Job Description

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, S\xc3\xa3o Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments\xe2\x80\x99 important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here\xe2\x80\x99s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.



Office of the Chief Investment Officer (OCIO)

The Office of the Chief Investment Officer (\xe2\x80\x9cOCIO\xe2\x80\x9d) mandate is to enable the Chief Investment Officer (\xe2\x80\x9cCIO\xe2\x80\x9d) by providing the CIO with the necessary resources and expertise to perform the CIO\xe2\x80\x99s accountabilities. OCIO consists of two groups: Investment Portfolio Management and Integrated Strategies.

Investment Portfolio Management (IPM)

The Investment Portfolio Management (\xe2\x80\x9cIPM\xe2\x80\x9d) group works on behalf of the CIO to maximize the returns of the Investment Portfolios at the targeted level of risk through providing dedicated support for each CIO-approved investment strategy, active portfolio design, investment signals, investment decision analysis and governance and communications.

We manage our portfolio of active strategies (\xe2\x80\x9cActive Portfolio\xe2\x80\x9d) through which internal or external specialists can deliver incremental value-add returns through investment selection. Annually, the CIO reviews the mandate and performance of each investment strategy to refresh the Fund\xe2\x80\x99s capital allocations.

Position Description:

We are presently recruiting for an Analyst to join the Investment Portfolio Management Group\xe2\x80\x99s \xe2\x80\x93 Active Portfolio Design team in the Office of the Chief Investment Officer. The Analyst will help the Active Portfolio Design team design and implement Active Portfolio solutions related to the top-of-the-house instructions (or \xe2\x80\x9cInvestment Signals\xe2\x80\x9d) that Investment Departments receive from IPM. The successful candidate will help develop Active Portfolio Design initiatives to improve cohesion, consistency and understanding across asset-class verticals through research and analysis.

As a representative for IPM, the role will also include partnering with Total Fund Management, Investment Departments and enabling Departments across the Fund to plan and design appropriate tools, processes, and reports to allow IPM to manage the Active Portfolio.

As a member of the Active Portfolio Design team within IPM, the Analyst will support a range of activities, broadly classified into three areas: (1) Active Portfolio Design, (2) Monitoring and Management, and (3) Communication & Planning.

Qualifications

Contribute to Active Portfolio Design\xe2\x80\x99s ability to maximize returns of the Active Portfolio in line with Total Portfolio preferences and constraints:

• Active Portfolio Design: Participate in the strategic asset allocation process. This key role includes financial/statistical modeling, portfolio analysis, and portfolio construction work related to long-term asset allocation.
• Assist in implementing of portfolio design priorities for the Active Portfolio to align with the Total Portfolio constraints and priorities set by Total Fund Management (TFM).
• Investment Strategy Characterizations: With guidance help maintain the process for capturing key strategy attributes and ensure consistent calibration across active strategies.
• Active Portfolio Liquidity: Assist in planning the Active Portfolio\xe2\x80\x99s liquidity requirements according to the Total Portfolio\xe2\x80\x99s design priorities and governance framework.

Improve Active Portfolio monitoring to enhance on-going Active Portfolio management:

• Lead the weekly monitoring of the capital pipeline monitoring for capital management.
• Identify gaps in current tools and processes under guidance and collaborate with senior team members to prioritize improvements and developments.
• Collaborate and maintain strong relationships with key partners such as Finance, Risk and Technology & Operations

Support Active Portfolio communication and stakeholder engagement:

• Assist in creating management and Board committee materials, including memos and presentations as needed under guidance.

Support the coordination and prioritization of IPM initiatives:

• Participate in IPM collaborations to integrate diverse views and boost project value.
• Take personal responsibility for quality of work and timelines.
• Bring value-added insight to information received and offer new ideas and solutions.
• Keep managers and colleagues apprised of progress and seek assistance as required.
• Other duties as required.

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

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