Analyst, Portfolio Strategy, Private Equity

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. With more than $600 billion in assets under management, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure it is financially sustainable for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here. 

Job Description

Team Description

The Portfolio Strategy Group is part of the Private Equity (PE) department at CPP Investments. PE manages $140 billion of net assets and is responsible for the firm’s private equity investments globally, excluding LATAM. By investing in funds, secondaries, growth equity and directly in private equity, we seek opportunities to build a global, diversified portfolio that will outperform comparable passive public alternatives over the long term. The Portfolio Strategy group within PE seeks to enhance the risk-adjusted returns of the portfolio through portfolio construction techniques that enable the department to meet the targeted return and maximize alpha while balancing investing and developing strong long-term value-add partnerships to the total Fund.

Accountabilities

• Assist with bespoke financial analysis to support strategic portfolio construction decisions
• Assist in net capital management forecasting and allocation, over the short and long term
• Assist with the analysis of PE’s portfolio and research on private equity industry trends

• Assist in the development of a relative value framework within PE to improve the effectiveness with which PE delivers a global portfolio
• Partner with other departments at CPP Investments (e.g. Total Fund Management, Office of the Chief Investment Officer (OCIO), Finance, Risk, Sustainability etc.) to advance strategic initiatives, enhance integration of bottom-up and top-down decision making and improve reporting
• Support drafting of committee and Board level communications, as required
• Support the Global SMD of Private Equity, as required
• Opportunity to take a key role in helping shape critical PE tech enablement tools, subject to interest

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years of relevant work experience (private equity, investment banking, management consulting, etc.)
• University degree in related field
• Understanding of private equity concepts
• Excellent model, analytic and problem-solving capabilities with demonstrated intellectual curiosity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an interest in working in a dynamic collaborative environment
• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Demonstrated proactive and team-oriented mindset
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

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:

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