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About the Role

Team lead of the Private Markets team in the Risk Division, reporting to the SVP, Investment Risk. This role involves designing and implementing the private markets investment risk framework, overseeing transaction and portfolio risk assessment, and acting as a thought partner to senior leadership. You will build strong relationships across various departments and with external industry peers.

Responsibilities

• Promote HOOPP leadership’s shared mission and vision; maintain strong organizational culture.
• Establish an operating plan for the Private Markets Risk team to support the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.
• Lead, coach and develop the Private Markets Risk team.
• Help create an organizational culture that attracts and retains high quality staff and allows/encourages them to be highly productive and innovative.
• Leverage AI to execute on the Private Markets Risk strategy.
• Promote collaborative, effective and efficient working relationships within HOOPP.
• Build strong relationships with peers within Investment Risk and the broader Risk and Strategy team, as well as with Investment Management teams.
• Build strong relationships with key external partners, colleagues, and professional associations.
• Refresh the Private Markets Risk mandate, ensuring appropriate foundation, team structure, processes, and systems/tools are in place.
• Oversee the risk review of private market transactions (including Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Venture Capital, and others).
• Oversee the risk assessment of any strategies within the Private Markets.
• Develop and deliver periodic portfolio level risk reviews across the private markets.
• Support broader Strategy & Risk initiatives, such as developing stress tests/scenario analysis.
• Support the SVP in developing perspectives on key thematics (e.g. AI, climate risk, etc).
• Participate in ad hoc working groups.
• Support the SVP to respond quickly and appropriately to Board / Senior Management investment risk related questions.
• Support the SVP in providing input into board materials, presentations and educational information.
• Support SVP in the annual Business Planning process.
• Support the review of all internal policies as they pertain to Investment Risk Management.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in business or a quantitative discipline with a relevant professional designation (i.e., ASA, FSA, CFA, CIM, FRM, PRM).
• Minimum 15 years’ work experience, including private market investing or private market risk experience, including exposure to market private transactions.
• Proven communication skills, with experience communicating with senior leaders/Board.
• Strategic and critical thinking skills, strong judgment.
• Demonstrated strong research and innovation skills.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team.
• Strong time management, organizational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Alignment with HOOPP’s values of Professional, Accountable, Compassionate, Trustworthy and Collaborative.
• Excellent at building and maintaining strong working relationships across the HOOPP organization.
• Available for travel as required.

Skills

• Private market investing
• Private market risk experience
• Market private transactions
• Communication
• Strategic thinking
• Critical thinking
• Judgment
• Research
• Innovation
• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Time management
• Organizational skills
• Relationship building

Location

• Toronto
• London

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Minimum 15 years’ work experience

Education Level

• Graduate degree in business or a quantitative discipline
• Relevant professional designation (i.e., ASA, FSA, CFA, CIM, FRM, PRM)

Salary/Compensations

• Actual base salary offered may vary based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, individual's expertise and level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered.
• This role is eligible to participate in discretionary incentive plan(s), subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan text.

Benefits

• Competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees.
• Coverage supporting team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year).
• Parental leave top-up.
• Health spending account.
• Optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%.
• Yoga classes.
• Meditation workshops.
• Nutritional consultations.
• Wellness seminars.
• Membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan.

About the Company

• Founded in 1960 by the Ontario Hospital Association, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is one of Canada’s strongest and most stable defined benefit pension plans.
• For over 65 years, HOOPP has delivered on its pension promise to Ontario’s healthcare workers, now serving more than 504,000 members and 870 employers across the province.
• With offices in Toronto and London, HOOPP manages a global, diversified multi-asset portfolio.
• One of Canada’s Maple 8 pension plans, HOOPP oversees $132 billion in assets and remains fully funded, supported by strong risk-adjusted returns, stable contribution rates for more than 20 years and independent governance.
• Our strength is powered by our people who bring HOOPP’s mission, vision and values to life and play a crucial role in helping us succeed.
• We are a purpose-driven organization committed to building an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives drive better outcomes.
• We look for talented, forward-thinking individuals who want their work to have real impact on the lives of others.
• We believe an equitable, diverse and inclusive (EDI) workplace is integral to cultivating a positive culture.
• We integrate fair and inclusive practices into our programs and processes, creating equal opportunity and establishing a consistent employee experience across our organization.

Equal Opportunity

• If you need accommodation at any point in our recruitment process, please advise your recruiter or email us at HRinbox@hoopp.com and we will be happy to consult with you so that arrangements can be made for reasonable accommodation.