Intern Analyst, PhD, Systematic Strategies Group, Capital Markets & Factor Investing

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. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability 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 $3.6 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. 

The Capital Markets and Factor Investing Department 

The 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.  

The Systematic Strategies Group (SSG) group within the Capital Markets and Factor Investing department develops and manages systematic investment strategies across global markets spanning equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and volatility. SSG invests in absolute return strategies as well as long-only strategies, designed to provide a diversifying return stream to the total fund. 

We are looking for a Sr. Intern Analyst within the Systematic Strategies Group in Toronto for Summer 2026 starting in May 2026.  

What you’ll do 

• Support the team in running end-to-end research on systematic signals across multiple asset classes (rates, equities, currencies and commodities) 
• Build forecasting and monitoring tools that synthesize macro, market, and alternative datasets 
• Engineer robust data workflows. Translate academic research into model enhancements. Other duties as required 

A PhD student with strong empirical modeling/econometric skills. We prefer a student in the dissertation stage who would like to gain industry experience. The successful candidate will be a strong team player, exhibit creative problem-solving skills, and approach challenging assignments with enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity. 

Qualifications 

• Pursuing a PhD degree with a specialization in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math or related quantitative disciplines– preferably individuals in the dissertation stage of their program who would like to gain industry experience or are curious about the private sector.  
• Experience working with financial and/or economic data 
• Strong programming skills, preferably in Python and SQL. 
• Desire to gain exposure to practical research related to financial markets, portfolio management, portfolio construction and asset pricing 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, intellectual curiosity and ability to learn new concepts  
• Good written and verbal communication skills 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work in teams 
• Successful candidates must exemplify CPP Investments’ Guiding Principles of High Performance, Integrity, and Partnership 

If 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) by November 16, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.

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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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