Advisor, Early Careers Talent Acquisition

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Toronto

On-site

CAD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

CPP Investments in Toronto, Canada seeks an Advisor, Early Careers Talent Acquisition to attract and hire interns, co-ops and new graduates. You’ll partner with managers, universities and partners to run full-cycle recruitment—from sourcing and screening to interviews, offers and campus events—ensuring an inclusive, high-quality candidate experience.

This role builds talent pipelines across programs, collaborates with a global team, and supports a culture of excellence and performance.

Qualifications

University or college degree with commitment to continuous learning.
2 years of full-cycle recruitment experience; internships/new grads is asset.
Strong communication and relationship-building with candidates and managers.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with candidate sourcing and ATS (Workday preferred).

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end recruitment for early careers programs, including sourcing, screening, interviews, selection, offers and candidate communication.
Partner with hiring managers to understand early talent needs and timelines.
Build and maintain relationships with students, universities and external partners to support campus recruitment.
Represent CPP Investments at campus events and information sessions, both virtually and in person.
Develop and maintain structured assessment materials to support fair and effective hiring decisions.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Interviewing

Candidate sourcing

Education

Relevant university or college degree

Tools

Workday Recruiting

Job description

Purpose. Performance. People. Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians. With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets. Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide. For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance. Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.

The Role

As an Advisor, Early Careers Talent Acquisition, you will play a key role in attracting and hiring early-career talent for CPP Investments. Supporting recruitment across our internship, co-op and new graduate programs, you will partner with hiring managers, business leaders, students, universities and external partners to connect emerging talent with opportunities across the organization. You will support full-cycle recruitment, from identifying and engaging candidates to interviews, offers and campus events, while helping to create a consistent, inclusive and high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey. This is an opportunity to further develop your recruitment expertise, build strong stakeholder relationships and contribute to early careers talent attraction strategies within a global organization.

The Team

The Talent department supports CPP Investments in attracting, developing and retaining the talent needed to deliver on our long-term mandate. Through collaboration with teams across the organization, Talent helps build a strong and engaged workforce. Within Talent, the Talent Acquisition team is responsible for bringing the right talent into CPP Investments to support the organization’s evolving needs. Early Careers is part of the Talent Acquisition team and focuses on building the programs, partnerships and talent pools that connect students and new graduates with opportunities to begin and grow their careers at CPP Investments.

Accountabilities

Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned early careers programs and roles, including intake discussions, sourcing, screening, interviews, selection, offers and candidate communication.
Partner with hiring managers to understand early talent needs and develop effective recruitment and assessment strategies aligned with program objectives and timelines.
Build and maintain strong relationships with students, early-career candidates, universities, student groups and external partners to support campus recruitment and talent attraction initiatives.
Represent CPP Investments at campus events, information sessions, networking opportunities and other talent attraction activities, both virtually and in person.
Proactively identify and engage early-career talent through sourcing, networking, referrals, events and candidate pipelines.
Develop and maintain structured assessment materials, including interview guides, evaluation criteria and decision-making tools, to support consistent, fair and effective hiring decisions.

What You Bring

Relevant university or college education, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
2 years of full-cycle recruitment experience; experience recruiting students, interns or new graduates is an asset.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with candidates, hiring managers and external partners.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with candidate sourcing and applicant tracking systems (ATS); experience with Workday Recruiting is an asset.
Flexibility to travel and attend events outside regular business hours, as required.
You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.
We provide colleagues with cutting-edge AI tools, dedicated learning time, and practical support to help them deliver with greater impact.

Inclusion & Accessibility

CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Attention: Protect Yourself from Fraud

CPP Investments is committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process. We will never ask candidates for payment or financial information at any stage of hiring. All legitimate opportunities are posted on our careers page, and communications will come from our applicant tracking system, Workday. CPP Investments may use AI tools to help screen and assess applicants by analyzing resumes and applications for relevant skills and experience. These tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making.

About Us

Why Work With Us For 25 years, we’ve proudly invested the Canada Pension Plan Fund, helping to secure retirement for more than 22 million Canadians. We invest for the long term - and that includes our people. Here, you’ll work alongside high-calibre colleagues on meaningful challenges that have real-world impact. Our purpose drives us, our performance sets us apart, and our people make it possible.

Our Guiding Principles

Our guiding principles shape our culture. They define how we work and represent the values that guide our behaviours. They are Integrity, Partnership and High Performance.

Our Impact

We invest globally across public and private markets, managing capital on behalf of millions of contributors and beneficiaries. We focus on long-term value creation and responsible investing, with offices in major financial centres around the world.

What You Can Expect