Associate, Active Equities, North America - Semiconductors & Hardware

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment organization located in Toronto is seeking an Associate to conduct fundamental investment research and assist in managing portfolio investments. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of relevant experience and advanced analytical skills, along with a degree or certification in finance. A fast-paced work environment and professional growth opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Hybrid-flexible work environment

Access to diverse and inspiring colleagues

Stimulating work in a challenging environment

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to work and think independently.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental investment research and assist in building recommendations.
• Build and leverage relationships with industry participants.
• Perform due diligence on opportunities to determine investment merits.

Skills

Intellectual curiosity

Attention to detail

Research skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Valuation skills

Problem solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degree or certification (CFA)

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Full-time

Function : Investments

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. 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 $3.6trillion 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
• 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

As an Associate, you will be responsible for conducting fundamental investment research, assisting in building recommendations, implementing fundamental investments strategies, and monitoring and managing portfolio investments. You may also support the identification, scoping, and implementation of new investment opportunities by conducting research, analysis, and preparing presentations.

Team Description

The Analyst or Associate will be based in Toronto and will be a part of the Semiconductors and Hardware domain that has a global mandate with team members based in Toronto and Hong Kong. The domain team is tasked with identifying the most attractive investment opportunities on a risk adjusted return across the Global Hardware and Semiconductor investment domain.

Accountabilities :

• Compile industry, market and asset level data and financial information to support research
• Build and leverage relationships with industry participants and management teams
• Perform fundamental research and present research ideas to the broader group
• Perform due diligence on opportunities including financial, company and sector diligence, to determine investment merits and risks
• Provide inputs to and eventually individually develop and execute research plans to prove or disprove initial hypotheses on individual companies and / or industries.
• Develop company financial models and perform valuation analyses; apply statistical analysis to support investment decisions
• Participate in evaluation, including sharing views on overall investment attractiveness based on findings from diligence work
• Prepare analytical investment reviews and recommendations in collaboration with the team, including industry overviews, written investment rationales and due diligence reviews. Participate in presentation of investment recommendations to the Investment Committee and Board as required
• Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of existing portfolios

Qualifications

• Intellectual curiosity, attention to detail and the ability to work and think independently are a must.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Strong research, analytical, financial modeling, valuation, problem solving skills and ability to think creatively
• An advanced degree or certification (CFA) is an asset
• Advanced computer / technical skills – MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
• Solid verbal and written communication skills

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.

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