Associate, Total Portfolio Rebalancing Services (Contract)

Location: Singapore, SG
Job Function: Investment Services Public Markets
Job Type: Contract
Req ID: 16324

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.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will play a critical role in implementing GIC’s investment framework, policy changes, top of the house strategies and total portfolio rebalancing. This role is responsible for execution of top of the house changes, ensuring alignment with business goals, processes, and enterprise initiatives. In addition, this role is also responsible for business product management of platforms that impact total portfolio ecosystem.

We are looking for an Associate for a 2 year's contract to join our Total Portfolio Rebalancing Services team.

What will you do as an Associate, Total Portfolio Rebalancing Services (Contract)?

• Manage benchmark onboarding, working with internal stakeholders and external data vendors and counterparties.
• Perform benchmark data operations, investigate and resolve data exceptions and data quality issues independently.
• Handle operational and non-routine queries/request from business users in a professional and timely manner.
• Develop, implement and maintain controls and workflows to ensure quality and timeliness of data.
• Establish strong rapport and engagement with business users and internal/external stakeholders to better anticipate and address their needs.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• Degree in Finance, Business, or related fields with minimum 2-4 years of relevant working experience in index onboarding and data management.
• Possess good knowledge of financial instruments and markets. An additional qualification like CFA will be considered favourably.
• Experience with data providers such as Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Markit and others would be preferred.
• Passion for data and process-oriented analysis with strong analytic and business diagnostic skills.
• Meticulous and detail oriented, with rigor for thoroughness and controls.
• Strong data / analytics capabilities (ideally with some coding experience).
• Strong learning agility with the ability to “connect the dots”.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Team player with the willingness to take on new challenges in a fast-paced and changing 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.

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:Investment Services Public Markets Department