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Singapore, SG

Job Type: Contract

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.

Real Estate
We were an early entrant among institutional investors in real estate including traditional private real estate (brick-and-mortar assets), public equities, real estate investment trusts, and real estate-related debt instruments.

Financing Middle Office
The Financing Middle Office team sits within GIC Real Estate Business Management function and is responsible for providing end-to-end middle office support for Real Estate’s financing activities.

What impact can you make in this role?
We are currently looking for a suitable candidate to join us on a 1-year contract to drive operational excellence across the activities managed by the team.

What will you do within the Financing Middle Office team?

• With supervision, partner with RE colleagues and other departments to streamline and enhance the processes related to Real Estate Financing and Hedging;
• Engage internal RE stakeholders to gather user stories and co-create a new platform to support a growing loan book and increasingly complex leverage and hedging strategies;
• With supervision, design workflows for greater automation and digitalization of financing approval processes, plan test scenarios for end users and act as the conduit between the business users and the developers;
• Collaborate with the GIC Real Estate Investment Insights Group to design new dashboards for analytics and monitoring against internal guidelines, as well as build up our covenant monitoring capabilities.
• Work with technology teams to maintain documentation, manage defect tracking and escalate any risk areas to the project sponsor and project lead;
• Analyze existing datasets and propose the right data migration strategy, if required, utilize available tools to scrub and prepare data for onboarding onto the platform;

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• Minimum 2 years working experience and good academic qualifications in relevant fields, with experience in process design or workflow implementation in financial institutions preferred.
• Familiarity with Real Estate or Capital Markets products would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical and project management skills and ability to manage timelines well.
• Able to communicate effectively between users and developers and articulate ideas or solutions clearly to stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SQL is a must.
• Knowledge in programming or data visualization tools such as Python, Tableau or Power BI would be an advantage.
• Resourcefulness and ability to problem solve, as well as working being able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess great learning agility and desire to learn, comfortable in attaining new skills to aid day to day work.

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 grphrodtaops@gic.com.sg at any point of the application or interview process if adjustments need to be made due to a disability.

Learn More
Learn more about our Real Estate Department here: https://gic.careers/group/real-estate/