Associate, Alternative Investment Operations

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

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.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will be part of Alternative Investment Operations (AIO) within Investment Controllers – an integrated investment services team that partners the business to support GIC’s private markets investments across funds, credits, direct investments and real estate.

We are seeking an Associate to support investment operations. This role works closely with outsourced service providers, identifying service level issues, and ensuring the seamless integration of solutions into our investment operations, focusing on providing assurance over the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of Investment Book of Records (IBOR) reporting.

What will you do as an Associate?  

• Oversee the deal life cycle from deal closing activities through an outsourced service provider.
• Monitor the performance of outsourced operations to ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
• Identify and resolve any operational issues or discrepancies in collaboration with service providers.
• Monitor and run an assurance oversight program on investment activities covering funding, transaction recording and valuations using technology tools
• Foster strong working relationships with external service providers and internal stakeholders, including transaction managers, deal teams, etc.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency, and support the team’s outsourcing and target operating model initiatives.

Others

• As part of our talent development approach, we expect that the successful candidate for this role will be rotated to adjacent functions after spending 12 – 18 months in Investment Controllership. The other adjacent functions are:
  • Portfolio Investment Finance: This team provides comprehensive finance management and advisory, and treasury solutions across asset classes, ensuring sound financial management and disciplined execution. PIF capabilities encompass financial due diligence, oversight of asset-level financial operations, cash flow monitoring, and financial risk management. Complemented by financial analytics, PIF drives strong financial governance, effective financial management of investment entities, and delivers insights that protect and enhance investment performance. The treasury function within PIF manages and optimizes cash, mitigates financial risks, and provides tailored treasury solutions to enhance liquidity and optimize yields.
  • Investment & Deal Execution: This global team brings together diverse expertise in transaction management, deal finance, investment and trade compliance, regulatory solutions, and process specialists on a unified platform. The team partners closely with investment groups across asset classes and regions, alongside Finance, Operations, Legal & Compliance, and Technology, to deliver consistent, scalable, and commercially impactful execution capabilities.
  • Market Operations: This team collaborates closely with investment teams and the technology group to enable scalable and agile front-mid-back operations support for investments across a global portfolio. It manages 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.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role? 

• Bachelor in Accounting, Finance or relevant disciplines;
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in fund accounting, financial controllership, investment operations, or audit of asset managers, with exposure to private market investments;
• Familiarity with private market investments;
• Hands-on experience with data and automation tools (advanced Excel, Power BI, SQL or Python) and a strong interest in applying AI to operational review; prior involvement in automation or AI-enabled process delivery is highly desirable;
• Experience working with outsourced service providers or fund administrators is highly desirable;
• Exceptional analytical mindset with keen attention to detail, supported by strong problem-solving and data management skills, and the ability to look beyond surface-level implications;
• A strategic mindset – able to frame ambiguous situations, identify gaps in processes and implement enhancements, rather than only executing existing procedures;
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders and external counterparties;
• Ambitious and self-motivated, with the agility to pivot and to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment;
• Intellectually curious and a fast learner – willing to question assumptions and apply learnings to new situations;

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.

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.

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 about our Global Investment Services Department here: https://gic.careers/departments/global-investment-services/