Senior Credit Strategy Associate

4 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada CPP Investments Full time

Company Overview

Make a significant impact at a leading global investment firm

By investing your career with CPP Investments, you become part of one of the most esteemed and rapidly expanding institutional investors worldwide. With assets under management exceeding $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that strategically invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to ensure long-term viability. The CPP Fund is anticipated to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments engages in all principal asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed-income instruments, with its headquarters in Toronto and offices in various global locations.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-caliber professionals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Look forward to:

A diverse and inspiring team with approachable leadership Engaging work in a fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment Accelerated exposure and responsibilities Global career development opportunities Daily motivation from CPP Investments' vital social purpose and unwavering principles A flexible/hybrid work environment that combines in-office collaboration with remote work A deeply ingrained culture of Integrity, Partnership, and High Performance

If you are passionate about performance, value a collaborative culture, and approach every task with the utmost integrity, this is an opportunity to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Associate to become part of the Credit Strategy group within the Credit Investments (CI) department in Toronto. CI manages $65 billion in assets and oversees all CPP Investments' public and private credit investments on a global scale. CI invests in credit and credit-like products across the entire capital structure for all sectors globally, excluding local currency sovereign bonds. CI focuses on liquid/syndicated and direct investments, both investment and sub-investment grade, corporate and consumer, in both physical and synthetic markets.

The Credit Strategy Group within CI aims to optimize CI's alpha generation by managing asset allocation across the department's extensive investment mandate, ensuring alignment with total fund risk and return expectations, and integrating global credit market intelligence to guide the department's efforts toward the ongoing efficient deployment of capital.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and enhance risk, relative-value, and capital portfolio management tools to ensure CI's investment and performance objectives are monitored and achieved. Create and maintain CI's risk and pricing libraries for credit portfolio management, including instrument pricing, scenario analysis, cash flow analysis, and stress testing. Enhance reporting capabilities to effectively communicate portfolio risks and performance to senior management and other stakeholders. Collaborate with T&D teams to improve the supporting infrastructure for credit portfolio management tools and processes. Utilize data science techniques and tools to analyze credit data, develop predictive models, and identify opportunities for portfolio optimization and risk mitigation. Mentor and train junior team members on technical skills, modeling techniques, and best practices in portfolio management systems.

Required Qualifications

An undergraduate degree in finance, computer science, or mathematics; an advanced degree in one of these fields is a plus. 5-7 years of experience in the financial services industry, preferably in analytics, portfolio engineering, or risk modeling roles. Proficient programming skills in Python, SQL, and JavaScript, with experience in programming risk reporting or trading systems. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to analyze complex data sets using machine learning to identify trends and provide data visualizations. Excellent project management skills, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously and delivering high-quality results on time. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with an interest in working in a dynamic collaborative environment. Demonstrated resilience in the face of change and effective management of competing demands. Outstanding academic performance and evidence of high potential. Candidates must exemplify CPP Investment's guiding principles of high performance, integrity, and partnership.

If you are interested in working with talented professionals in the financial industry within an environment of integrity, partnership, and high performance, consider a career in Credit Investments at CPP Investments.



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