Senior Intern Analyst, PhD, Systematic Strategies Group

2 months ago

Toronto, Canada CPP Investments Full time
Job Description

The Capital Markets and Factor Investing Department

The Capital Markets and Factor Investing Department (CMF) invests assets globally in public equities, fixed income securities, currencies, commodities, and derivatives, and manages the engagement of investment managers and co-investments in public market securities.

The Systematic Strategies Group (SSG) group within the Capital Markets and Factor Investing department develops and manages systematic investment strategies across global markets spanning equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and volatility. SSG invests in absolute return strategies as well as long-only strategies, designed to provide a diversifying return stream to the total fund.

We are looking for a Sr. Intern Analyst within the Systematic Strategies Group in Toronto for Summer 2025 starting in May 2025.

What you’ll do

  • Support the team’s research into systematic trading strategies across multiple asset classes (rates, equities, currencies and commodities)
  • Construct monitoring and forecasting tools in order to synthesize various economic and financial data sets
  • Drive the adaptation of data analytic tools and econometric techniques both within and outside the Systematic Strategies Group
  • Apply academic research in a practical setting
  • Other duties as required

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for

A PhD student with strong skills in data analytics and/or econometric modeling. We prefer a student in the dissertation stage who would like to gain industry experience. The successful candidate will be a strong team player, exhibit creative problem-solving skills, and approach challenging assignments with enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity.

Qualifications

  • Pursuing a PhD degree with a specialization in Finance, Mathematical and Computational Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics or related quantitative disciplines– preferably individuals in the dissertation stage of their program who would like to gain industry experience or are curious about the private sector.
  • Experience working with financial and/or economic data
  • Strong programming skills, preferably in Python and SQL.
  • Desire to gain exposure to practical research related to financial markets, portfolio management, portfolio construction and asset pricing
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, intellectual curiosity and ability to learn new concepts
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work in teams
  • Successful candidates must exemplify CPP Investments’ Guiding Principles of High Performance, Integrity, and Partnership


Additional Information

If you have an interest in working with talented professionals in the financial industry in an environment of integrity, partnership and high performance, then you should consider a career in at CPP Investments.

To apply, please include a cover letter, resume, and transcripts (full unofficial version).

Deadline: November 10, 2024 at 11:59pm EST

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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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