Associate/AVP, Operational Due Diligence

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.

Investment Services Public Markets

We strive to support business groups with digital capabilities and deliver environmental, social and governance focused capabilities, and market expertise.

Operational Due Diligence

You will conduct operational due diligence to safeguard GIC’s investment in funds globally. This role will focus on public market funds, with some exposure to private market funds. The ODD team headquarter is in Singapore, with a local team in New York.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will be part of a team that is an integrated investment service team that partners the business in providing services to support public markets investment.

What will you do as an Associate/AVP, Operational Due Diligence?

Functional Expertise

• Conduct and manage the operational due diligence for fund investments across liquid and illiquid strategies; working closely with investment due diligence teams in Singapore and New York.
• Use a data driven approach to establish market practices and benchmarks.
• Review and document qualitative and quantitative assessments of fund managers’ operations, controls, risks, ongoing news and developments. Responsibilities include project management, scoping, on-site visits, service provider reviews, documentation, and reporting. The role involves managing external ODD resources or consultants.
• Monitor market and regulatory trends and developments. Identify and analyse impact and provide prompt, relevant advice to the business. Resolve issues in a professional, tactful and timely manner.

Innovation

• Assist or lead reviews, adaptations or improvements of processes and workflows across the team, including identifying new business requirements and capabilities.
• Initiate and manage ad-hoc projects (e.g., technology adoption, framework reviews).

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

Functional Expertise

• Excellent academics, preferably with a CPA designation.
• 3 to 6 years of related experience in operational due diligence (audit, accounting and back-office operations will be considered) over a broad range of strategies and jurisdictions. Proficiency in business intelligence and technology adoption preferred.
• Good understanding of both public and private market investment operations life cycle, processes/policies/controls/risks/best practices, valuation, global regulatory and compliance rules, investment structures.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent team player. Respect and work well with all levels and across different cultures.
• Strong interest working with data and applying analytical thinking, have good sense of numbers and attention to details. Excellent communications and critical report writing skills are essential.
• Strong sense of professional scepticism and risk awareness. Excellent commercial acumen with experience in legal negotiations for fund investments.
• Self-starter, committed, dependable, positive and driven. Deliver high standards under extended time pressure with minimal supervision. Able to multitask and manage high volume of deals and projects.
• Provide constructive, pragmatic solutions, while demonstrating maturity and openness to feedback. Consider management angles in decision making.
• Be a strong advocate for and personally contribute to ISPM and GIC initiatives.
• Be a strong support for both local and global team members to accomplish overall team targets.
• Willingness to participate in periodic night calls between the Singapore headquarters team and New York local team; or with fund managers in different global locations.

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 about our Investment Services Public Markets Department here:

https://gic.careers/group/investment-services-public-markets/