Analyst, Portfolio Implementation Research Team

Company Description
**Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization**

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

- Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
- Accelerated exposure and responsibility
- Global career development opportunities
- Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
- A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
- A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

**Job Description**:
The Total Fund Management (“TFM”) department is responsible for the successful implementation of the Fund’s investment framework. These activities are focused primarily on the Strategic Portfolio, our long-term vision for the intended investment portfolio composition five or more years into the future. TFM also works with the active Investment Departments to effectively characterize and allocate to active investment strategies, with the aim of delivering the Strategic Portfolio over time. TFM also works on the total Fund daily investment cycle, including all the processes, systems, and data needed to structure the investment portfolio in response to the on-going flow of cash and exposures into and out of the Fund. TFM consists of five groups: Portfolio Design & Construction; Active Investment Management; Exposure, Leverage & Liquidity Management; Applied Research and Models; Strategy & Operations.

**Applied Research and Models Group**

The Applied Research and Models (“ARM”) group is a ‘centre of excellence’ in research with a centralized team to ensure we deliver focused and impactful research, develop robust and consistent tools, and operate as efficiently as possible. We design, maintain, and enhance quantitative models, machines, dashboards and analytical tools that support TFM investment decisions and management of the Fund.

**Position Description**

**Role Specific Accountabilities**:

- Participate in research and analysis on portfolio management, including the development and enhancement of existing models and approaches.
- Work with the Quantitative Models team to help implement and test approved models.
- Help prepare and present research reports and methodology recommendation documents to TFM’s Research and Investment Committees.
- Contribute to research culture by providing constructive feedback on other’s research projects and seeking out constructive feedback from others on your own work.
- Collaborate with other teams and contribute to other departmental projects as required.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or other quantitative field would be preferred.
- Programming skills (Python) and experience in data analysis techniques and statistical empirical methods.
- Experience demonstrating investment research and/or investment engineering with proven impact is an asset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong intellectual curiosity in finance, economics, and investment management
- Self-motivated, organized, flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and new challenges.
- Exemplify CPP Investments’ guiding principles of high performance, integrity, and partnership.

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**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,