Chief Investment Officer (CIO) - Single-Family Office, Singapore

A Singapore-based Single-Family Office is seeking a seasoned and strategic Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to build and lead its investment function. The Principal is focused on long-term wealth preservation, prudent growth, and establishing a strong investment governance framework from the ground up.

The CIO will oversee the family's global portfolio, define and implement the Investment Policy Statement (IPS), design a multi-asset allocation framework, evaluate external managers and direct opportunities, and build all core investment processes and systems. This is a foundational role offering significant autonomy and strategic influence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, recommend, and implement the Family Office's Investment Policy Statement (IPS) and long-term investment strategy.
• Design and manage a balanced, endowment-style portfolio, aligned with the Principal's objectives of wealth preservation with measured, steady alpha generation.
• Build and oversee a diversified, multi-asset portfolio across public markets, alternatives, private equity, and opportunistic direct deals.
• Conduct deep due diligence on fund managers and direct investment opportunities.
• Establish portfolio construction standards, rebalancing frameworks, and liquidity management processes.

Banking Relationships & Product Architecture

• Review, rationalize, and restructure existing private banking relationships.
• Select and onboard new banking partners where relevant, ensuring alignment on service, pricing, execution, and product architecture.
• Evaluate the product mix used across banks and platforms, ensuring suitability and quality of idea flow.
• Implement a disciplined risk management framework focused on capital preservation and controlled exposures.
• Utilize hedging tools where appropriate across FX, interest rates, and equities.
• Perform stress tests, scenario analysis, and performance attribution.

Market Research & Investment Insights

• Maintain strong insight into global macro trends, monetary policy, geopolitical risks, and key market drivers affecting the portfolio.
• Provide forward-looking investment insights and strategic recommendations to the Principal and Investment Committee.

Operations, Governance & Leadership

• Act as a key member of the Investment Committee, supporting investment governance and decision-making.
• Build and lead a small but high-caliber internal investment team (initially one direct report, with scope to expand).
• Set up the investment function from a clean slate, establishing policies, systems, reporting structures, risk processes, and data tools.
• Manage external managers, custodians, advisors, and other ecosystem partners.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and proper documentation across all investment activities.

Qualifications & Experience

Background

• 10-12+ years of progressive experience in investment management, ideally in a Family Office, endowment, sovereign entity, or institutional multi-asset environment.
• Strong exposure to portfolio construction, manager selection, and asset allocation.
• Experience designing investment frameworks, especially in a context with fresh capital and a new structure.

Technical & Market Expertise

• Deep understanding of global public markets, alternatives, and multi-asset strategies.
• Strong grasp of risk management, performance measurement, and analytical tools.
• Ability to evaluate both direct and fund investments.

Soft Skills & Personal Attributes

• High integrity, discretion, and maturity in handling confidential information.
• Ability to communicate complex investment concepts clearly to a non-technical Principal.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: capable of building processes, teams, and systems from scratch.
• Collaborative and able to work closely with the Principal in a low-ego environment.

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