Investment Associate

3 weeks ago


Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Full time

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Investment Associate - Quantitative Researcher to join our Trading Research and Analytics team at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in advancing our three core research pillars: cross-asset cost modeling, cross-asset liquidity analysis, and trading optimization across Equities, Futures, Rates, FX, and Credit.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Proactively identify areas for improvement and introduce innovative ideas through hypothesis-driven experimentation, leading to trade cost reductions.
  2. Develop and refine multi-asset market impact models that quantify execution footprints across global markets.
  3. Research and create multi-asset real-time trading signals to support traders in achieving low-cost execution.
  4. Collaborate with technology teams to design and implement a multi-asset data warehouse for comprehensive research and analysis.
  5. Present research findings to key stakeholders with clarity and impact.
  6. Partner with traders to deepen understanding of market structure, liquidity, and trading workflows across asset classes.

Requirements

  1. Undergraduate or advanced degree in Statistics, Engineering, Finance or relevant fields.
  2. Minimum 3 years' experience with at least 2+ years of experience in a Finance/Trading oriented role or equivalent.
  3. Trading research and TCA experience is an asset.
  4. Knowledge in market microstructure research & modeling across Equities, Futures, Rates, FX, and Credit.
  5. Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, R, C++, etc.
  6. Entrepreneurial mindset and proven ability to drive scalability & execute on a research agenda.
  7. Experience utilizing quantitative techniques (e.g. statistical analysis, mathematical modeling, machine learning or others).
  8. Proficient with visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, etc).
  9. Fluent communication skills and ability to explain and simplify technical concepts.
  10. Team player attitude and highly motivated / self-starter.

What We Offer

  1. A pay-for-performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive.
  2. Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development.
  3. Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage.
  4. Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan.
  5. The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program.
  6. A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in-office collaboration and remote working.
  7. Competitive time off.
  8. Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year.
  9. Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis.

About Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

We are a leading pension plan with a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We take pride in creating a workplace where our talent is respected, accepted, and empowered to be themselves. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring.


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