Senior Analyst, Collateral Management

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney. 

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe.  Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

We are seeking for a Senior Analyst to join the Collateral Management team within Public Market Middle Office (PMMO). The PMMO team sits within Technology and Operations, and the individual will be involved in a variety of daily operational functions.

The Senior Analyst will be expected to perform daily margin processes in the exchange of collateral for Exchange Traded Products, OTC Derivatives, Centrally Cleared Derivatives, Repos, Prime Brokerage and Securities Borrow & Lend.  Support will consist of partnering with internal and external business partners to ensure the timely exchange of collateral, leading the investigation and resolution of margin disputes, reconciliation breaks and the onboarding of new businesses, brokers, and more. The Analyst/Senior Analyst will be responsible for representing the Collateral Management team on various projects and initiatives and will be responsible for ensuring that respective processes are set-up and tested in a comprehensive and timely manner. 

The position will require strong interpersonal and relationship management skills with various internal and external business partners in order to ensure the seamless support of collateral businesses, the support of ad-hoc requests and the resolution of issues. The ideal candidate for this career opportunity is a self starter who possesses strong analytical skills and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. The Senior Analyst will report to the Associate of the Collateral Management team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Solid understanding of collateral margin processes and derivative products
• Able to identify and implement process improvements, including opportunities for automation and straight through processing
• Continues to develop a robust operating model, built on best practices for Collateral Management
• Ability to assist with projects while considering the requirements from an operational perspective
• Provides information and analysis to other areas of the organization such as Investment Departments, Reporting, Audit, and Legal and Compliance.
• Identify, implement, and maintain internal controls and procedures with a view to mitigate operational and financial risk

Assists with the implementation of new trading activities by:

• Assesses the impact of new/amended transactions on reporting, infrastructure, and downstream data consumers
• Provides support to and builds/maintains strong relationships with internal and external business partners  
• Participates in projects to continuously improve operational support within CPP Investments
• Acts in accordance with CPP Investments’ policies and guidelines

• Degree in Finance, Commerce, Economics, or related discipline
• Professional designation such as CFA is considered an asset
• Experience with SQL, Python is considered an asset
• Minimum 3 years direct operational experience in derivative products
• High attention to detail and accuracy, good time management and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Experience with Bloomberg, Murex, FIS Apex, SimCorp, Cassini, Trioptima, Acadiasoft is considered an asset
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to think through problems, assess a variety of factors and recommend a solution
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Adaptable to rapidly changing business and technology environments Self-motivated, flexible, adaptable
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership and high performance

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. 

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.  CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.