Manager, Investment Risk

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We are looking for a Manager to join our Oxford Investment Risk team in Toronto. Under the leadership of the Head of Risk, the Investment Risk group provides investment risk management advisory and oversight for Oxford, including risk analysis and review for potential acquisitions, dispositions, and developments. In this role you will have the opportunity to support strategic and emerging risk initiatives, collaborate with investment, development, asset management, finance and legal functions across Oxford's global platform, and work closely with the OMERS Risk team.  You will also play a key role in creating/improving the team's infrastructure and processes and expanding its capabilities.

You will work with and learn from a diverse team, collaborate with different groups across OMERS and Oxford, and provide insights to decision-makers. If you're a self-starter with relevant experience and strong problem-solving skills, we encourage you to apply

This is a unique opportunity that offers you the ability to:

• Develop expertise in real estate investing, risk management and portfolio construction by working alongside seasoned investors and risk professionals within our world-class team investing in a global portfolio of diverse, high-quality assets
• Obtain visibility with Executive and Risk Leadership, through the development and presentation of insights either with transaction risk reviews, risk topic deep dives, or portfolio risk reporting/analysis
• Develop a deep understanding of the entire Oxford investment portfolio, including value creation strategies and current occupier/investment market conditions
• Broaden your internal network with investment professionals across Oxford and the Risk teams of both Oxford and OMERS
• Contribute to the development of Oxford's Investment Risk function, in coordination with the OMERS risk team

As a member of our team, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting asset and portfolio risk reviews/analysis, where you will develop a variety of fundamental and quantitative analytics to assess risks in our assets/portfolios and prepare presentations to discuss key insights and takeaways with the Risk leadership team
• Ongoing monitoring of the performance and risk profile of existing investments to detect early warning signals; Review, recommendation, and assignment of risk ratings for watch listing purposes
• Performing Transaction Risk Reviews for new acquisitions, dispositions or developments across Oxford by working closely with the transaction teams to ensure key risks are properly identified, well understood, and incorporated into the investment assumptions
• Completing comprehensive Transaction Risk Reports that are submitted to the Oxford Investment Committee (Oxford IC), the Transaction Advisory Committee (TAC), and/or the Board Investment Committee (IC), discussing the key risks and assessing the implications of the proposed investments/dispositions for the broader portfolio
• Stay abreast of real estate investment markets and portfolio developments to conduct periodic portfolio risk reviews that integrate market analysis, identify trends and emerging risks across portfolios, and distill complex insights into clear, impactful presentations tailored to diverse audiences, including investment teams, and executive leadership
• Cultivate strong relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders across Risk, Investment and Asset Management, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Portfolio Management on strategic initiatives
• Delivering on projects / deep dives across a variety of fields, such as risk modeling, scenario analysis, liquidity, climate risk, customized risk and/or performance benchmarks

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• An undergraduate or post-graduate degree in Economics, Real Estate, Commerce, Finance, or Engineering
• Possession of (or working towards) a CFA, FRM and/or a professional accounting designation considered an asset
• 5 to 8 years of experience in a real estate, risk, or finance-related role
• Strong inductive, deductive, and critical thinking skills
• A strong understanding of real estate or private investment asset classes, including different valuation methodologies used and portfolio construction concepts
• Financial Statement Analysis knowledge such as Equity Research and/or Credit Analysis experience is a plus
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with an ability to communicate complex information in a digestible format to senior audiences
• Self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic and a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to work well under pressure with multiple or competing deadlines
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Data Visualization (e.g., PowerBI), Statistical Analysis software (R, SAS, SPSS), programming (Python, VBA), or Data Science considered an asset

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From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our committee and employee recognition programs.