Principal, Sustainable Investing

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Company; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Membership in a defined benefit pension plan

100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits

Parental leave top-up

Job summary

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Company is seeking a Principal in Sustainable Investing. This role will be key in implementing the Sustainable Investing strategy aligned with the 2030 Strategic Plan. The ideal candidate will analyze sustainability impacts on portfolios and lead research efforts.

Qualifications include 7–10 years of experience in climate pathway analysis and an advanced degree in a relevant field. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in climate pathway analysis.
• Ability to analyze complex multi-variable datasets.
• Strong team orientation with effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sustainability impacts on portfolio characteristics.
• Design and support climate stress testing.
• Lead research on the relationship between sustainability and portfolio.

Skills

Climate pathway analysis

Data tools and programming languages

Proactivity and critical thinking

Oral and written communication

Education

Advanced degree in Economics, Environmental Science, Engineering

Job description

Benefits

• Membership in HOOPP’s world‑class defined benefit pension plan.
• 100% company‑paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting diversity and mental health (gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support and benefits of $2,500 per year).
• Parental leave top‑up and a health spending account.
• Optional post‑retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%.
• Wellness programs: yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars.
• A meaningful contribution to the financial security of Ontario healthcare workers.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, the Principal, Sustainable Investing will play a key role in the implementation of HOOPP’s new Sustainable Investing strategy, a key initiative in the 2030 Strategic Plan. In this role, you will be a leading contributor to generating sustainability insights to inform portfolio resilience. You will bring a strong technical foundation and a passion to contribute to the continued advancement of Sustainable Investing at HOOPP.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the impacts of sustainability factors on total portfolio characteristics to inform portfolio resilience.
• Design and support climate stress testing and portfolio analysis to assess systemic risk drivers and concentrations, including top‑down and bottom‑up risk assessments based on climate pathways and asset‑specific characteristics.
• Use climate risk tools or environmental datasets to assess climate physical and transition risks.
• Integrate large‑scale datasets from diverse sources, including climate model outputs, geospatial data, emissions inventories, and financial performance metrics to support climate risk and sustainability factor analysis.
• Stay abreast of state‑of‑the‑art research and practices in climate modeling and act as a subject‑matter expert in the physical and economic impacts of climate change and energy transition pathways.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners on sustainability‑related portfolio analysis and research.
• Lead research and write thought‑leadership papers on the relationship between sustainability factors and portfolio characteristics.
• Support additional Sustainable Investing priorities, including board and executive‑level reporting.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in a related role with direct experience in multi‑asset class climate pathway analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex, multivariable datasets related to climate, environmental, and financial systems.
• Capacity to evaluate scenario‑based modeling frameworks, such as IPCC pathways, to inform portfolio resilience analysis.
• Familiarity with data tools and programming languages for statistical analysis and model development.
• Ability to synthesize complex quantitative outputs into concise, strategic insights for senior stakeholders.
• Proactivity with a high level of self‑motivation and a track record of using critical thinking to address complex problems and develop pragmatic solutions.
• Strong team orientation and drive to cross‑pollinate ideas across the team’s workstreams.
• Clear and confident oral and written communication skills, capable of explaining analytical or quantitative concepts in a simple, practical, high‑impact manner.
• Commitment to constructive feedback and continual learning.
• Advanced degree(s) in an analytical, financial and/or technical field such as Economics, Environmental Science, Engineering or other relevant area strongly preferred.
• Additional professional designations like CFA an asset.
• Alignment with HOOPP’s core values: accountable, compassionate, and trustworthy.