Associate – Client Solutions - Public Equities

About the Team

Join our high-performing Southeast Asia Public Equity Client Solutions team based in Singapore. We partner directly with leading public equity investors, hedge funds, and asset managers across the region. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of capital markets and primary research, helping sophisticated investment professionals test investment theses, vet market trends, and make high-stakes portfolio decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Portfolio Ownership: Take ownership of a dynamic book of public equity clients, managing multiple fast-moving research projects and day-to-day relationships.
• High-Impact Research & Execution: Drive time-sensitive projects by analyzing client research requests, mapping target markets, and identifying and qualifying elite populations of topic experts (such as industry executives, former policymakers, and independent consultants).
• Facilitating Strategic Engagements: Connect clients with world-class experts through 1:1 telephone consultations, custom market research, expert panels, and in-person meetings while maintaining rigorous compliance standards.
• Commercial Growth & Networking: Deepen client relationships through regular interactions, project execution, and in-person meetings with regional investment professionals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to organize live in-country client events and thought-leadership panels focused on market-moving trends.
• Event Idea Generation: Proactively develop and propose investment roundtable ideas on a monthly basis, leveraging market trends, breaking news, and emerging investment themes relevant to clients.
• Network Development: Work hand-in-hand with GLG’s Network Member teams to recruit and engage top-tier industry veterans and thought leaders.

Candidate Requirements

We are looking to attract top-performing university graduates and young professionals who possess intellectual curiosity and commercial drive.

• Experience: 1–4 years of professional experience in consulting, investment banking, equity research, financial services, information services, market research, or high-growth startup environments. Fresh graduates with standout, relevant internship experience in client-facing or analyst roles are also welcome to apply. Prior experience serving clients in the industrials or semiconductor sectors is highly valued.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher from a top-tier academic institution.
• Language: Business-level fluency (written and oral) in English and at least one of the following: Mandarin or Japanese (additional language capabilities are highly valued) as this role will work with clients and counterparts from China/ Japan.
• Communication & Drive: Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the confidence and professional maturity to engage senior executives and investment leaders over the phone, via video, and in person.
• Market Curiosity: A genuine interest in the financial markets, public equities, macroeconomic trends, and uncovering market white spaces.
• Problem-Solving & Agility: A passion for client service, commercial problem-solving, and the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment with meticulous attention to detail.

What We Offer

• Accelerated Career Trajectory: Direct, daily exposure to premier public equity investors and senior industry leaders across Asia-Pacific, building an elite professional network early in your career.
• Competitive Rewards: A competitive compensation package featuring both fixed base and performance-linked variable components.
• Continuous Development: Structured training and professional development, mentorship from senior leadership, and hands-on exposure to institutional investment strategies.
• Work Arrangement: Modern hybrid working model (balanced in-office and remote flexibility).