Analyst External Portfolio Management (12-Month Contract)

Job title: Analyst External Portfolio Management (12-Month Contract)

Company: CPP Investments


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 $600 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, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São 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’ 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’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.Job DescriptionThe Capital Markets and Factor Investing Department (CMF) invests assets globally in public equities, fixed income securities, currencies, commodities, and derivatives, and manages the engagement of investment managers and co-investments in public market securities.Role OverviewWe are recruiting an Analyst in the External Portfolio Management (EPM) group of the Capital Markets and Factor Investing department for a 12-month contract with a tentative start date of May 2025. The EPM group allocates capital to external managers (“hedge funds”) and co-investment ideas across investment strategies, trading styles, asset classes and geographies in public markets.What you will do:

• Support the day-to-day monitoring and analysis of existing fund investments (including building robust and flexible tools to support this).
• Contribute to hedge fund due diligence across quantitative and qualitative aspects to help evaluate investment processes, team capabilities, and portfolio additivity.
• Contribute to the evaluation of co-investment opportunities in fundamental equities, credit and/or macro assets
• Contribute to research and formulate views on hedge fund strategies and their performance in various market environments and industry trends.
• Support regular weekly research meetings.
• Contribute to the preparation of investment memos and recommendations.
• Participate in EPM investment recommendation meetings and contribute to the investment decision making process.
• Participate in research projects related to top-down portfolio strategy and construction, factor modeling, and portfolio optimization.

QualificationsWho We’re Looking ForWe look for candidates that have a track record of academic success while balancing extracurricular activities, a strong interest in the financial markets and portfolio management as well as good communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills. In addition, the most successful candidates combine energy, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity, with a demonstrated interest in investing.

• The ideal candidate is either i) enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate co-op program, ii) enrolled in a non-co-op program and pursuing a professional experience year (PEY), or iii) has graduated in April 2024 or later from an undergraduate or advanced degree program
• Understanding of public capital markets, prior experience with alternative investment strategies would be considered an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong qualitative and critical thinking skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Desire to learn and express opinions
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Team player who enjoys a high preforming culture
• Demonstrates our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance
• This role is ideal for those who are eager to build a career in, or making a switch to, the Investment Management industry

Additional InformationIf you have an interest in working with talented professionals in the financial industry in an environment of integrity, partnership and high performance, then you should consider a career in at CPP Investments.To apply, please include a cover letter, resume and transcripts (full unofficial version).Deadline: February 4, 2025, 11:59pm ESTVisit our or Follow us on .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.

Expected salary: $105000 – 140000 per year

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:26:31 GMT

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