About the Role
This internship offers an engaging work experience where you can apply analytical skills and passion for markets at a leading investment firm, experiencing the dynamic nature of the trading floor environment. You will work side by side with experienced investment professionals and recent graduates in a friendly and open environment with a strong learning culture. Interns have access to industry tools, research, and the opportunity to interact with traders, portfolio managers, and economic researchers.
Responsibilities
- Monitoring and reporting on key drivers of risk, exposures, and profit/loss across various strategies and managers.
- Conducting research for new and current investment strategies.
- Building analytical tools.
- Learning about the hedge fund industry and trading strategies across various asset classes through interfacing with hedge fund managers.
- Participating in a term-length portfolio management case to develop and test investment skills.
- Attending networking and lunch-and-learn sessions to explore the work of other groups.
Requirements
- Demonstrated passion and curiosity for financial markets and investments.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Basic programming skills (such as Python).
- Entrepreneurial thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a stimulating environment and collaborate with peers and managers.
- Developing leader with excellent analytical, social, and communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task, with phenomenal time management, leadership skills, and work ethic.
- Must be enrolled in 3rd / 4th year of an Undergraduate program or a related Masters’ program.
- Must be enrolled in a co-op program or returning to studies after the work term.
- Eligible candidates will be invited to complete a short coding assessment.
- Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where the role is located.
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Excel
- Python
- Problem-solving
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Time management
- Leadership
- Work ethic
Location
- Toronto
- London
Work Type
- Internship
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Undergraduate program (3rd/4th year)
- Masters program
Salary/Compensations
- $30 - $36 per hour
Benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Lunch and learns
- Student led team building events
- Employee discount programs (Edvantage and Perkopolis)
About the Company
- Ontario Teachers' is a leading investment firm.
- At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths.
- We embrace diversity of thought, background, and experience.
- We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where talent is respected, accepted, and empowered.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.
