What is the salary like at GIC?

Good pay, good work life balance

Slow moving, not frontier of industry

Good work life balance, decent pay

Politics is awful, very toxic and competitive-for-nothing scholars. People who are there for years not contributing to financial returns but just because they cozy up w someone higher up. Impunity for disastrous financial investments that not yet been written off in the system.

Good pay, good benefits, flexible tome

Politics, slow increment, not a good culture

Good culture, good pay, 1 day wfh

Little supervision and guidance, work might not be aligned with job description

Collegial work environment, good employee benefits, competitive pay

Hours can be long, although it differs across teams.

Good staff benefits and pay

Pressuring and cut throat environment

Decent pay and benefits,people are generally nice

lack of clear management direction, often causing everyone to be confused. Leaders sometimes lack leadership, guidance and a clear and concise steer which often leads to wasted work and efforts.

Good name to have on your resume, decent base salary and benefits, good learning exposure early on.

This year really showed the cracks. The bonus pool came out way smaller, with management blaming big underperformance against our benchmarks. The CEO straight up said it'd be "significantly smaller." That hits everyone, including the teams who spent all year cleaning up messes they didn't make. The reorgs never stop and they're a mess. "Tech Transformation" stuff gets rushed out with no real plan, then they pile the next one on top before anyone's had a chance to settle in and actually fix things. People are stuck putting out fires that leadership started, while getting judged against targets that were never realistic in the first place. The bigger problem is the culture up top, lots of blame, politics, and putting on a show. When things go wrong it rolls downhill, when things go right the credit goes up. For a place this size to have one of its worst years on both investment performance and tech, in a year where markets did well and AI was booming, that's on weak leadership, not the people doing the actual work.

The pay is very good

The environment is stressful sometimes

GIC offers a highly competitive salary that is benchmarked to the top of the industry, reflecting its commitment to attracting and retaining world-class talent.

One of the growing concerns in the team is the tendency to attract so-called top talent who are unwilling to put in real effort. A clear example lies within certain operations teams, where members frequently excuse themselves for coffee breaks, citing the demanding and complex nature of analyzing investment data. But this justification doesn’t hold — if you’re truly talented, the work should come naturally. You shouldn’t need frequent breaks if the tasks are supposedly aligned with your expertise. There’s also a problematic mindset when it comes to innovation. Our top talent often doesn't want to hear about costs — they want revolutionary solutions. But without first understanding the actual problems, bold ideas are just noise. Good ideas are rarely obvious, but they should be simple, cheap, and implementable. Unfortunately, leaders often confuse complexity with innovation. A sophisticated solution to a simple problem isn't innovation — it’s poor judgment. What’s most disappointing is the recognition structure. I supported my team lead well and contributed meaningfully, yet when it came time for promotion, she was elevated to SVP — despite doing little actual work. It’s demotivating to see effort overlooked and titles handed out without merit. There’s a serious disconnect between effort, impact, and reward. If we want to build a culture of true excellence, these issues need to be addressed.