Associate, Trader, Global Trading Unit, Portfolio Execution & Solutions Group - Cross Asset

Associate, Trader, Global Trading Unit, Portfolio Execution & Solutions Group - Cross Asset

Location:

London, GB

Job Function:
Portfolio Execution & Solutions Group

Job Type: Permanent

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 offices 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.

The Portfolio Execution & Solutions Group (PESG) oversees the end‑to‑end completion and implementation of GIC’s Total Portfolio.

With teams in Singapore, London, and New York, PESG provides a full spectrum of services for the Total Portfolio. These include trading, funding and liquidity management, securities lending, portfolio rebalancing, applied quantitative research, and counter party relationship management. The team also delivers systematic portfolio solutions and innovation, such as portfolio construction techniques and tail‑risk management, to strengthen total portfolio construction and resilience.

Working closely with other investment teams, PESG provides tailored execution solutions and advisory, leveraging market insights, advanced data analytics and technology to ensure investment ideas are implemented with precision to achieve optimal portfolio outcomes.

Through its integrated approach, PESG ensures GIC’s Total Portfolio is managed seamlessly and dynamically to support long‑term capital allocation, risk management, and investment resiliency, all while keeping GIC agile and well positioned to capture opportunities across market cycles.

The Global Trading Unit (GTU) is GIC's execution and trading solutions team, turning investment ideas into trades across asset classes. As the bridge between investment teams and the market, we drive smart execution, innovative trading solutions and actionable market intelligence. Powered by our traders, technology and deep market connectivity, we tradewith precision across global markets, delivering best execution for GIC's portfolios.

You will be part of a team that seeks to deliver top-tier trade execution, to efficiently manage total portfolio liquidity, and to improve asset utilisation for GIC. We are looking for a candidate, with a good understanding of financial instruments and markets as well as strong analytical and programming skills; to join the GTU team in London as a Trader that focuses on trading in liquid markets across multiple asset classes.

• Partner closely with GIC’s portfolio managers across the globe to solution for and execute trades during the London timezone across FX, equities, rates, commodities and futures.
• Harvest and deliver differentiated market intelligence on macro themes to GIC’s portfolio managers and senior management.
• Work closely with colleagues from the Applied Research Unit (ARU) and Technology Group (TG) to (A) gain insights from GTU’s trading data in order to continuously sharpen execution, and (B) further improve upon GTU’s trading technology suite in areas such as automated trading, pre- and post-trade checks, and market surveillance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with GIC’s counter parties and liquidity providers using strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Relevant years of trading experience - exposure to electronic trading would be advantageous.
• Clear and effective verbal and written communications with strong negotiation skills.
• Enjoy problem‑solving and has strong attention to detail.
• Affinity to take intra‑day and inter‑day market timing risks in order to deliver strong execution outcomes.
• Ability to program in Python, and passion for gaining insights from data would be a plus.

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