Senior Analyst, Sustainability

ABOUT US

We're one of Canada's largest pension investors, with CAD$299.7 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2025.

We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world's top companies. At PSP Investments, you'll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Sustainable investment is an integral part of our investment approach, helping us mitigate risk, uncover opportunities to enhance long-term performance, and bring our edge. Our Sustainability and Climate Innovation (SCI) group spearheads our efforts. The group helps advance our sustainability and climate strategy, oversight, capabilities, and practices; and deeply collaborates with the investment teams across public and private markets asset classes to develop our collective insight, integrate factors related to sustainability throughout our investment processes, and deliver public reporting to stakeholders. To learn more about our sustainability & climate investment activities, please consult our

Sustainable Investing webpage

and our

Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Report

.

We're seeking a Senior Analyst, Sustainability, to play an active role in the activities of the SCI (Sustainability group. As a valued member of the SCI group, you will report to the Director, Public Markets & Active Ownership, Sustainability & Climate Innovation. At PSP, we welcome individuals who are enthusiastic about learning, ideation, and innovation—those who strive for excellence, challenge conventions, and actively seek diverse perspectives.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

As Senior Analyst, Sustainability, you will join the SCI group where you will focus on the group's support to PSP's public markets activities. In your role, you'll:

• Actively contribute to the integration of sustainability and governance considerations in public markets activities, helping to identify material risks and opportunities that can affect investment performance
• Perform research and analysis on sustainability-related risks and opportunities to inform investment due diligence, portfolio monitoring, proxy voting and stewardship activities
• Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of sustainability workflows at PSP, including at the pre- and post-investment stage and for internally and externally managed portfolios
• Actively participate in the development and enhancement of frameworks, tools, platforms and datasets that enable sustainability integration across investment workflows
• Collaborate with PSP's dedicated climate team to deliver climate insights to public market activities
• Monitor global sustainability and governance developments, market trends and industry best practice, translating them into clear insights for the investment teams and senior leaders
• Prepare clear and compelling industry briefings, summaries, reports, and presentations on various sustainability topics for investment teams and senior leaders
• Support PSP's participation in collaborative industry initiatives and associations that advance best practices in sustainable investing
• Collaborate on PSP's disclosure and reporting activities on sustainability matters both internally and externally

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree required and master's degree preferred in a relevant field such as sustainability, climate, finance, business administration, or related discipline. Additional sustainability-related certifications are assets
• Three (3) to five (5) years of relevant sustainability-related experience, preferably in the sustainable investing space
• Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to solve complex problems for the benefit of the organization
• Passion for sustainability and governance topics, and willingness to continuously develop subject matter expertise in specific areas as required by business needs
• Resourceful and action-oriented, ready to take ownership and deliver results aligned with business needs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)

We offer a tailored employee experience and competitive total rewards and benefits package* designed to attract and retain global diverse talent, reward performance, and reinforce business strategies and priorities. Beyond salary and incentive pay eligibility, you have access to:

• Investment in career development
• Comprehensive group insurance plans
• Competitive pension plans
• Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs
• Gender-inclusive paid family leave policy: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers
• A personalized family-building support, from pre-pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance
• Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off

• A hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote days

• Benefits package may vary based on your employee type.

At PSP Investments, we aim to provide a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of this leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

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