Careers
Make A Difference
We have over 800 people, of more than 30 nationalities, across 13 offices in 9 countries, investing and working together for a better tomorrow. Find out more about our OneTemasek team here.
Our MERITT values (Meritocracy, Excellence, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Trust) shape our thoughts, actions and habits as individuals and as one team. We are guided by our Temasek Charter, to do well, do right, and do good, as an active investor, a forward looking institution and a trusted steward.
Why Join Us
At Temasek, we believe in making a difference to the work we do, and the world we live in. Find out more about our purpose here.
We help our staff make a difference by promoting a culture of personal accountability in taking care of ourselves, our families, the institution and our community at large
Our career development and personal wellness programmes encourage our people to transform for relevance and impact as well as staying healthy.
Our family-friendly initiatives help our staff to achieve their career and personal aspirations.
We bond as OneTemasek, continuously building new capabilities and strengthen ourselves as an agile and high-performing organisation.
We are active volunteers, both individually and together as a firm, looking across generations as a steward, investing with tomorrow in mind.
Join us and let us Make A Difference together.
We offer enriching career opportunities for talents of diverse skillsets, background and cultures.
Whether you are just starting your career, or are looking for a mid-career switch, if you want to be part of a team with an aligned purpose and passion to create an impact - join the Temasek family.
We will journey with you to make a difference to your personal development and to the community at large.
Our Way of Life
Bringing your fresh perspectives and insights to Temasek, you thrive when working with others in a high-performing environment. What you achieve will be as important as how you do it; we are looking for individuals who are aligned with our MERITT Values.
Our Talent Framework
We place a strong emphasis on developing and deepening the capabilities, and ensuring our talent remain relevant for today and tomorrow. Our ‘4Es’ talent framework incorporates development programmes and opportunities for our staff to gain Experience, Exposure, Education and Enrichment. We encourage mobility as a way of developing our talent to acquire multidisciplinary domains and these include job rotations to different teams, overseas assignment, stint in portfolio companies, stretch assignments, mentoring, coaching etc.
Our Remuneration Philosophy
We anchor our compensation framework on our strong ownership ethos. This places the institution above the individual, emphasises long term over short term, and aligns employee and shareholder interests over economic cycles. This fosters a high performing and responsible culture where our employees think and act as owners, with a strong sense of intergenerational duty. We balance rewards for short term performance and long term value creation, and share the gains and pains alongside our shareholder. Deferred incentives and clawbacks are integral to our remuneration.
Find out more here.
- We are looking for penultimate year students who are excited to learn and make a difference!
- Join our Associate Internship Programme across 3 tracks - Investment Group, Digital Technology and Investment Data Science.
- This is a structured 12-week programme to immerse you in our role as a generational investor and a step closer towards securing a full-time opportunity with us.
- You will learn from our teams and work on real business challenges.
- You will participate in all organisation-wide events and gain access to the training programmes designed to prepare you for a career with us.
- An overview of our Associate Internship opportunities is below:
Your Involvement and Exposure during the Internship
Culture Immersion
Induction by team and buddy
Engagement with Senior Management
Social activities by Rec Club, T-Touch and Interest Groups (subject to COVID restrictions)
Structured Training
- Orientation and introduction to Temasek
- Professional skills training
- Financial technical training (where applicable)
- Research/data analytics tools
Performance Evaluation
- Contribution to Investment / Digital Tech / Investment Data Science workstreams
- Individual project (mid and final term evaluations)
- Culture fit
- Regular goal & performance review discussions
Recruitment Process
We are committed to help you succeed for the long term – and that begins the moment you submit your application.
If you have any questions, do reach out to us at career@temasek.com.sg
What do we look out for?
Functional competencies
Strong analytical skills
Logical and systematic thought process
Intellectual curiosity
Leadership competencies
- Strategy
- Change
- People
- Execution
Values
- Excellent MERITT values (Meritocracy, Excellence, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Trust)
Events
Get to know us by attending our networking events and coffee chats. It helps you to understand us, what we stand for and the culture of the firm.
We run and attend a range of events and talks throughout the year. Do stay tuned as new events will be updated in our Careers Page and LinkedIn on a regular basis.
Our Teams
Our portfolio spans diverse industry sectors such as financial services; telecommunications, media & technology; transportation & logistics; consumer & real estate; life sciences and agri-food.
We are a long-term investor anchored in Asia. However, we are looking beyond Asia to focus on investment opportunities available in both growth and mature markets. We work to deliver sustainable value over the long term as an active investor and an engaged owner.
