VP, Data Management

About the role

GIC, a sovereign wealth fund, is hiring a VP, Data Management within its Global Investment Services (GIS) department. GIS covers strategic investment services and financial management across public and private markets, including settlement, transaction management, investment data operations, portfolio finance, valuations, accounting, tax and portfolio administration. The VP shapes and delivers enterprise data capabilities that support investment decision-making, manages the investment book of record and develops reference data frameworks, working with investment, risk, technology and other enterprise functions.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and oversee the quality, accuracy and timeliness of IBOR and Security Master Data used in daily portfolio management
• Ensure accurate representation of security identifiers, pricing, corporate actions and other critical data points for trading and portfolio construction
• Partner with third-party data providers and internal operations teams to resolve data discrepancies and implement data governance standards
• Design and implement data solutions with the Front Office that support Middle Office and Back Office decision-making and efficiency
• Automate data processes and workflows, including reconciliation and validation tools, and integrate data across portfolio/order management, trading and risk platforms
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports for portfolio analytics, compliance and performance attribution, and improve data visualization and accessibility
• Act as liaison between investment, operations, data governance and IT teams, and collaborate with technology teams to optimise IBOR and security master platforms

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering or a related field; advanced degrees or certifications such as CFA, FRM or CAIA are a plus
• 6+ years in a similar investment operations, portfolio data management or front-office-facing role at an asset management firm, hedge fund or related institution
• Strong background in portfolio data management and deep understanding of public market asset classes
• Proven ability to collaborate across investment and operations teams

Required skills

• Investment management platforms such as BlackRock Aladdin, Charles River IMS, State Street Alpha or Bloomberg AIM
• SQL and intermediate Excel, including VBA macros
• Familiarity with ETL tools, data pipelines and APIs
• Experience using Python or AI for exploratory data analysis preferred
• In-depth knowledge of IBOR, Security Master Data and public market asset classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives)