Associate/AVP, Deal Management

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?

Investment & Deal Execution – Deal Management

You will play a vital role to provide investment and deal closing support to private markets including equity, credit, funds, real assets and external loans through a scalable deal execution platform. This role works closely with the Deal Team and various internal and external functional teams to ensure smooth and prompt closings of private markets investments including finance and regulatory operations. It entails clear communication with various stakeholders, tactical deal advisory, and elite organizational skills with superb attention to details to drive our execution capabilities.

You will be part of the leading team in providing deal management specialists services across equity, credit, funds, real assets and external loans.

What will you do as an Associate/AVP, Deal Management?

• Lead as deal execution point of contact with external and internal counterparties, partner Investment and Capital Markets Team in administering deal execution relating to deal and internal compliance considerations
• Coordinate across internal stakeholders and external advisors/lenders to advise financial and operational feasibility of holding structure, deal funding mechanics, portfolio accounting / valuations implications and manage various work streams during investments / divestments and loans lifecycles.
• Implement efficient operating model including onboarding/ offboarding investment portfolio across various jurisdictions in the region
• Collaborative and effective partnering with stakeholders such as internal Investment and Capital Markets Team, Internal Investment Finance Specialists and Investment Operation members, Tax, Legal & Compliance, as well as external advisors, and service providers
• Perform and fulfil all operational requirements, including liaising with lenders, partners and external administrator on funding and KYC/AML requirements.
• Monitor and test loan covenants, prepare compliance certificates and supporting documentation to ensure timely reporting to lenders and adherence to financing terms.
• Support Global and Regional Head to implement various transformation programs and global projects
• Identify gaps in current workflow and take a proactive approach (technology enabled solution where makes sense) to drive operational front-mid-back process improvements and efficiencies and reduce operational risks.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• At least 3-5 years relevant deal accounting and transaction management experience. Ideally in Real Estate supporting direct transactions, or familiarity on Mortgage Lending.
• Business-level proficiency in Chinese is required, as the role will support deal operation and coordination in the China market, including reviewing Chinese-language transaction materials and engaging directly with China-based counterparties, advisers and service providers.
• Good understanding and awareness of private investments’ deal closing mechanics, investment structuring, documentations and controls.
• Degree in accounting, finance, business, or equivalent. Ideally a qualified accountant with Big 4 training.
• Detailed oriented analytical thinker, with creative problem-solving capabilities to effectively manage complex situations in a timely manner
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deals at any given time and deliver to deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills and drive partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• An inquisitive self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional, cross-regions multicultural environment

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/