Job Description

Company DescriptionMake an impact at a global and dynamic investment organizationWhen 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/Associate to join the Investment Portfolio Management Group\xe2\x80\x99s \xe2\x80\x93 Public Markets team. As part of this dynamic team, you will work closely our investing Departments, particularly Active Equities (AE) and Capital Markets and Factoring Investing (CMF), and the broader TFM department to advance our mission to maximize the risk-adjusted returns of the Active Portfolios by ensuring that we have the best possible combination of active programs in the Fund and by acting as thought partners with the Investment Departments on investment strategy matters.Role-specific Accountabilities:

• Supporting senior team members in the day-to-day activities for oversight of the Active Equities (AE) and Capital Markets and Factor Investing (CMF) investment programs including but not limited to investment assumption calibrations, performance measurement and market conditions monitoring.
• Playing a key role in the financial/statistical modeling, portfolio analysis, and portfolio construction work related to long-term strategic allocation.
• Support the active public market investment departments on special situations, projects, new opportunities, and problem identification (if any) related to investment strategy.
• Supporting senior team members in evaluating AE and CMF investment programs for delivery against assumptions and objectives including short-term deployment budgets and the ID Portfolio reviews.
• Analyzing performance and risk metrics across different AE and CMF programs to ensure reasonability.
• Contribute to the design and development of analytic and reporting enhancements for tools related to portfolio monitoring.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in investment management, trading, acquisitions, consulting, or investment banking, with direct deal or investment experience and exposure to public investments considered an asset.
• Experience in some programming languages is a requirement (Python etc.).
• Expertise in modeling the financing and implementation aspects of various public market strategies with a particular emphasis on the differences between physical/synthetic equity products, futures, forwards, and swaps (inclusive of total return, equity and interest rate variations).
• Exemplary communication and presentation skills (oral and written).
• Ability to apply structured problem solving to address new problems.
• Knowledge of managing and working with databases (Tableau etc.).
• Knowledge of/experience with active investment management in public market and/or active program allocation processes is a plus.
• Ability to work independently as well as to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Professional designation such as a CFA are considered an asset.
• Organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Demonstrated Word and PowerPoint skills and advanced skills in Excel.
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance.
• Enjoys being a part of a culture of excellence, is flexible and constantly strives to innovate.

Additional InformationVisit our or Follow us on LinkedIn. #LI-AF1At 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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