About the Role
As an Investment Analyst in the Natural Resources (“NR”) team within the Infrastructure and Natural Resources (“INR”) group, you will have a key role in analyzing potential private investment opportunities, executing transactions and working with existing portfolio companies to craft strategy and implement value-enhancing initiatives. This role is ideal for an excellent teammate, highly motivated, who thrives on multiple projects in a fast-paced transaction-based environment.
Responsibilities
- Build and employ financial modeling tools to analyze investment opportunities
- Assist in the due diligence process and leading the valuation workstream and incorporate the findings into a financial model
- Identify key value drivers and financial risks and perform related financial sensitivity and scenario analysis
- Work closely with external advisors, consultants and partners to assess risks and submit bids under tight timelines
- Prepare presentations, reports, and investment recommendations to senior management and, where applicable, the Board of OTPP
- Review and analyze financial reports, budgets, board books and other information prepared by management of our portfolio companies
- Work with portfolio company management to build and maintain financial models that are used to analyze strategic issues and value the company
- Support internal strategic project initiatives, and the preparation of internal reporting materials including annual valuations across the team’s portfolio of assets
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience, preferably in investment banking, principal investing, or mergers & acquisitions advisory
- Direct experience with Natural Resource linked industries (especially metals & mining) and a clear understanding of commodity fundamentals
- Strong financial modelling and valuation skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence others and comfortably presenting to senior audiences
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills and ability to perform in-depth, creative, critical analysis
- Ability and desire to work in a vigorous, fast-paced environment, and balance multiple priorities under demanding timelines, while remaining detail oriented
- A proactive attitude and drive to deliver value in a team of highly self-motivated investment professionals
- Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint
- A willingness and ability to travel
- Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.
Skills
- Financial modeling
- Valuation
- Commodity fundamentals
- Communication
- Presentation
- Analytical skills
- Quantitative skills
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- In office collaboration
Experience Level
- Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $115,000 in Year 1
- $125,000 in Year 2
Benefits
- Pay-for-performance with base salary and annual incentive
- Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development
- Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage
- Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan
- The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program
- A flexible work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
- Competitive time off
- Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year
- Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis
About the Company
- INR consists of a team of ~65 highly-specialized private equity investment professionals, with offices in Toronto, London, Singapore and Mumbai, and an additional presence in Santiago, Chile.
- INR leads a geographically diverse portfolio with approximately C$47 billion of net assets in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
- The NR group is a specialized private investments group with approximately C$12 billion of assets as of December 31, 2025.
- NR owns and manages investments in mining, energy, timberland, agriculture and natural climate solution sectors, located in North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
- The NR portfolio contributes real returns, income, inflation protection and portfolio diversification to the overall investment portfolio of Ontario Teachers’.
- At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths.
- We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience.
- Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring.
- We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves.
- At Ontario Teachers, we know that our Talent are our greatest strength – every innovation, every idea and every win has been powered by our people.
- We offer a work experience that inspires, encourages talent development, celebrates diversity and rewards superior performance.
- The best and brightest not only come here – they stay.
- Help us continue to deliver outstanding service and retirement security to our members and be the world’s leading pension plan.
Equal Opportunity
- Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.
- Ontario Teachers’ may use AI-based tools to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. These tools may help us identify candidates whose skills and experience align with Ontario Teachers’ objectives by analyzing information provided in resumes and applications. Our use of AI does not replace human decision-making.
