Associate/Manager, Private Assets Risk, Investment Risk

Found in: Talent CA C2 - 1 week ago

Toronto, Canada CPP Investments Full time
Job Description

The incumbent will support the ongoing development and implementation of a risk assessment and management framework for CPP Investments’ Real Assets and Private Equity portfolio.  Reporting to the Managing Director of the Real Assets & Sustainability Risk team, the primary responsibility of the role is to provide risk oversight for the private investments, with a focus on real assets investments. 

The Private Assets Risk teams (Real Assts Risk and Private Equity Risk) partners with other risk oversight teams (e.g., credit investments, total fund), risk analytics & model team and the Investment Departments (Real Assets, Private Equity) to provide: 1). Independent risk oversight and governance, including constructive challenge over risk levels (and alignment with performance expectations) as well as key investment and operational processes; and 2). Advice and value-add risk analysis to enable better decision-making that leads to improved investment outcomes. The team is responsible for identifying, quantifying, and monitoring risks associated with real assets investments (e.g., real estate, infrastructure, renewable and conventional energies) and private equity investments (e.g., direct private equity, funds & secondaries); providing independent views of key material transactions in support of the participation within the Investment Committees; providing risk analysis and insights at both the portfolio level and the asset level; and collaborate with Real Assets and Private Equity to enable its investment and risk management processes.

Primary responsibilities for this role include:

  • Assist in the preparation of independent risk assessments on Real Assets and Private Equity transactions, with a focus on Real Assets. 
  • Fundamental analysis of direct investments and private funds to assess risk profile and identify key risks; Assess financial and business risks and recommend appropriate risk measures
  • Monitor the risk profile of the assigned portfolio(s) through asset-ownership period including proactively identifying key emerging risks, likely impacts and potential mitigating measures.
  • Identify emerging risks, macro and mega-trends that may impact the investments, portfolios, and strategy. Quantify/quality the potential impact.
  • Support the development and evolving of portfolio-level analytics, analysis and reporting to articulate portfolio risk insights to the senior audiences.
  • In-depth analysis of the risk/return profile of the investment relative to other investments and/or benchmarks
  • Collaborate with Real Assets and Private Equity Departments to enable its investment and risk management processes
  • In partnership with the quantitative risk team, enhance the quantitative modeling and develop alternative risk analytics.
  • Support risk leadership team and CRO in their respective roles in Investment and Management Committees
  • Support the regional risk oversight in Europe and Asia
  • Evolve the risk oversight engagement model with Real Assets, Private Equity and other stakeholders groups (TFM, PAC, Legal, OCSO, Finance) to achieve deeper exchange of information as One Fund.
  • Other relevant duties and projects as assigned

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate or advanced degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Finance, or other relevant discipline
  • A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant work experience in investment management or financial services industries with exposure to direct investments, private assets/funds and associated investment processes
  • Solid experience in risk management/oversight of the private direct investments.
  • Consideration to individuals with portfolio or fundamentals-based risk assessment experience or deal team experience that have the requisite skill set and desire to transition to risk management.
  • Very strong communication skills (oral, written, presentation, and visualization) and interpersonal skills
  • Displays a high degree of professionalism, with the ability to manage internal and external relationships          
  • Proficiency in building and running financial models
  • Strong quantitative, financial, and analytical skills
  • Open to and comfortable with constantly evolving and changing priorities and new challenges
  • Ability to prioritize competing work demands.
  • Self-starter who relishes taking the initiative.
  • Ability to deliver in a high-performance culture operating under time-sensitive deadlines
  • Demonstrate ability to collaborate and work in teams, while also being self-motivated and able to work independently


Additional Information

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. 

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, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.  CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

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