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About the Team

Join our dynamic Southeast Asia Private Markets team of 9 professionals based in Singapore. You'll report to the Senior Manager, Client Solutions, Private Markets, and work across functions, teams, and geographies to serve leading PE/VC clients across the region.

Job Summary

We're seeking an Associate to help us drive ambitious growth by delighting our private market clients across Southeast Asia. In this role, you'll have direct exposure to leading private equity and venture capital investors across APAC while connecting them with world-class experts across industries—an unparalleled opportunity to build your network and deepen your understanding of investment decision-making.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

  • Execute time-sensitive projects to support GLG's clients in making informed investment decisions. Analyze client requests, build and qualify primary populations of topic experts, and deliver insights that directly impact investment theses.
  • Develop relationships with GLG's most respected thought leaders across sectors. Recruit new senior executives and leading consultants into the GLG Councils through research, networking, and direct outreach.
  • Organize and host client event programming, including small group conversations between GLG Network Members and clients, and coordinate private meetings at client offices.
  • Grow GLG client relationships by engaging directly with leading investment professionals across APAC through in-person meetings, project execution, and ongoing interactions.
  • Collaborate closely with overseas account teams to implement account plans to drive revenue growth and client satisfaction.

Requirement 

  • Business-level fluency (written and oral) in English and at least one of the following: Mandarin, Korean, or Japanese (additional language capabilities are highly valued) as this role will work with clients and counterparts from China/ Seoul Korea/ Japan.
  • Client-first mentality and flexibility to accommodate urgent requests and global schedules
  • Confident, proactive communication style with comfort building relationships via phone, video, and in-person—this role requires extensive outreach and relationship-building
  • 0-2 years of work experience in client-facing roles in relevant industries such as banking, business services, consultancies, financial services, or startup environments
  • Bachelor's degree or higher

Preferred

  • Curious about financial markets, including emerging trends and investment opportunities
  • Passionate about problem-solving in a client service environment
  • Able to write, speak, and present succinctly to deliver investment theses and ideas
  • Strong in multitasking and prioritization skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation package with both fixed and variable components
  • Opportunity to build a powerful professional network early in your career through direct access to leading private market investors across Asia-Pacific and world-class experts across industries, from renowned academics to Fortune 500 executives
  • Comprehensive professional development combining real project experience, senior leadership exposure, and structured learning opportunities
  • Work arrangement: 4 days in office, 1 day work from home

About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group

GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers—from hedge fund managers and private equity partners to strategy leaders at Fortune 500s—with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions.

At GLG, you are an extension of our clients' core teams. You will work at the intersection of industries and global markets, navigating high-stakes challenges across the full spectrum of their strategic initiatives. Operating within the industry’s most trusted research environment, you’ll help our clients capture the nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes.

We are a global team of pragmatic problem-solvers who mirror the intensity of the markets we serve. If you are driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, join us in reinventing the industry we invented.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Also hiring:

In-Office
Associate, Service (Healthcare Degree) - February 2027 Start
Austin
Boston
New York
San Francisco

GLG is seeking Associates who are excited to learn and excel at best-in-class client service in a strong performance-driven, merit-based, and team-oriented environment. 

Associates are the engine driving GLG's Insight Network – the world's largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise. The Associate role involves fast-paced communication, working directly as thought partners with leading professionals – think top financial services firms, consultancies, and corporations – to connect them to the insight they need to get ahead. 

Associates should have a natural curiosity, strong critical thinking skills, and a competitive spirit to win for clients. Armed with those qualities, you’ll go through our robust onboarding, apprenticeship, and training programs so that you can grow and hone the skills needed to succeed, including having agency over project delivery, client relationship-building, and expert engagement. In just a few months, you will be owning the project lifecycle, speaking frequently with leading clients and experts – all while receiving continued coaching and mentoring from your team to help you develop top-tier project management and communication skills.      

 Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Engaging daily with clients to build relationships, deliver tailored support, and deploy custom solutions that enable our clients to win
  • Owning client projects from start to finish – that includes scoping a project, searching for and/or recruiting the right expert(s), and delivering high-quality outcomes to both our clients and our experts
  • Collaborating with colleagues, your manager, and internal stakeholders to bring GLG’s full product suite to the table so that we can maximize commercial outcomes, grow revenue, and ensure retention of existing accounts
  • ​Upholding GLG’s compliance framework and embracing our company values

As an Associate, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Excel in a fast-paced, demanding, and highly collaborative environment with colleagues around the world
  • Develop and refine strong, transferable business skills, including client service, communication, negotiation, critical thinking, and project management
  • Cultivate account management and commercial skills through direct client relationship building and responsive service
  • Become a people manager and lead future Associates once you outperform as an individual contributor

An ideal candidate will have the following:

In-Office
Associate, Service | February 2027 Start
Austin
Boston
New York
San Francisco

GLG is seeking Associates who are excited to learn and excel at best-in-class client service in a strong performance-driven, merit-based, and team-oriented environment. 

