Company DescriptionMake an impact at a global and dynamic investment organizationWhen you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3.6 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environmentAccelerated exposure and responsibilityGlobal career development opportunitiesDiverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leadersA hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaborationA culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performanceAn organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts livesIf you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here. Job DescriptionWe are presently recruiting for an Analyst to join the newly created Asset Management (AM) team within the Credit Investments (CI) department in Toronto. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the foundational design and implementation of next-generation asset management capabilities for CI’s private credit portfolio.The Analyst will play a key role in enhancing the scalability and rigour of our asset management, working with investment teams and enabling functions to ensure timely and robust investment monitoring and continuous feedback into our investment processes. The ideal candidate will bring strong credit fundamentals, an interest in technology-enabled innovation, and a collaborative, ownership-oriented mindset.Team DescriptionAM endeavors to develop a best-in-class asset management function to support CI’s growth for the next decade and beyond. The team will consist of credit experts and quantitative engineers collaboratively delivering tech-enabled solutions to drive alpha from operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and proprietary insights.The team will handle ongoing issuer-level tasks such as performance monitoring, analyses of fundamental data trends, covenant tracking, cashflow and ledger forecasts, valuations, portfolio updates, and other critical asset management activities. By combining domain expertise with cutting-edge technology – including GenAI and machine learning – AM aims to develop systems and processes that are tailored to CI, highly scalable and enhance decision making.The Analyst will work at the intersection of credit analysis, portfolio management and technology with exposure to CI’s team and investment activity globally. Accountabilities:Develop full-stack internal platforms that support performance monitoring, covenant tracking, and credit data analysis using tools like React, Python and SQL.Collaborate with investment teams and data engineers to translate complex investment problems with messy real-world financial data to develop organized systems/workflow – such as automated model roll-forward, alerts and report generation.Build and refine AI-enabled pipelines to automate asset management tasks: deal onboarding, position monitoring, and portfolio analysis.Analyze structured & unstructured data to produce insights for portfolio management use cases – such as fundamental trends, early warning signs and performance & risk analysis.Prototype and experiment with GenAI tools (e.g., LLM-based agents, RAG frameworks) to reduce manual touchpoints in credit review and monitoring processes.Qualifications1–2 years of experience in a technical role—such as software engineering, data science, or applied AI—ideally within a fintech, startup, hedge fund, or large technology-driven organization.Experience in programming languages, data analysis, AI and automation tools (e.g. Python, SQL, PydanticAI) and digital innovation is considered a strong asset.Familiarity with data pipelines (ETL), APIs, and database technologies (SQL/NoSQL).Familiarity with web frameworks and webtools (e.g. React and Node.js)Strong problem-solving and communication skills. Comfortable working with non-technical stakeholders.Familiarity with investment concepts—such as financial statements, valuation, portfolio monitoring, or risk management—is an assetStrong academic background, preferably in a quantitative or finance-related fieldAdditional InformationVisit our LinkedIn Career Page or Follow us on LinkedIn. #LI-ASM1 #LI-OnsiteAt 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.
