Analyst, Strategy, Risk & Operations, Capital Markets & Factor Investing (12-Month Contract) at CPP Investments | Investissements RPC in Toronto

Job description

• As Analyst, Strategy, Risk & Operations (SRO), you will support Capital Markets and Factor Investing’s (CMF) operational-readiness agenda, working at the intersection of investment operations, data, technology and business processes.
• In this 12-month contract role, you will help advance operational capabilities from implementation through adoption and into a scalable target-state operating model. You will contribute to process and data improvements, operational-readiness reporting, issue resolution, fund onboarding and controls that support CMF’s evolving investment platform.
• Capital Markets and Factor Investing (CMF) invests globally across public equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities and derivatives, and manages relationships with external investment managers and public-market co-investments. Strategy, Risk & Operations (SRO) oversees CMF’s portfolio strategy, operational and business strategy, portfolio construction and risk, partnering across CMF and the enterprise to enable scalable investment programs.

Responsibilities

• Support CMF operational-readiness initiatives from implementation through adoption, translating target-state requirements into practical process, data and control enhancements and supporting transition to sustainable business-as-usual ownership.
• Contribute to operational-readiness measurement and reporting, including metrics, dashboards and heatmaps that assess readiness, scalability and resilience.
• Investigate operational and data issues across systems and teams, identify root causes and help implement sustainable solutions through technology, data, process or control improvements.
• Support External Portfolio Management fund onboarding and implementation, including fund setup, review of investment and closing documents, operational data and workflows, and standardized procedures and controls.
• Partner with External Portfolio Management, Investment Engineering & Analytics, Investment Operations and Technology teams to monitor and improve investment data quality and support adoption of key CMF platforms.
• Support return validation, exception management and sign-off processes to strengthen the reliability of portfolio, performance and operational reporting.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in investment management, business analysis, investment operations or data analytics is preferred; the source job description does not specify a minimum number of years.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and identify practical, sustainable solutions.
• Understanding of public capital markets; familiarity with hedge funds, external managers or alternative investments is an asset.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office; experience with SQL, data visualization or analytical tools, or Python is an asset.
• Ability to work effectively across investment, operations, technology and data teams, translating business requirements into clear process, data or system needs and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity and an ownership mindset, with an interest in data lineage, controls and scalable process improvement; demonstrates CPP Investments’ Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance.
• You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.
• We provide colleagues with cutting-edge AI tools, dedicated learning time, and practical support to help them deliver with greater impact.

Skills

Required

• Strong attention to detail
• Intellectual curiosity
• Ownership mindset