Associate, Investment Researcher

About the company

Temasek is a Singapore-headquartered global investment organization managing a net portfolio value of S$434 billion as of 31 March 2025, with a mark-to-market value of S$469 billion when unlisted assets are valued at market. Guided by its purpose, “So Every Generation Prospers,” the firm focuses on creating long-term, sustainable returns. Temasek operates from 13 offices across 9 countries, including locations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

For more information on Temasek, please visit its corporate website. Additional references are available in Temasek Review 2025 and the Sustainability Report 2025.

Role overview

The Associate, Investment Researcher will use alternative data to develop differentiated investment perspectives at the single-stock, sector, and sometimes macro level. The role combines deep dataset understanding, strong fundamental investing instincts, and AI-enabled research methods to improve how investment questions are framed, tested, and answered.

This person will act as a connector between sector and market investment teams and the Investment Data Science teams, helping integrate advanced analytics and AI-driven workflows into day-to-day research and decision-making.

What you will do

• Work alongside investment teams to convert investment questions into structured analytical work using alternative data, AI-based research methods, and advanced analytics.
• Select the most relevant data sources and tools, then turn the findings into insights that support company, sector, and market views.
• Support fundamental research by improving the speed, quality, and confidence of investment decisions.
• Build a strong understanding of how individual datasets should be used, interpreted, and balanced against their limitations and trade-offs.
• Help shape AI-first research workflows that make it easier to source information, analyze businesses, validate hypotheses, and synthesize conclusions.
• Evaluate external data suppliers and solution providers, including the relevance, quality, and practical usefulness of their datasets.
• Work with external partners to ensure datasets are used effectively for investment research objectives.

What you need

• At least 2 years of relevant experience, ideally in private equity, public equities, equity research, investment research, investment banking, corporate finance, or management consulting.
• A solid grounding in corporate finance and accounting.
• Hands-on experience with financial statement analysis, return analysis, valuation work, and company or industry research.
• Strong analytical and research ability, with the skill to connect data-driven work to an investment thesis and underwriting questions.
• An AI-native mindset, including familiarity with different AI tools, workflows, and use cases, plus an understanding of their strengths and limitations.
• Ability to use AI and advanced analytics in a practical way to improve research efficiency, insight generation, hypothesis testing, and investment support.
• Exposure to alternative data is preferred, and using such data in an investing context is a strong plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present analytical findings clearly and influence investment discussions.
• Working knowledge of Python and SQL is preferred, although the main emphasis is on judgment, research application, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with investment teams, data science partners, and external providers.
• Comfort working independently, handling ambiguity, and quickly developing understanding across new companies, sectors, and datasets.

Additional information

This is a full-time, onsite role based in Singapore, Singapore.