Company: Omers

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:45:33 GMT

Job description: Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, support the communities we live and work.Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you’re referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.Are you looking to join a dynamic pension plan that embodies the strong values of its 500,000 members and is an industry leading global investor? If so, we would love to tell you our story.At OMERS we put our people first and are proud to embrace the diversity of thought and leadership that comes from having locations in Toronto, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. Our culture is truly one of a kind. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it! We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live with an ever-constant eye to the global investment markets.The Risk team and is deeply integrated within OMERS and operates on a foundational principle of trusted partner aligned to and supporting the overall objectives of OMERS. We provide both an independent view of risk-taking activities, as well as analytics and research to inform portfolio construction and risk optimization.As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:Contributing to the ongoing development of a leading Risk program to support OMERS investment activities and the evolution of its investment strategies.Working with investment data to help ramp up the development of insightful tools that support the measurement and reporting of investment risk, which may include leveraging large data sets and automating data processesConducting qualitative and quantitative analysis to support portfolio risk reviews and other reporting needs (including quarterly Board reporting) across various asset classes (i.e., Private Equity and Infrastructure), .Performing ad hoc research and support on special projects as required to help achieve the team’s strategic goals and objectivesYou will also have an opportunity to:Learn about OMERS unique portfolio of investments and portfolio strategies specifically across Infrastructure and Private Equity.Learn how OMERS manages risk in private markets, how we engage with stakeholders, and participate in transaction processes for Infrastructure and Private Equity.Develop a deeper understanding of risk metrics.Build relationships with investment professionals across Risk and the broader organization.Build relationships with other co-op students and attend co-op specific events.To succeed in this role:The ideal candidate for this role is a student with a strong interest in Risk, Asset Allocation, and Investments, with a desire to apply their knowledge in the investment management domain.Requirements:Enrolment in a university degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.Ability to understand and apply complex financial and statistical principles and methods.Hands-on experience working with large datasets using numerical computing tools (e.g. Excel), with a desire to understand business risks through dataBroad understanding of major investment assets classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives) and alternative asset classes (private equity, infrastructure, and real estate).Exceptional communication skills.Eager to learn and has strong intellectual curiosity.Experience using Python and Power BI (and/or similar experience creating visualizations and dashboards) is a plus.Enrolled or a desire to enroll in CFA, FRM or equivalent is a plus.Previous experience (including co/op or internship) in investments, pensions and/or risk management is a strong plus.As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.