Quant jobs / GIC Private Limited

Associate - VP, External Managers, Macro/Fixed Income - Portfolio Manager

GIC’s external-manager portfolio role combines macro views with manager selection and allocation. Quantitative analysis supports sizing, factor exposures, liquidity and drawdown decisions.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Translate macro views into manager and portfolio allocations
Analyse correlation, capacity and liquidity across the book
Conduct quantitative and qualitative manager diligence
Review investment theses and recommend position changes

What they ask for

Required

Relevant macro or fixed-income markets experience
Financial modelling for portfolios
Independent investment judgement
Risk and capital-allocation reasoning
Communication with senior investors

Preferred

External fund allocation

Education: No formal degree requirement is specified.
Experience: Relevant macro portfolio, trading or strategy background; fund-allocation experience is preferred.
Markets: fixed-income, fx, multi-asset

How to prepare

Build a manager-allocation case with explicit macro exposures
Explain diversification and drawdown risks across managers
Present evidence that would trigger a change in an investment thesis

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with GIC Private Limited and doesn’t handle applications.