Director, Finance Business Partner, Technology & Operations

CPP Investments | Investissements RPC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global career development opportunities

Hybrid-flexible work environment

Diverse and inspiring colleagues

Job summary

A global investment organization based in Toronto is seeking a Director, Finance Business Partner for Technology & Operations. The role focuses on delivering integrated insights, developing impactful reporting, and guiding financial planning to support decision-making. Candidates should have 8+ years in finance, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent communication abilities. The organization values diversity and offers opportunities for career development in a hybrid-flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in deriving actionable insights from both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Proficiency in strategic problem-solving and communicating complex information.
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to influence.
• Understanding of cost concepts and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide integrated insights on operating and cost metrics.
• Produce concise financial analysis for informed decision-making.
• Ensure accuracy of enterprise messaging and reporting.
• Support annual and long-range business planning.
• Anticipate reporting needs and establish advisor relationships.
• Develop self-serve tools and dashboards for analytics.
• Foster a high-performance culture valuing innovation.

Skills

Deriving actionable insight

Strategic mindset

Problem-solving skills

Relationship management

Excellent communication skills

Leading cross-functional initiatives

Commitment to guiding principles

Education

8+ years experience in finance or related field

Job description

Director, Finance Business Partner, Technology & Operations

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

Job Description

The Director, Finance Business Partner (FBP) for Technology & Operations drives fit‑for‑purpose reporting, analytics, and insights on cost and workforce to support effective decision‑making.

Role-specific Accountabilities

• Deliver integrated insights: Provide a holistic view of key operating and cost metrics by leveraging data, technology, and cross‑functional partnerships across departments. Collaborate closely with T&O’s strategy and business management teams, and senior management teams.
• Develop impactful reporting: Produce concise, relevant, and actionable financial analysis that enables department leaders and senior management to make informed decisions, while ensuring consistency at the enterprise level.
• Coordinate enterprise reporting: Ensure alignment and accuracy of messaging across departments and audiences. Lead the preparation of quarterly departmental management reports and contribute to Board reports.
• Guide financial planning: Support annual and long‑range business planning by developing budgets that align with departmental strategies and enterprise expectations ahead of the fiscal year.
• Advise proactively: Anticipate reporting and analytical needs arising from mandate or business changes, establishing trusted advisor relationships with business and senior management teams.
• Enhance analytics capabilities: Partner with Finance colleagues to develop self‑serve tools and multi‑dimensional dashboards that meet evolving departmental and enterprise analytical needs.
• Champion performance culture: Foster a high‑performance, continuously improving environment that values innovation, learning, quality, and talent development.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience (8+ years) in deriving actionable insight from both qualitative and quantitative information, and communicating such insights effectively to senior leaders.
• Strategic mindset with strong problem‑solving skills and intellectual curiosity; able to distill complex information into clear, practical insights.
• Sound understanding of cost concepts and methodologies, prior experience in Finance, Planning & Analysis function an asset.
• Exceptional relationship management and influencing skills, balancing partnership and independent oversight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to articulate complex ideas in plain language.
• Proven experience leading cross‑functional initiatives and implementing business solutions collaboratively.
• Commitment to CPP Investments’ Guiding Principles: integrity, partnership, and high performance.
• Experience within an asset management context, such as a global multi‑strategy fund, public or private pension fund, or sovereign wealth fund.

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.

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.

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.