RPA & GenAI Automation Intern, Operations (Jan - Jun 2027)

Temasek is a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, committed to the purpose: “So Every Generation Prospers.” We aim to build a resilient and forward-looking portfolio that delivers good sustainable returns over the long term.

We maintain 13 offices across 9 countries globally, spanning Asia (Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore) and outside Asia (Brussels, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Washington, DC).

For more information about Temasek, please visit www.temasek.com.sg. The latest reports are available at www.temasekreview.com.sg and www.temasek.com.sg/SR2026.

Introduction

The Operations – Transaction Services team acts as a strategic partner to our investment teams, delivering end-to-end investment support services that enable and advance our investment strategies.

With a strong focus on operational excellence, scalability, and digital innovation, the Operations department encompasses capabilities across deal advisory, valuation, trade and lifecycle operations, enterprise and core data management, data and analytics enablement, investment accounting, and sustainability reporting to drive business outcomes.

The Transaction Services team is crucial for managing and delivering efficient, end-to-end trade support and settlement activities while rigorously maintaining standards of compliance, risk management, and operational control. The team also manages relationships with external service providers, including banks, trading counterparties, custodians, and other trade support partners.

As an RPA & GenAI Automation Intern, you will join the Transaction Services team to design, prototype, and roll out automation solutions using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Generative AI. The core objective is to digitize and streamline manual operational processes, thereby improving efficiency and enhancing scalability across trade support activities. This role offers valuable exposure to both business operations and technology, making it ideal for someone who enjoys solving real-world problems using data, automation, and AI.

Responsibilities

As an RPA & GenAI Automation Intern, you will:

• Develop a strong understanding of end-to-end business processes and requirements related to trade support and other operational activities.
• Research, design, prototype, and implement RPA and GenAI solutions to automate and optimize operational workflows.
• Support ongoing trade capturing automation workflows, specifically focusing on parsing unstructured trade details into system-readable formats.
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure reliable and continuous use of automation solutions across various scenarios.
• Prepare clear technical, process, and user documentation to support ongoing maintenance, handover, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate closely with Operations and other stakeholders to gather requirements, validate solutions, support user testing, and drive adoption.
• Apply Agile delivery practices, such as sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives, to plan and deliver automation initiatives effectively.

Competencies Gained

Incumbents will gain the following competencies:

• Business knowledge in trade support, private markets cash flow operations, derivatives trade execution, and investment operations.
• Practical experience in RPA, including solution design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Exposure to applying GenAI to streamline, enhance, and scale operational processes.
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data within an operational context.
• Skills in process improvement, requirements elicitation, stakeholder engagement, documentation, and change management.
• First-hand exposure to cross-functional collaboration between business operations and technology teams.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and VB.NET.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong coordination and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines.
• Ability to work professionally and discreetly, especially when handling sensitive or confidential information.
• A proactive attitude and a willingness to learn new business processes, systems, and technologies.

Good to Haves

• Comfortable working with data, search engines, databases, and automation tools.
• Basic web scraping experience.
• Experience using GenAI tools to automate or streamline tasks such as extraction, summarization, classification, or data validation.
• Familiarity with investment operations, including trade capture, trade lifecycle events, settlement, funds processing, or reconciliation.
• Exposure to RPA platforms, workflow automation tools, or low-code/no-code automation solutions.
• Basic understanding of Agile delivery practices.