Intern Analyst, Active Public Markets

ABOUT UPP

UPP is the first pension plan of its kind in Ontario's university sector, proudly serving over 41,000 members across five universities and fourteen sector organizations. Our purpose is to bring greater retirement peace of mind to the university sector by investing with integrity and serving members with care. As a sector-wide plan designed for growth, our doors are open to all Ontario universities.

Together, we're a team of progressive thinkers and agile doers operating within a fast-paced culture of collaboration and respect. We believe in bringing smart and capable people together to create, solve, and grow with a clear shared vision and values of integrity, inclusivity, ingenuity, and impact. Our culture is intentionally welcoming and purposefully rooted in equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation (EDI&R). We believe diverse teams, perspectives, and lived experiences contribute to better decisions and a better workplace.

As a pension plan, UPP approaches investing through a long-term lens to generate and safeguard value. Our commitment to investing responsibly accounts for material risks that impact our investment portfolio to generate sufficient risk-adjusted returns to meet the pension needs of our members.

Join us in building a bright future for our members, our organization, and each other.

THE ROLE

We are actively looking for an Intern Analyst, Active Public Markets, to join our team in May 2026, for a 4-month internship (May 2026 – August This role will be part of a growing and dynamic Investment team, reporting to the Associate Director of Quantitative Research, Public Markets. The incumbent will be responsible for helping support the development of the Public Markets portfolio management framework, with a specific focus on building, improving and data feeding monitoring tools across the three asset classes: public equity, public credit, and absolute return.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an undergraduate student to gain valuable work experience in a fast-growing, dynamic environment while being a part of a new pension plan.

This role is based in downtown Toronto in a hybrid work environment, allowing employees the flexibility to work remotely and in-office (minimum two days per week in-office).

Application Details: We ask that you submit a one-page resume, cover letter and transcript as part of the application process.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support the development of data engineering pipelines and analytical tools
• Assist in quantitative analyses of investment managers under the guidance of senior team members to help inform evaluation and portfolio decisions
• Contribute to research on generative AI use cases that could enhance productivity in external portfolio management
• Collaborate with Investment team members to help with documentation reviews, system setup, and implementation of business processes and technology solutions
• Perform basic ad-hoc data analysis and reporting to support ongoing investment projects and key decision-making

QUALIFCATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Strong skills in software development and statistical analysis
• Passion for capital markets
• Academically rigorous coursework (e.g., quantitative courses in-progress or completed)
• Knowledge and working experience with Large Language Model/Agentic AI is strongly preferred

ATTRIBUTES

• Independent problem solver
• Analytical, adaptive, multi-tasker, who has a strong work ethic and leadership skills
• High degree of self-motivation and professionalism
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Detail oriented with great statistical and quantitative skills

LIFE AT UPP
Do work that matters. We are duty-bound to serve our members' interests, and it's a responsibility we don't take lightly. That's why we've ingrained sustainability in our work from day one—to ensure our members have a resilient future to retire into, both today and for generations to come.

Stronger together. Collaboration is how UPP was born, and it's how we work with each other and our partners day in, day out. No one at UPP is just a number (even if they are excellent at math) and every win is a shared win.

Grow every day. You'll have the opportunity to work on unique, once-in-a-career projects that maximize your skill set and probably teach you some new ones—at any stage in your career.

Prioritize wellness. At UPP, wellness takes many forms. Ultimately, it's about ensuring our people are cared for in the ways that matter to them. Examples of benefits that our Early Talent Program includes are:

• Supportive and welcoming onboarding through the UPP Buddy Program
• Free snacks and beverages (coffee, tea, and flavored water) in the office 
• Monthly social events
• Paid holidays
• Slowdown periods and Mental Health Days

UPP enthusiastically welcomes applications from all qualified applicants and especially invites people with lived experience as an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or as a member of another Human Rights Code protected group that faces barriers to employment to apply. Our goal is to create a barrier-free experience for every candidate throughout the recruitment process, so if you require accommodation at any point during the process, please let us know so that we can make the appropriate arrangements.  It would be our honor to work with you to adapt our processes to ensure that you can meaningfully participate.

UPP respects your privacy. For information on how UPP handles the personal information you provide during the application process, please see our Job Applicant Privacy Statement. 

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