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The Total Plan Risk Management team is accountable for driving the development of risk insights across OMERS through both advanced quantitative and thoughtful qualitative analysis. The team is a trusted thought partner in communicating a view on risk-taking activities across Risk and its stakeholders, with a goal to integrate insights into the strategic decision-making process. The team is also tasked with promoting a robust risk culture that encourages inclusion and diversity, transparency, and open dialogue.
As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:
Providing insights and risk analysis in close partnership with the Total Plan Risk team
Contributing to the ongoing development of a leading risk analytics program to support OMERS investment activities and the evolution of its investment strategies with a collaborative mindset
Working with investment data to help ramp up the development of insightful tools that support the measurement and reporting of investment risk
Supporting the research, testing, and development of analytical measures of performance and market, liquidity, credit, and emerging risks
Support the team’s efforts in delivering high-quality Total Plan Risk reporting for the Board and Senior Leadership
Risk governance, including the review of investment risk policies and monitoring of corresponding investment risk limits
Helping to enhance and develop our risk tools and interactive dashboards
Interacting and building relationships with investment professionals across Risk and the Total Portfolio Management investment teams to understand and communicate the needs of the business
Supporting the Asset Liability study
Conducting research to inform total portfolio construction, including forecasting risk under different market conditions, implementing stress tests, and evaluating the impact of tactical asset mix tilts
Leverage internal and external systems to source large datasets to answer key investment questions.
To succeed in this role, you:
The ideal candidate for this role is an individual in the early stages of their career with a strong interest in Risk and Data Science, with a desire to apply their knowledge in the investment management domain.
Requirements:
University degree in a quantitative discipline such as Math, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
Previous experience (including co/op or internship) in capital markets, pensions and/or risk management is a strong plus.
Hands-on experience working with large datasets using numerical computing tools, with a desire to understand business risks through data
Ability to understand and apply complex financial and statistical principles and methods
Experience using Python and Power BI (and/or similar) is an asset
Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally
Has exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Is eager to learn and has strong intellectual curiosity
Experience using 3rd party systems (e.g., MSCI Risk Manager, BlackRock Aladdin, ORTEC Glass, and/or Bloomberg) is an asset
CFA, FRM, or another financial risk designation (or a willingness to enroll in one)
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The expected salary range for this position is $86,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year.
You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.
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Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $133.6 CAD billion in net assets as of June 30, 2024. With employees in our offices in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe, OMERS invests and administers pensions for over half a million active, deferred and retired employees of 1,000 municipalities, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, and other local agencies in communities across Ontario
