VP, Project Manager (Infrastructure), Technology Group Greater Singapore Area

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.

Technology Group

We experiment, design, and lead a 24×7 global business where we support core capabilities in asset management, trading, investment operations, and risk management. We deliver secure, reliable, and integrated solutions, and provide insights on new, and emerging technologies.

Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Resilience (ICR)

We design, build, and secure the technology foundations that power GIC’s global investment operations. We aim to deliver resilient, scalable, and secure infrastructure that empowers our people and businesses to perform securely, efficiently, and effectively.

About the role

We are seeking a Vice President level Project Manager to lead and deliver infrastructure projects within ICR on time, within scope and within budget. The portfolio spans network, End-User Experience (EUX), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), compute, cloud and related infrastructure domains, with projects ranging from moderate to high complexity and involving extensive stakeholder engagement.

This role is first and foremost a project management and governance role. The incumbent must bring solid working knowledge of infrastructure technologies and delivery approaches, sufficient to challenge estimates, understand dependencies, hold technical teams and vendors to account, and communicate credibly with engineers and executives alike.

Please note that this is a direct contractor position for a fixed term of 24 months. Contract renewal or extension, if any, is at GIC's discretion and subject to business need and performance; no renewal is implied. The incumbent is expected to be productive quickly, take ownership of the assigned project portfolio from the outset, and leave a clean handover at contract end. Success requires a proactive, detail-oriented approach, strong governance discipline and commitment to seeing initiatives through to completion. Deliveries must stand up to audit. The incumbent will demonstrate strong proficiency in project management, supported by formal training and proven hands-on delivery, and will contribute to the continued maturing of project management practice within ICR.

Key responsibilities

1. Project Leadership and Delivery

Lead the planning, execution and delivery of cross-functional infrastructure projects (for example network upgrades, EUX refreshes and rollouts, compute and platform refreshes, cloud migrations, re-hosting and re-platforming, and SRE / resilience initiatives), ensuring alignment with ICR and GIC technology objectives.

Develop and maintain detailed project plans and schedules with the critical path surfaced; track progress and optimise timelines to meet milestones.

Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, risk and stakeholders across the project lifecycle, from initiation and business case through to implementation, handover to operations and project closure.

Plan and govern cutovers, migrations and releases, including entry/exit criteria, testing and validation, change windows, rollback plans and operational readiness.

Manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritising effectively and escalating conflicts in resources or priorities early.

1. Governance, Risk and Compliance

Uphold strong project governance and hygiene: stage gates, approvals, documentation, decision logs and traceability, so that every delivery can stand up to internal and external audit.

Manage the technical, architecture, security, risk and change approvals applicable to each project, and ensure no breach of policy or control requirements.

Identify risks and dependencies pre-emptively, define mitigation plans, manage issues to closure and escalate early through the appropriate governance channels.

Run working party meetings (typically weekly) and support steering committees with clear, decision-oriented reporting.

1. Financials, Procurement and Vendor Management

Own project financials: budget development, forecasting, tracking, variance analysis and reporting, in line with GIC financial governance.

Manage procurement activities for projects, including requirements definition, RFI/RFP support, vendor evaluation, contract and purchase order processes, in collaboration with procurement, legal and finance.

Govern vendor, MSP and partner delivery against scope, SLAs and milestones; escalate shortfalls through the established vendor governance route.

1. Stakeholder Management and Reporting

Build and maintain strong relationships with technical leads, business stakeholders, risk and security partners, and senior leadership.

Provide regular, accurate updates on status, risks, issues and dependencies, and present concise project reports to senior leadership highlighting key metrics, challenges and achievements.

Apply dependency-mapping techniques, drawn from past complex deliveries, to work across teams and secure seamless execution.

Foster a collaborative environment among project teams, encouraging open communication and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

Education and Certifications

Certification in Project Management from a recognised institute is a must, preferably PMI (PMP) or CITPM (NUS-ISS).

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred (may be in progress).

Agile / SAFe, ITIL, or cloud fundamentals certifications (for example AWS, Azure, GCP) are a plus.

Experience

At least 8 to 10 years of project management experience, preferably in the financial sector.

Proven track record of delivering complex, cross-functional infrastructure projects in a global environment, such as network, EUX, compute, cloud or SRE related upgrades, migrations, re-hosting or re-platforming across cloud and on-premises.

Demonstrated depth in project governance, financials, procurement and compliance, including managing technical approvals and delivering work that withstands audit.

Proven experience in applying various delivery methodologies based on project needs.

Working knowledge of cybersecurity, including security-by-design principles and how security requirements shape infrastructure delivery.

Experience managing vendors and MSP-delivered resources, including contract milestones and SLA-based performance.

Proven engagement with senior leadership and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Comfortable operating as a contractor: able to onboard quickly into GIC processes and governance, and to deliver independently within a fixed-term engagement.

Technical and Functional Skills

Working knowledge of infrastructure domains: network (LAN/WAN, connectivity, firewalls), EUX (devices, collaboration, virtual desktop), compute and storage, cloud and hybrid, and SRE / observability and resilience concepts. Depth of specialist expertise is not required.

Familiarity with infrastructure delivery concepts such as change and release management, DR and resilience testing, capacity planning and security controls.

Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Project and ServiceNow.

Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to financial institutions (for example technology risk management and ISO 27001).

Leadership and Soft Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to translate technical detail into clear business and risk language.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail, and the ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly and deep dive when required.

An enabler mindset: adds value in every interaction, takes ownership and sees initiatives through to completion.

Sound judgement in escalation, prioritisation and decision-making under tight deadlines.

Genuine interest in the work and a passion for continuous learning.

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.

GIC is a Great Place to Work

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.

GIC is 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.

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