Global Investment ServicesGlobal 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 ManagementYou will play a vital role to provide investment and deal closing support to private markets including equity, credit, funds, and real assets 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, and real assets.
What will you do as an Associate/AVP, Deal Management?- Lead as deal execution point of contact with external and internal counterparties, partner Deal Team in administering deal execution relating to deal advisory and internal compliance considerations
- Advise financial and operational feasibility of holding structure, deal funding mechanics, portfolio accounting / valuations implications and manage various work streams with internal stakeholders and external advisors during investments / divestments
- Implement efficient operating model including onboarding/ offboarding investment portfolio across various jurisdictions in the region
- Manage structure, cash and liquidity, and work with internal treasury specialists to execute and monitor various treasury, credit, and hedging initiatives
- Collaborative and effective partnering with stakeholders such as internal Investment Team, Internal Investment Finance Specialists and Investment Operation members, Tax, Legal & Compliance, as well as external advisors, and service providers
- Partner with operations team to fulfil all operational requirements, including liaising with partners and external administrator on funding requirements.
- 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 5 years relevant deal finance advisory and transaction management experience. Ideally in Real Estate supporting direct transactions.
- 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
Flexibility at GICAt 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.
CompensationOur compensation philosophy reflects several principles. We strive to provide a competitive compensation package to attract and retain talent globally. We pay for performance, and reward sustainable results.
Total pay for this position comprises base pay and bonus. The anticipated base salary range for this role is between $130,000 and $160,000. Bonuses, which may form a meaningful proportion of the total pay package, are determined based on company and individual performance.
Learn more about our Global Investment Services Department here: https://gic.careers/departments/global-investment-services/
