Associate, Active Equities, Strategy and Operations

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, 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 Description

We are currently recruiting for an Associate to join Active Equities Strategy and Operations team. The Active Equities (AE) department primarily invests in common equity of publicly traded companies across sectors, geographies, and size. The department’s strategies are deployed across four regional investment teams spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. The AE Strategy & Operations group leads the strategy and business management activities for the department including supporting the operational, administrative and financial aspects of the department and overall strategic initiatives.

Our team is uniquely positioned to provide support to Active Equities leaders as we take on some of the most important strategic topics, lead large-scale change programs and experiment with innovations. 

As a part of a nimble team, you will have an opportunity to work with experienced strategists and public market investors and will learn and develop your skills through mentorship and apprenticeship. You will work closely with our Active Equities colleagues across geographies, have exposure to senior leaders, and will draw on subject-matter experts from across the Fund.

As part of our team, you will:

• Contribute to department-wide strategy initiatives that are the priorities to the SMD and senior leaders
• Provide project management support to complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Bring creativity and conceptual framing skills to structuring complex problems 
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to draw differentiated insights
• Communicate succinctly by presenting your analytical findings in compelling and impactful way
• Support the annual business planning process and quarterly departmental reporting
• Collaborate with the rest of the Strategy and Operations and Portfolio Management team to ensure successful operation of the department

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in consulting or other strategy work, ideally with experience in the investment industry
• Proven business judgement
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively (verbally, visually and in writing)
• Experience presenting to various levels and writing reports for senior management levels
• Strong Word and PowerPoint skills and advanced skills in Excel
• Extremely motivated and ambitious, eager to learn, adaptable and determined
• An MBA or CFA designation is preferred
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, with interpersonal and communication skills suited to a professional and thoughtful corporate environment
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills, with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven ability to work independently as well as to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment
• 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 Information

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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.