About the role
AI summarisedThe Internal Audit team at Temasek, a global investment company, is seeking an Analytics & AI Innovation Associate (12-month contract) to drive data analytics, AI, and automation in audit processes. The role involves leading end-to-end analytics projects, adopting Generative AI and LLMs, and developing dashboards to support risk monitoring. Candidates should have proficiency in SQL, Python, and visualization tools, with up to 4 years of experience in data analytics or AI.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver end-to-end analytics projects, from audit support to continuous monitoring initiatives.
- Design and manage data pipelines across extraction, transformation, modeling, and visualization.
- Maintain and evolve the analytics environment for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured datasets.
- Build and expand an analytics library of risks, controls, and metrics to strengthen audit coverage.
- Apply advanced analytics and machine learning to proactively identify risks and insights.
- Lead the adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance audit efficiency and insight generation.
- Design, prototype, and integrate AI-powered solutions into core IA workflows (e.g., planning, documentation, control testing).
- Apply and share prompt engineering and context design best practices to improve GenAI reliability and scalability.
- Collaborate with Technology and Data teams to productionize AI and automation solutions.
- Stay current with emerging trends in AI, data science, and audit technology, identifying practical applications for IA.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, visualizations, and applications that support risk monitoring and audit execution.
- Translate analytical outputs into clear, actionable insights for business and audit stakeholders.
Requirements
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).
- Expertise across the data lifecycle — from engineering (ingestion, transformation, modeling) to analytics, visualization, and automation.
- Hands-on experience with GenAI platforms, including user-facing tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot Studio) and developer APIs (e.g., OpenAI, AWS Bedrock).
- Strong grounding in prompt engineering and context optimization, applying structured techniques for reliable, explainable outputs.
- Able to translate technical insights into business impact through clear, persuasive storytelling.
- Comfortable with ambiguity, filling gaps through structured thinking, initiative, and sound judgment.
- Trusted, collaborative team player who builds strong relationships and integrates well within and outside of IA.
- Curious and proactive, continuously exploring new tools, methods, and ideas to drive innovation.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, AI, or related field.
- Fresh graduates to 4 years of experience in data analytics, data science, process automation, or AI.
- Proven track record leading complex analytics or AI projects from concept to deployment.
- Experience collaborating across cross-functional and business teams, influencing decisions through data-driven insights.
- Translating business or audit challenges into AI and data-driven solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Understanding of data governance and responsible AI principles.
- Exposure to front-end data app development (e.g., Streamlit, Power Apps) preferred but not required.
- Experience delivering AI or analytics solutions at scale.
- Strong communication and presentation skills to engage and influence non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated curiosity, innovation, and impact orientation within teams or organizations.