Associate, Investment Services Management, Private Equity

Job description

Overview

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.

Private Equity GIC is a global investment firm with one of the largest and broadest private equity programmes amongst institutions.

GIC PE invests across the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific in sectors including Healthcare, Consumer, Financial services, Technology, Industrials, Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure.

We invest through private equity fund managers and across the capital structure in equity, debt, secondary PE deals, restructuring and opportunistic credit, and special situations.

We currently have over 100 active relationships with fund managers and have invested directly in more than 1000 companies globally.

Role: Investment Services Management – Private Equity (PE)

The Investment Services Management team (ISM) sits within the PE department.

The team provides investment and portfolio management support to deal teams globally across 9 overseas offices, propagates industry best practices, improves efficiency through process design, delivers timely performance reporting, coordinates initiatives with multiple departments, and oversees data ingestion and presentation to sharpen GIC PE’s competitive edge.

Associate, Investment Services Management

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Investment Ops & Risk Management Analyst to join our team.

The successful candidate will assist in the daily operations of investment management and support operational risk assessment activities.

The role supports ISM in ensuring smooth execution of investment-related processes, improving operational control robustness and efficiency, and adhering to regulatory requirements including trade settlements and reconciliation.

What will you do in the role?

• Act as a key liaison between front office and back office for front-mid-back operating efficacy
• Data stewardship to support maintenance of investment records and databases
• Daily review of quality control checks, resolve exceptions and identify gaps ensuring adherence to internal framework
• Perform portfolio reconciliation to verify transactions and positions
• Support and ensure market and operational readiness for the execution of transactions
• Conduct operational risk reviews to identify gaps and assist in developing mitigation strategies
• Create and maintain process diagrams to represent systems and dependencies
• Maintain a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all business processes
• Design and implement data processes and controls to ensure high standards of data quality and governance
• Collaborate with Technology Group to maintain internal digital platforms and create consistently governed PE processes and controls
• Assist in the creation of dashboards and visualizations to present data insights
• Support the implementation of data governance practices to ensure compliance with policies
• Support the team on broad business administration matters

Business Transformational Excellence

• Identify data or process-related opportunities with the ISM team and design solutions for better outcomes
• Collaborate with Technology Group to formulate business use cases, requirements, user acceptance testing and system rollouts
• Liaise with stakeholders to support GIC corporate initiatives and system-related projects
• Support data quality improvement initiatives
• Support enterprise initiatives

What qualifications, skills and traits should you possess in this role?

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in middle office, preferably in Private Equity
• Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent
• Self-starter who is detail oriented, highly organized and proactive
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize
• Ability to manage challenging stakeholders and tight deadlines
• Ability to work with large datasets and willingness to adopt new technology tools
• Analytical skills; ability to resolve business problems with well-structured analyses
• Strong learning agility and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple requests simultaneously
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
• Knowledge of SQL, Tableau and data visualization tools is a bonus

Work at the Point of Impact

We are forward-looking and seek 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, share your views, and be heard.

Our PRIME Values guide day-to-day decisions: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence.

Flexibility at GIC

Our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth and collaboration.

We support flexible work arrangements, with office presence four days per week and options to work from home on other days as needed.

GIC is an equal opportunity employer

We value diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Reasonable accommodations are provided to applicants with disabilities during the hiring process and employment.

Please email for adjustments due to a disability.

Learn more about our Private Equity Department:

Our PRIME Values

PRIME stands for Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• General Business, Finance, and Analyst
• Industries: Investment Management and Financial Services

Required Skill Profession

Investing & Investment Banking