Associate, Private Equity

OMERS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Plan

Group benefits and retirement plans

Job summary

OMERS Private Equity seeks an Associate in Toronto to join the direct investment team, identifying, evaluating, acquiring and actively managing private equity investments with management partnerships.

The role collaborates with experienced teams from banking, consulting and investment backgrounds to build long-term value in portfolio companies, underpinned by a culture that values collaboration and integrity. The posted salary range is CAD 115,000–145,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience as an investor, investment banker, or consultant.
• Strong analytical, quantitative and financial modelling skills.
• Solid understanding of fundamental financial statement analysis, investment analysis, and valuation techniques.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated career and academic success and a strong work ethic.
• Ability to collaborate and share knowledge within a team environment.
• Thrives in evolving environments and can work with ambiguity at times.
• Self-motivated with drive to achieve results and deliver high performance.

Responsibilities

• Researching, evaluating and sourcing new investment opportunities.
• Developing financial models depicting historical and projected results.
• Building relationships within banking, lending and private equity to source deals.
• Preparing commercial and operational due diligence.
• Assessing returns and risks for new investments.
• Preparing internal investment presentations.
• Managing existing portfolio companies and monitoring performance.
• Evaluating operating and financial performance and supporting capital structure activities.
• Assisting tuck‑in acquisitions and related projects.
• Supporting ad hoc operating projects with management.

Skills

Investor experience

Financial modelling

Financial statement analysis

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Work ethic

Team collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Self-motivation

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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OMERS Private Equity is seeking a strong Associate in Toronto for an immediate start.

OMERS Private Equity (“OPE”) seeks to use its significant and differentiated capital base to partner with management teams of industry-leading businesses. We are direct investors with a long-term view of success, $25.6B AUM in an evergreen fund structure. OPE is the private equity investment arm of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension plans with $145.2 billion of net assets under management across all of their investment classes including private equity, venture capital, public markets, infrastructure and real estate. For more information, please visit www.omersprivateequity.com.

Our dynamic investment team draws from backgrounds in private equity, investment banking and consulting. With an excellent investment track record and years of private equity experience, we work in partnership with our companies to build long-term value. OPE prides itself on its caring & collegial culture. The Private Equity team values Associate engagement and quality experiences. We strive to identify candidates who are well suited to our unique, team-based environment. As an Associate in the Private Equity team, you will be involved in identifying, evaluating, acquiring and actively managing direct private equity investments.

You Will Be Responsible For

Evaluating and executing new investment opportunities:

• Researching, analyzing and evaluating new investment opportunities through industry research, competitor assessments, financial statement analysis and financial modeling
• Developing financial models depicting a company’s historical and projected financial results
• Developing and maintaining broader reaching relationships within banking, lending and private equity in order to source new deals or build new investment themes of interest
• Preparing commercial and operational due diligence
• Assessing financial returns and risks for new investment opportunities
• Preparing internal investment presentations
• Managing existing portfolio companies
• Evaluating operating and financial performance
• Working alongside management to research and execute tuck‑in acquisitions
• Supporting capital structure management, including debt refinancing, tax planning and capital budgeting
• Conducting financial reporting to support decision making
• Supporting ad hoc operating projects alongside management

Required Skills

• 2 years' of experience as an investor, investment banker, or consultant
• Strong analytical, quantitative and financial modelling skills
• A solid understanding of fundamental financial statement analysis, investment analysis, business valuation theory and techniques
• Demonstrated attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and both written & verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated career and academic success, and a strong work ethic
• The ability to embrace collaborative sharing of knowledge within a team environment
• The ability to thrive in organizations that constantly evolve and adapt while working with ambiguity at times
• Self-motivated with the drive to achieve results and are continuously striving to deliver the highest performance through creative thinking

Preferred Skills

• Commitment to stay current on a variety of topics related to investment themes being explored
• Intellectual curiosity and a long investment horizon

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected salary range for this position is $115,000-145,000 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.