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About the Role

The Portfolio Manager will support the management of Total Fund’s exposures across both strategic and tactical horizons, with a focus on currency hedging and tactical exposure management. The role involves designing and implementing frameworks for currency management, applying investment judgment alongside systematic approaches, and assessing complementarities across investment horizons.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the management of Total Fund equity, fixed income and FX exposures across strategic and tactical investment horizons.
• Partner with other TFM groups to design, evaluate, and evolve the strategic balancing process framework.
• Support broader DPM activities, including the management of tactical positioning and strategic exposures.
• Apply investment judgement alongside model-driven insights in the management of exposures.
• Design value-adding strategies for tactical asset allocation that drive views on equities, fixed income and currency.
• Work collaboratively on the research and implementation and management of tactical signals and strategies.
• Contribute to the evolution of asset allocation frameworks by assessing interactions between strategic exposures and tactical positioning.
• Design portfolio modelling and monitoring frameworks to assess exposures, performance, and risk.
• Prepare and present analysis, recommendations, and updates to relevant internal committees and stakeholders.
• Contribute to cross-team initiatives and broader departmental projects as required.

Requirements

• At least 7-10 years of relevant experience in portfolio management and/or asset allocation research.
• Expertise across multiple asset classes, including equity, fixed income and currency.
• Strong understanding of macro drivers of returns and cross-asset linkages.
• Experience operating in a market-facing investment role with a total portfolio perspective.
• Experience applying empirical statistical and quantitative techniques to financial and macroeconomic data.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools and the ability to leverage them effectively.
• Experience independently developing systematic macro investment strategies using macro, financial, and alternative datasets.
• Ability to think critically and creatively, and to exercise sound investment judgement.
• Strong collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Effective communication skills across a broad range of stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, organised, flexible, and adaptable to changing priorities and new challenges.
• Must consistently exemplify CPP Investments’ guiding principles of high performance, integrity, and partnership.

Skills

• Portfolio management
• Asset allocation research
• Equity
• Fixed income
• Currency
• Macro drivers of returns
• Cross-asset linkages
• Market-facing investment
• Total portfolio perspective
• Systematic insights
• Empirical statistical techniques
• Quantitative techniques
• Financial data analysis
• Macroeconomic data analysis
• AI-assisted coding
• Systematic macro investment strategies
• Critical thinking
• Creative thinking
• Investment judgement
• Collaboration
• Communication

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 7-10 years

Education Level

• Graduate degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.

Benefits

• Cutting-edge AI tools
• Dedicated learning time
• Practical support

About the Company

• Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians.
• With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy 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.
• For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance.
• Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.

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.
• CPP Investments is committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process.
• We will never ask candidates for payment or financial information at any stage of hiring.
• All legitimate opportunities are posted on our careers page, and communications will come from our applicant tracking system, Workday.
• CPP Investments may use AI tools to help screen and assess applicants by analyzing resumes and applications for relevant skills and experience.
• These tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making.