Associate, Portfolio and Risk Engineering (12-month contract)

Associate, Portfolio and Risk Engineering (12-month contract)

Toronto

CAD 60,000 - 100,000

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7 days ago

Function: Investments

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
• 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 Associate, Portfolio and Risk Engineering, plays a critical role in supporting the modeling, monitoring, and management of risk systems across CMF’s multi-asset class portfolio, which includes both internal systematic strategies and external hedge fund investments spanning global markets. This technical role involves developing and maintaining risk systems, contributing to a cloud-centric risk data platform, and building tools that support hedging and portfolio construction activities. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, technically strong, and eager to work at the intersection of finance and engineering to drive better investment decisions.

Accountabilities:

• Contribute to the modeling and analysis of complex internal and external hedge fund strategies using industry-standard risk engines (e.g., RiskMetrics, Barra)
• Participate in the development and enhancement of an in-house, cloud-native risk data platform to support portfolio construction and risk management
• Support and improve systems used to hedge structural beta exposures across equities, credit, and foreign exchange
• Design, implement, and maintain tools and analytics modules that enhance transparency and decision-making for investment teams
• Collaborate with investment and risk colleagues to identify gaps in current tooling and propose scalable, high-impact solutions
• Partner with senior team members to drive the prioritization and execution of platform improvements and process automation
• Gain exposure to a wide variety of complex financial instruments traded by leading hedge funds, deepening your understanding of global investment strategies

We look for candidates that have a track record of academic success while balancing extracurricular activities, a strong interest in the financial markets and portfolio management as well as effective communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills. In addition, the most successful candidates combine energy, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity, with a demonstrated interest in investing.

Qualifications:

• Passion for Investment Management and Financial Markets in general
• Proficiency in Python, with experience building robust, modular, and testable analytics code
• Strong SQL skills and experience designing and querying data models
• Hands-on experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN) and collaborative software development practices
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud-native data processing tools
• Some understanding of portfolio construction concepts, risk factor modeling, and hedging strategies
• Familiarity with industry-standard risk engines such as RiskMetrics, Barra, or Axioma is a plus
• Experience working with multi-asset-class portfolios, including equities, credit, FX, and derivatives is a plus
• Strong quantitative, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with investment, risk, and engineering teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Demonstrates our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

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.