About the Role
Provide strategic leadership across CPP Investments' global infrastructure, energy & power, and real estate portfolio to support debt financing, optimize capital structures, and strengthen lender relationships. Advise on complex financings and shape portfolio-wide financing strategies.
Responsibilities
- Build and manage strategic relationships with lenders, fund managers, strategic partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Provide debt capital markets insight and advise investment teams on financing strategies, capital structures, and debt execution.
- Monitor global credit markets and identify portfolio-wide financing opportunities, emerging risks, and market trends.
- Partner with investment teams, portfolio company management, and external financing partners to negotiate and execute material financing transactions and lending agreements.
- Lead the development of financing best practices, standardized precedents, and consistent approaches across the Real Assets portfolio.
- Enhance portfolio-level reporting, monitoring, and governance for key credit metrics.
- Support investment committee discussions and decision-making.
- Collaborate closely with Total Fund Management, Credit Investments, and other internal partners to strengthen financing strategies and portfolio oversight.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in debt capital markets with expertise in project and/or infrastructure finance.
- Broad experience across global markets, including Canada, the United States, and Europe.
- Exposure to one or more real asset sectors such as infrastructure, energy & power, utilities, transportation, digital infrastructure, or real estate.
- Demonstrated expertise in debt financing, capital structure optimization, credit analysis, and complex financing transactions.
- Strong commercial judgement and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to develop practical solutions to complex financing challenges.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders, and drive outcomes.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience engaging senior executives, investment professionals, and external counterparties.
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
- Ability to manage competing priorities.
Skills
- Debt Capital Markets
- Project Finance
- Infrastructure Finance
- Debt Financing
- Capital Structure Optimization
- Credit Analysis
- Complex Financing Transactions
- Relationship Management
- Stakeholder Influence
- Strategic Thinking
- Hands-on Execution
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 15+ years
Benefits
- Cutting-edge AI tools
- Dedicated learning time
- Practical support
About the Company
- CPP Investments is one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors.
- We have a long-term horizon and global reach, deploying capital at scale across public and private markets.
- Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide.
- Real Assets invests globally across infrastructure, energy & power, and real estate, managing approximately C$144 billion in assets under management.
- The department partners with leading businesses, management teams, and investment partners worldwide to create long-term value through active ownership, disciplined investing, and thoughtful capital allocation.
Equal Opportunity
- CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives.
- If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
