At IMCO, our talent is among the best! IMCO offers a uniquely stimulating and rewarding environment where you can help build and drive organizational transformation, all while seeking to challenge yourself, learn, and grow your career. We offer a culture of collaboration and passion, creating unwavering value for the clients we serve. Our vision is to be the partner of choice for Ontario’s public sector funds and build a high-performing, value-based Asset Management firm in the heart of downtown Toronto. If you are ready to drive best-in-class service, and join a collaborative, motivated, and fun team of professionals, we’re ready to offer you a great place to work with exciting opportunities for growth and development. If you want to use your expertise to drive strategic business outcomes, then we want you at IMCO! IMCO is looking for a Manager, Office of the Chief Investment Officer to join our team! The Office of the Chief Investment Officer enables the Front Office investment programs to deliver on their strategy. The team supports the execution of the investments vision, strategy, mandate and operating models across the front office. Reporting to the Senior Director, Office of the Chief Investment Officer, the Manager will drive investment governance, core business management functions/responsibilities, and strategic investment initiatives. The successful candidate can navigate ambiguity to drive structured problem solving and has experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis to identify trends and communicate conclusions effectively. The candidate will bring an effective presence and the ability to drive projects and bring stakeholders together to work towards a common goal. As a Member of Our Team, You Will be Responsible For: Operational Execution Facilitate investment committees to drive an effective and efficient investment governance process Leverage sound understanding of the investment process to ensure meeting materials are compliant with respect to IMCO’s policies, guidelines, and standards to equip stakeholders with relevant material for timely decision making Maintain, update, and improve investment governance framework processes and documents, working closely with deal teams and partners across the organization Manage and report on investment transaction and KPI data to identify trends, draw conclusions, and report insights Support the investments teams in annual business planning, including understanding and communicating asset class strategies and their impact on budget/FTE requests Review operational reports for the investment departments to provide insights on budgeting forecasts, reporting summaries, and look-back analytics Support the investments team culture & engagement program, including planning offsites and other knowledge sharing and celebratory events Support vendor and subscription management and external data needs Strategic Delivery Support cross-functional projects as the front office representative for investment-related initiatives Support operationalization of asset class strategies by identifying, guiding, and partnering with investment leaders to drive organizational readiness to execute on new strategies Effectively communicate investment department performance in department-level readouts and presentations with KPI design, data integrity, analysis and data visualization Support other initiatives and ad hoc activities, as required What do you need to succeed? 4-5+ years experience in consulting, advisory, finance/investments Team player with proven ability to work and build relationships independently and drive results with minimal supervision Solid business acumen, including financial literacy Strong written and oral communication skills Experience with understanding the bigger picture, as well as the details and up/downstream impacts that changes/requests can have across an organization Proven ability to manage multiple projects with time-sensitive deadlines to deliver high-quality outputs with uncompromised attention to detail What IMCO can offer you: We thrive on the challenge to be our best, to deliver an unparalleled employee experience and to work as one team to continuously improve the management of broader public-sector investment funds. In addition to offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package, we pride ourselves on helping you reach your potential, making a difference in our communities, and achieving success that is mutual. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Our hybrid work model offers flexibility and provides our employees with the opportunity to lead a well-balanced life. Our Corporation’s offices located at 16 York Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, ON M5J 0E6 provide a welcoming space for employees to gather, work collaboratively, and grow together. IMCO is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities in its recruitment process. Please advise IMCO if you require an accommodation and we will work with you to meet your needs. Candidates being considered for this position will be required to submit to a background screening. The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) is Ontario’s professional asset manager, investing on behalf of our public sector clients so they can care for beneficiaries and secure retirement futures. With approximately $86 billion in assets under management, we are one of the largest institutional investment managers in Canada and around the globe. Our mandate is to provide broader public sector clients with exceptional investment management services, including best-in-class advice around portfolio construction, efficient access to a diverse range of asset classes and superior reporting on risks and returns. Our vision is to rank among the world’s leading public-sector asset managers. We will achieve this through an unwavering focus on creating client value. That means ensuring that we deliver the returns required for our clients to meet their long-term financial obligations.
