Investment Manager - Singapore
Our client is a Singapore-based single-family office managing private capital with institutional-grade discipline. The office invests across public equities, structured credit, hybrid instruments, and fixed income, with a primary mandate of capital preservation and selective long-term growth.
They are now seeking their first in-house Investment Manager, a founding hire who will work directly with the principal and own the investment process end-to-end.
About the role
Reporting directly to the principal, you will take full ownership of the portfolio, from trade execution and performance attribution to private bank relationship management and quarterly reporting. The mandate is active and multi-asset: equities, fixed income, and hybrid or structured credit instruments. You will not inherit a bureaucracy; you will build a framework.
This is a hands-on position. You will be the sole investment professional initially, with the trust and authority to make meaningful decisions from day one.
Key responsibilities
- Own trade execution across equities, ETFs, hybrid securities, and fixed income within approved parameters
- Construct and dynamically manage portfolio allocation in line with market conditions and family objectives
- Source and evaluate investment opportunities; prepare concise proposals for principal review and approval
- Perform portfolio analytics, performance attribution, and scenario analysis, primarily in Excel
- Serve as the primary interface between the family and all private banks and financial institutions
- Conduct portfolio reviews and fee optimisation discussions with existing banking relationships
- Deliver quarterly performance reviews and forward-positioning materials directly to the principal
- Ensure adherence to Singapore MAS regulations and the family's internal governance framework
What we are looking for
- 8–15 years of buy-side experience in investment management, asset management, or family office, not private banking or sales
- Demonstrable track record managing multi-asset portfolios including equities, credit, and hybrids
- Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident (direct employment structure)
- Prior experience in a Singapore-based, Asia-focused investment context strongly preferred
- Exposure to single-family or multi-family office environments is a significant advantage
- Advanced Excel proficiency; familiarity with Bloomberg and private bank custody platforms
- Working knowledge of Singapore MAS regulations; Section 13N SFO framework an advantage
- CFA Charterholder strongly preferred, or equivalent post-graduate finance qualification
Preferred attributes
- High integrity and discretion, essential in a single-family office context
- Sophisticated communicator: able to translate complex investment views clearly for a principal audience
- Proactive and self-directed, comfortable owning outcomes with minimal hierarchy
- Long-term orientation; capital preservation mindset over short-term performance chasing
- Relationship-builder with banking partners, collaborative, not transactional
If you are analytically rigorous, commercially minded, and ready to take genuine ownership of a multi-asset portfolio in a lean, high-trust environment, we would love to hear from you.
