• Job Description

  Req#: 15140

  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.

  GIC Private Equity

  We deploy capital in areas where we can utilise our comparative advantages, namely, a long investment horizon, global presence, sector expertise, as well as skilled, and experienced teams.

  Technology Investment Group (TIG)

  TIG invests across the lifecycle of technology companies, investing directly in private, and public companies. Also serving as a limited partner in top-tier tech funds.

  GIC's Technology Investment Group (TIG) manages most of GIC’s early stage investments, through venture capital funds, co-investments, and direct investments. TIG is a global team with presence in Silicon Valley, China and India. It invests directly in private and public technology companies and also serves as an LP in top-tier technology funds.

  TIG's mission is to forge long-term financial and strategic relationships with its global partners. It is focused on helping its portfolio companies, entrepreneurs, and fellow asset managers navigate opportunities associated with technological disruption.

  
  Bridge Forum

  The Bridge Forum is GIC's business development platform, convening GIC's large network of global business leaders and luminaries with start-up founders to curate connections, share exclusive insights, and drive impact. We seek to connect our most valued, global partners with compelling technology companies to drive innovation and new ways of thinking. The Bridge Forum Summit is our annual, invite-only conference that explores emerging technologies, tech-forward ways of thinking, and brings together participants from all over the world. All attendees and invitees are global, senior decision makers.

  Past Bridge Forum events have featured business leaders and tech luminaries, including Ray Dalio (Founder of Bridgewater Associates), Reid Hoffman (Founder of LinkedIn), Max Levchin (Founder of Affirm), Patrick Collison (Founder of Stripe), Nicole Eagan (Chief Strategy and AI Officer at Darktrace), Sir Michael Mortiz (Sequoia Capital), Doug Leone (Sequioa Capital), Fred Ehrsam (Founder of Coinbase), and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, among many others, as well as more than 140 C-suites from the top financial institutions across Asia and beyond. You can read more about the Bridge Forum here: https://bridgeforum.io/

  What impact can you make in this role?

  We are looking for an entrepreneurial, self-starting Business Development hire to join our diverse, global team focused on venture and growth investing to elevate the Bridge Forum into the world’s leading platform for high-impact business connections.

  The role involves building and cultivating strategic partnerships for GIC’s portfolio companies, which are high-growth technology businesses in pursuit of a variety of commercialization and expansion goals.

  As a member of this team, you will (1) support our global business development efforts, especially in the US and Asia, (2) work with the GIC ecosystem of portfolio companies on domestic and international go-to-market initiatives, (3) expand our enterprise network of senior executives from the Global 2000 and other leading companies, and (4) generating market development opportunities for strategic GIC partners and portfolio companies.

  You will have the opportunity to be immersed in a global technology investing team that has partnered with disruptive companies such as DoorDash, Affirm, Checkout.com, Alibaba.com, Databricks, Amplitude, ByteDance, Stripe, Brex, Coinbase, NuBank, Snowflake, Zoom, and many more.

  What will you do as an Associate/AVP?

  • Contribute to our global business development efforts
  • Meet entrepreneurs, founders, and C-level executives as part of the team’s efforts to build relationships
  • Analyze vertical industries and identify targets and white space for growth opportunities
  • Outbound to companies globally to develop relationships and initiate curation calls
  • Lead curation calls and executive briefing meetings with strategic partners
  • Create briefing agendas and brief prep documents before key meetings
  • Manage relationship management database to support the team
  • Collaborate with teammates in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Collaborate with the GIC communications team on overall Bridge Forum brand initiatives, including panels, executive workshops, small meetings, and networking receptions
  • Gain exposure to venture capital and technology growth investing

  What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

  • An entrepreneurial spirit and a strong passion for accelerating the impact of new technologies in the global landscape
  • 3+ years of experience, including experience in a partner or customer-facing role such as sales, business development, or strategic partnerships
  • Excellent presence and communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Team player, enjoys working in a collaborative environment
  • Highly motivated self-starter and able to work independently
  • Undergraduate degree in relevant areas and proven interest in technology

  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.

  We are an equal opportunity employer
  As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

  Compensation

  Our 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 $112,000 and $216,000. Bonuses, which may form a meaningful proportion of the total pay package, are determined based on company and individual performance.

  Learn More

  Learn more about our Private Equity Department here: https://gic.careers/group/private-equity/

• About the company

  GIC Private Limited, formerly known as Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, is a sovereign wealth fund established by the Government of Singapore in 1981 to manage Singapore's foreign reserves.

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