To build sustainable growth in our portfolio value and strengthen our capabilities, we have organised ourselves into the following groups and functions for sharper focus.
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
Our corporate teams provide institutional support within Temasek by ensuring the smooth functioning of our business.
Whether it is to anticipate and adapt to demands from the evolving external and internal environments, or to safeguard our institution’s interests, our corporate functions are here to meet the challenges and needs of our business globally.
Teams are organised as follows:
Administration
Community Stewardship
Finance
Institutional Relations
Internal Communications
Investment Services
Legal & Regulatory
Organisation & People
Procurement
Public Affairs
Technology
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GROUP
The Enterprise Development Group serves as a development engine, going beyond investing for growth to building for growth.
The group focuses on mapping our future business value chain; staying abreast with innovation and macro business trends; and identifying and developing new business enterprises that have the potential to be global, regional or domestic champions.
INVESTMENT GROUP
Our Investment Group includes Direct Investment and Portfolio Development teams. Within Direct Investment, it comprises Sector and Markets teams.
The Sector teams are broadly organised into industry clusters. They are:
- Agrifood
- Consumer
- Credit Portfolio
- Financial Services
- Impact Investing
- Industrials, Business Services, and Energy & Resources
- Innovation
- Life Sciences
- POD (AI)
- POD (Blockchain)
- Private Equity Fund Investments
- Public Markets
- Real Estate
- Structuring & Execution
- Telecommunications, Media & Technology
- Transportation & Logistics
The Markets teams comprise staff from our international offices. The local network and knowledge these teams build enable us to have better insights and allow us to quickly respond to investment opportunities in the markets. The Markets teams work closely with our Sector teams to complement their sector domain knowledge and provide local monitoring of investments.
PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & RISK GROUP
Our Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group is to help provide more top-down guidance on our strategic direction and portfolio objectives. The group actively explores overlay and alternative portfolio strategies to enhance our portfolio returns. They are:
- ESG Investment Management
- Investment Data Science
- Macro Strategy
- PSRG Office
- Quantitative Strategy & Performance Analytics
- Risk Management
SUSTAINABILITY GROUP
The Sustainability Group seeks to embed sustainability into everything that we do.
In partnership with different parts of Temasek and our eco-system, the group initiates, develops and implements strategies to address climate change and to deliver a climate-resilient, net-zero portfolio; catalyses new business opportunities and solutions that contribute to sustainable development and create positive impact to our communities; advances thought leadership on various sustainability topics; and supports our growth as a sustainable organisation to create shared value and ensure long-term performance.
OTHERS
Internal Audit
The Internal Audit team provides independent and objective assurance via a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of key risk controls and governance processes. The team ensures all internal controls are well designed and effective across geographies and operations, and that control awareness and compliance are high in the organisation.
Strategic Development
The Strategic Development team focuses on investments into upstream Research & Development (R&D) that will have high impact, good commercialisation potential, and/or strategic benefits, to build globally competitive and differentiated capabilities for Temasek, its portfolio companies and ecosystem. SD also aims to enhance resilience in strategic segments and/or value chains within our ecosystem, by initiating targeted investments to strengthen the underlying security of our ecosystem, operating models and businesses.
Strategy Office
The Strategy Office looks into a portfolio of business and institutional initiatives in line with the firm’s strategic roadmap, such as scenario planning.
Singapore Projects
In support of Temasek’s ecosystem development efforts, the Singapore Projects team (SGP) is responsible for forging strategic partnerships and advancing Temasek’s policy interests with the government and other relevant stakeholders in Singapore. SGP works closely with investment/enterprise development teams to identify public policies that impact Temasek’s business interests, engages key stakeholders including government officials, regulators and trade unions to advocate for our value proposition as well as promote collaboration in the building of new economy enterprises and ecosystems in Singapore.
Temasek Alumni Network
Our former employees have played a part in shaping Temasek’s journey through the years. We invite our former colleagues and friends to stay in touch with us through the Temasek Alumni Network.
The network is led by an Executive Committee, made up of alumni members. It is supported by a secretariat from Temasek Management Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings.
The vision of the Temasek Alumni Network is to build a social platform for alums to build and maintain friendships with each other and stay engaged with Temasek.
Our objectives are:
To engage and enrich our members through activities and information exchange, both socially and professionally
To instill the sense of pride among our members for being a part of the Temasek Family
To foster the Temasek Identity and Values among members
For questions or feedback on Temasek Alumni Network, please contact alumninetwork@temasek.com.sg.
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