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About the Role

The Director will serve as a senior commercial structuring advisor for complex private investments across Credit, Private Equity, and Real Assets. This role involves leading end-to-end transaction structuring, anticipating downstream implications, and partnering with various departments to ensure effective execution. The position also aims to advance the Investment Structure Management (ISM) team towards a proactive, advisory-led operating model.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end structuring and ongoing maintenance of complex new investments, exits, and restructurings across Credit, Private Equity, and Real Assets.
Partner with Investment Departments, Finance, Legal, Tax, Operations, and other internal teams to identify and address structuring and operational complexities associated with legal entity structures.
Coordinate the establishment of new legal entities and related legal and governance requirements.
Own transaction closing processes, anticipate dependencies and downstream implications, determine workstream staffing and sequencing, and drive resolution of structuring issues.
Lead ongoing portfolio management of legal entity structures post-close, overseeing the transfer of operational activities for wholly owned entities.
Own quarterly reporting to senior management on legal entity compliance and operational risk metrics.
Support ISM’s technology roadmap, including AI-enabled tools implementation, and lead or sponsor cross-functional initiatives to strengthen institutional knowledge and transaction execution infrastructure.

Requirements

Demonstrated commercial judgment and experience structuring and executing complex investment transactions.
Experience working across multiple internal disciplines and managing legal entity, governance, operational, and transaction execution considerations.
Ability to lead complex workstreams, anticipate dependencies and downstream implications, and drive issues to resolution.
Experience managing ongoing portfolio or legal entity requirements and providing senior management reporting on compliance or operational risk.
Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to operate as a trusted advisor.
Curiosity about technology and experience or interest in using AI-enabled tools, institutional knowledge systems, and process improvements.

Skills

Commercial structuring
Investment structuring
Transaction execution
Legal entity management
Governance
Operational risk management
Cross-functional collaboration
Communication
AI-enabled tools
Institutional knowledge systems
Process improvement

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
Director

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 with a mandate to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians.
The organization has a long-term horizon and global reach, deploying capital at scale across public and private markets.
Its size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy enable it to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide.
CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives.
CPP Investments is committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process and will never ask candidates for payment or financial information.
CPP Investments may use AI tools to help screen and assess applicants by analyzing resumes and applications for relevant skills and experience.

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.