Manager, Investment Product Launch

**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. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability 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 $3.6 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.

We are actively seeking a highly motivated and experienced **Manager** to lead our **New Products & Activities (NP&A) Team - Public Markets**, within the **Technology & Operations** group.

The NP&A team plays a pivotal role in supporting public market investments and strategies by collaborating closely with technologists, business stakeholders, and investment professionals across the Fund. This team leads the implementation and launch of new investment products.

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the full initiative delivery lifecycle — from intake, prioritization, and planning through to execution — while also providing leadership in talent development and performance management for your direct reports.

**Team Description**

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a highly visible and fast-moving team that sits at the heart of change and innovation within Investment Operations (IO) and across the broader organization.

The **New Products & Activities Team** is deeply involved in cross-functional initiatives, collaborating not only within IO but also with partners across multiple departments enterprise-wide. With broad exposure and frequent engagement with senior stakeholders, team members gain invaluable insight into the organization and build strong enterprise relationships that accelerate learning and career development.

Operating in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same, the team thrives on collaboration, adaptability, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about driving meaningful change, working across diverse teams, and being part of a high-performing and supportive group, this is the place to make a real impact.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Lead end-to-end delivery of initiatives, ensuring completion on time and in alignment with strategic objectives.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, including scope, milestones, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
- Take full ownership of project outcomes, holding team members and stakeholders accountable for delivering against commitments.
- Prioritize initiatives based on strategic impact, directing efforts toward the highest-value opportunities for the Fund.
- Monitor project risks and issues proactively, implementing mitigation strategies to avoid delivery delays or scope creep.
- Provide regular, transparent communication to stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment and managing expectations.
- Foster strong cross-functional collaboration with internal teams across technology, operations, and investments.
- Coach, develop, and manage performance of team members to build a high-performing, engaged, and motivated team.
- Promote an inclusive culture by modeling equitable leadership behaviors and fostering a diverse team environment.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance project management practices and tools.

**Qualifications**
- Project Management Experience: Demonstrated and progressive experience leading multiple simultaneous initiatives, with a focus on capital markets; experience launching new investment products is strongly preferred.
- Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of capital markets, including cash and derivative products, and the full trade lifecycle.
- Agile & Scrum Expertise: Extensive experience working in Agile environments, with deep knowledge of Scrum p