Associates are the engine driving GLG's Insight Network – the world's largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise. The Associate role involves fast-paced communication, working directly as thought partners with leading professionals – think top financial services firms, consultancies, and corporations – to connect them to the insight they need to get ahead. 

Associates should have a natural curiosity, strong critical thinking skills, and a competitive spirit to win for clients. Armed with those qualities, you’ll go through our robust onboarding, apprenticeship, and training programs so that you can grow and hone the skills needed to succeed, including having agency over project delivery, client relationship-building, and expert engagement. In just a few months, you will be owning the project lifecycle, speaking frequently with leading clients and experts – all while receiving continued coaching and mentoring from your team to help you develop top-tier project management and communication skills.      

 Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Engaging daily with clients to build relationships, deliver tailored support, and deploy custom solutions that enable our clients to win
  • Owning client projects from start to finish – that includes scoping a project, searching for and/or recruiting the right expert(s), and delivering high-quality outcomes to both our clients and our experts
  • Collaborating with colleagues, your manager, and internal stakeholders to bring GLG’s full product suite to the table so that we can maximize commercial outcomes, grow revenue, and ensure retention of existing accounts
  • ​Upholding GLG’s compliance framework and embracing our company values

As an Associate, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Excel in a fast-paced, demanding, and highly collaborative environment with colleagues around the world
  • Develop and refine strong, transferable business skills, including client service, communication, negotiation, critical thinking, and project management
  • Cultivate account management and commercial skills through direct client relationship building and responsive service
  • Become a people manager and lead future Associates once you outperform as an individual contributor

An ideal candidate will have the following:

In-Office
Intern (Corporate)
Singapore

GLG’s Internship is an exciting opportunity for university students looking to pursue a career in research, consulting, B2B client servicing & business development, or the financial services sector. 

This internship is structured to develop your communication and teamwork skills and broaden your industry knowledge while working in a fast-growing global firm. You will support the GLG Southeast Asia Corporate team on projects by conducting industry research, reaching out to opinion leaders and key executives across various verticals, and take a significant part in providing best solutions to enhance client’s decision making. You will have the opportunity to take ownership of strategic initiatives aiming to streamline business processes.  

Specific Responsibilities Include (but Are Not Limited To)

  • Supporting the client facing team. The Intern will provide project support to the client facing team who manage multiple projects on a day-to-day basis. 
  • Facilitating educational interactions (this is the scheduling part) between GLG Network Members and our clients, enable our clients to make more informed and confident decisions.  
  • The Intern is tasked with fulfilling time sensitive research requests by analyzing client requests and building, qualifying primary populations of topic experts. Most GLG client/expert interactions consist of telephone/ virtual call consultations but also may consist of surveys, written reports, and in-depth consulting engagements. 
  • Identifying and screening experts. Work with client facing team in identifying the most suitable experts for each project, through thorough examination of experts’ knowledge and eligibility. 
  • Enhancing the GLG Networks. Developing relationships with GLG’s most respected thought leaders across sectors, as well as potentially recruiting new senior executives and leading consultants into the GLG Networks through research, networking, and direct outreach 
  • Team-wide collaboration 
  • Ad-hoc duties assigned by team 

We Seek Bright, Positive, And Flexible People Who Also

  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree 
  • Experience in relevant research industry, marketing research, or consulting will be a plus 
  • Able to write, speak and present succinctly to deliver investment theses/ideas 
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin
  • Ability to multi-task and priorities activities effectively, while ensuring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail 
  • Able to work independently on tasks to deliver expected outcomes 
  • Able to work through ambiguity and proactive seek for alternative solutions when there is roadblock
  • Able to commit to a minimum full-time 3 months internship
Associate, Client Solutions (Public Equities)
Singapore

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.

In-Office
(TMT)Senior Associate, Council Development
Shanghai

Our Recruiting Associates are front-line client service professionals and the engine of GLG. They work closely with our clients in the financial services industries -- including public equity/ private equity/ private credit -- on the critical decisions they make every day. These custom learning solutions include phone consultations and one-on-one meetings, as well as surveys, reports, and site tours with leading experts and C-suite executives. 

Recruiting Associates work in teams across industries, connecting our clients to the insight they need from leading doctors, academics, scientists, policy specialists, strategists, executives and other experts with years of on-the-ground experience. Recruiting Associates themselves also develop into subject matter experts across industries and topics via their client service role. 

In this role, you will undergo comprehensive training of which some of the key initial responsibilities include: 

  • Expanding GLG Councils and learning to effectively and clearly explain GLG’s value proposition and business model to leading industry thought leaders; 
  • Engaging Council Members on a daily basis to understand their capabilities and knowledge on specific client requests; 
  • Supporting senior team members on all aspects of client engagements; and 
In-Office
Software Engineer
Austin

 

 

What We Offer: 

Benefits: All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as:

EEO Policy Statement

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.