Sr. Analyst/Associate recruitment

The CPP Investment Board is a professional investment management organization that invests the funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan to pay current benefits on behalf of 17 million Canadian contributors and beneficiaries. In order to build a diversified portfolio of CPP assets, the CPP Investment Board invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, inflation-linked bonds, infrastructure and fixed income instruments. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London and Hong Kong, the CPP Investment Board is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan and at arm's length from governments. For more information about the CPP Investment Board, please visit www.cppib.ca. 

Role Summary

We are presently recruiting for a Sr. Analyst/Associate in the Public Market Investments department. This individual will be a member of the Portfolio Management team within the Global Corporate Securities (GCS) group, assisting with the development and implementation of a systematic portfolio construction and review process.  Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, conducting and analyzing portfolio optimizations and conducting implementation research.

Role-Specific Accountabilities

• Participate in and further develop systematic processes for equity portfolio construction that incorporate views of both the quantitative and fundamental research teams

• Generate, review, and recommend trade lists

• Take ownership of various periodic (daily, weekly, etc) operational tasks associated with portfolio management

• Conduct research on and implement models related to global portfolio management and active management topics including (but not limited to): portfolio construction, strategy back-testing, and analysis of transactions costs.

If you possess the following, we’d like to hear from you:

• 2+ years of progressive and broad-based experience in asset management with knowledge of quantitative and fundamental approaches to investing.

• Applied experience with quantitative tools and methods, such as portfolio optimization, factor risk models, and performance attribution, is required.

• Advanced degree in Finance, Applied Economics, Engineering; CFA designation is desirable

• Experience with large or multi-asset class portfolios desirable.

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with a high degree of professionalism combined with the ability to adapt to rapidly changing investment business and technology environments; open to new ideas and approaches.

• Solid, demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills; experience building and retaining solid working relationships internally and externally.

• High degree of integrity and experience working in an environment of partnership and high performance.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity and to build a career in an innovative and dynamic investment organization, please submit your resume online at:

http://cppib.talcura.com/candidates/SearchJobResults01.aspx?en=1JobCode=Q312-744R  

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. CPP Investment Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer.