Principal, Sustainable Investing

Benefits high-performance, people-focused culture our commitment that equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, parental leave top-up, and a health spending account) optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50% yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars the opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers Job Summary Reporting to the Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, the Principal, Sustainable Investing will play a key role in the implementation of HOOPP’s new Sustainable Investing strategy, a key initiative in the 2030 Strategic Plan. In this role, you will be a leading contributor to generating sustainability insights to inform portfolio resilience. You will bring a strong technical foundation and a passion to contribute to the continued advancement of Sustainable Investing at HOOPP. What You’ll Do Analyze the impacts of sustainability factors on total portfolio characteristics to inform portfolio resilience. Design and support climate stress testing and portfolio analysis to assess systemic risk drivers and concentrations, including top-down and bottom-up risk assessments based on climate pathways and asset-specific characteristics; work with climate risk tools or environmental datasets to assess climate physical and transition risks. Integrate large-scale datasets from diverse sources, including climate model outputs, geospatial data, emissions inventories, and financial performance metrics, to support climate risk and sustainability factor analysis. Stay abreast of state-of-the-art research and practices in climate modeling and act as a subject matter expert in the physical and economic impacts of climate change and energy transition pathways. Collaborate with internal and external partners on sustainability-related portfolio analysis and research. Lead research and write thought leadership papers on the relationship between and implications of sustainability factors and portfolio characteristics. Support additional Sustainable Investing priorities, including board and executive-level reporting. What You’ll Bring 7-10 years of experience in related role with direct experience in multi-asset class climate pathway analysis Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex, multivariable datasets related to climate, environmental, and financial systems. Capacity to evaluate scenario-based modeling frameworks, such as IPCC pathways, to inform portfolio resilience analysis Familiarity with data tools and programming languages for statistical analysis and model development an asset Ability to synthesize complex quantitative outputs into concise, strategic insights for senior stakeholders Proactivity, with high level of self-motivation and a track record of using critical thinking to address complex problems and develop pragmatic solutions Strong team orientation and drive to cross-pollinate ideas across the team’s workstreams Clear and confident oral and written communicator who can effectively explain analytical or quantitative concepts in simple, practical and high impact manner Commitment to constructive feedback and continual learning Advanced degree(s) in an analytical, financial and/or technical field such as Economics, Environmental Science, Engineering or other relevant area strongly preferred Additional professional designations like CFA an asset Alignment with HOOPP’s core values: accountable, compassionate, and trustworthy #J-18808-Ljbffr