Associate/AVP, Private Equity, Global Investments, Strategy & Risk - Infrastructure

GIC Private Equity & Infrastructure
GIC is a global investment firm and has one of the largest and broadest private equity and infrastructure platforms amongst all institutions. On the private side, GIC invests across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific in a range of sectors including healthcare, consumer, financial services, TMT, industrials, infrastructure, energy and natural resources. Within GIC, the Infrastructure Group focuses on investing in infrastructure assets including power, renewables, midstream, utilities, transportation, decarbonization and digital infrastructure assets primarily through direct unlisted equity investments, complemented with select investments in infrastructure funds, debt and public equity investments. Within the Infrastructure and Private Equity groups, we currently have well over 100 active relationships with fund managers and have invested directly in more than 1000 companies globally across multiple sectors.

The Global Investments, Strategy and Risk (GISR) group is based in Singapore and plays a key role in supporting the Infrastructure Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Private Equity CIO and senior management as they evaluate investments, develop investment strategy, and define the role of Infrastructure and PE within the broader GIC portfolio. The GISR team is comprised of a diverse range of nationalities and backgrounds, including individuals with prior experience in investment banking, consulting, operations and private equity investing.

We are looking for an Associate / Assistant Vice President to join the team, with a principal focus on infrastructure markets. The infrastructure strategy invests globally across all infrastructure sectors and throughout the capital structure; providing a wide range of sector, geographic and investment product exposure. The role provides a unique opportunity to help shape the composition of and the outlook for, one of the largest private infrastructure portfolios globally.

The role will involve:

• Deal evaluation - working with regional investment teams around the globe to support diligence, underwriting and develop an independent assessment of each investment for the CIO and the Investment Committee
• Investment strategy - support GISR's work in developing the Infrastructure and Private equity investment strategies and commitment targets. Investment strategy also involves working with investment teams and the CIO on portfolio construction, sector strategy, and performance management & measurement. GISR also works with the asset allocation team within GIC to determine the size of each private strategy, define appropriate risk guidelines, and form the cost of capital
• Sector and technology research / investment - In addition to developing strategic sectoral insights, the team actively identifies and monitors key innovative and disruptive trends impacting infrastructure markets, notably, in areas such as the energy transition. This includes assessing the impact of technologies and market trends on the investment portfolio and executing strategic thematic investments in emerging technologies or business models

Requirements:

• 2-5 years of investment banking, private equity or consulting experience
• Positive work attitude, high energy candidates with drive and initiative
• Ability to work effectively with different stakeholders and demonstrate maturity and integrity to interact confidently with senior colleagues
• Well-developed skills in financial modelling, valuation, research and deal assessment
• Good presentation and writing skills