Associate, Investment Engineering (12 month contract)

Company Description

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. With more than $600 billion in assets under management, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure it is financially sustainable 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 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

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here. 

Job Description

The Associate, Investment Engineering seeks to enhance decision-making of Investments teams through the integration of investment research, data utilization, and cutting-edge analytical and engineering methodologies into proprietary investment models. As a part of our team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the research and development of our strategies.

Team Summary

The Investment Engineering team is responsible for managing and enhancing the trading Execution Management System (EMS), coordinating with external partners such as trade management systems, brokers, and data vendors, and prioritizing small enhancements to align with business needs and objectives. The team also oversees project management and delivery on strategy projects related to trading and financial groups, collaborating with technical partners, senior management, and business groups to achieve project goals.

Accountabilities:

• Works directly with Investment partners to develop, test, integrate, and implement solutions for transformational initiatives 
• Assist Investment and internal partners in the preparation of ongoing and ad-hoc investment performance reporting
• Partner with colleagues to design and implement new tools and analytics modules
• Support the reduction of operational risks and the increase in controls by aligning activities to appropriate owners
• Offload tasks to automated capabilities to enhance efficiency
• Contribute to the research and development of investment strategies
• Present research findings and participate in discussions in various investment forums
• Support development of proprietary research methodologies through application of advanced analytical techniques

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline
• An advanced degree is an asset
• Experience in solving problems through the combination of quantitative, analytical and/or programming skills
• Strong programming skills, and knowledge of development processes and tools for Cloud-based applications
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Strong research, analytical, financial modeling, valuation, problem solving skills and ability to think creatively
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with genAI prompt engineering is a plus

Additional Information

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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.

Disclaimer:

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.