC is a values‑driven organization. GIC’s PRIME Values act as our compass, enabling us to fulfill our fundamental purpose and objectives. They provide the foundational bedrock that governs our behaviours, decision making, and focus, informing both our long‑term strategy and how we relate to our client, business partners, and employees. PRIME stands for Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit, and Excellence.