Principal Sustainable Investing and Innovation
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Principal Sustainable Investing & Innovation
Department: Investment Division Sustainable Investing & Innovation
Type: 18month contract
Location: Toronto (Hybrid)
Posting Date: April 03 2025
At OPTrust paying pensions today preserving pensions for tomorrow is our mission and business.
When you choose OPTrust you join a team of smart talented people who fuel our success and have a passion for pensions. Everyone at OPTrust in Toronto London and Sydney makes a meaningful impact. Our culture is driven by team members with different backgrounds and perspectives creating an inclusive and fulfilling place to work for everyone. We work in a fastpaced environment but we find time to have fun and give back to the community.
What OPTrust Offers You
Unique culture rooted in our core values collaboration and teamwork integrity respect flexibility excellence and continuous improvement.
A purposedriven environment where we all work towards the common goal of paying pensions today and preserving pensions for tomorrow.
A flexible hybrid work model.
Comprehensive benefits focused on your health and wellness.
Optional membership in our worldclass defined benefit pension plan.
A dedicated inclusion diversity and equity strategy with meaningful opportunities to participate including our employeeled resource groups.
About the role
OPTrusts Sustainable Investing and Innovation team (SII) established in 2020 sits within OPTrusts Investment Division with a threefold mandate. The first is to build an investment program focused on innovative areas that support OPTrusts longterm sustainability starting with investments in private market (i.e. venture growth and private equity) funds focused on climate opportunities. The second is to lead the organizations responsible investing (RI) program and wider investment governance with an eye to continuously improving the integration of RI principles across the Investment Division. The third is to oversee the delivery and strategic evolution of OPTrusts broader Climate Change Strategy.
Why join the SII Team
Purposedriven work: Be part of a team at the forefront of sustainable investing and innovation contributing to OPTrusts longterm resilience and impact.
Unique investment exposure: Gain handson investment experience within a climatefocused mandate enabling you to stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies across industries and providing unique exposure to sustainability from an investment perspective.
Flexible and evolving mandate: Help shape a strategy with room for innovation and adaptation.
Crossfunctional collaboration: Work alongside investment professionals across asset classes on responsible investing and climate change initiatives.
Highperforming collaborative team: Join a closeknit team that values shared learning diverse perspectives and collaboration.
Opportunity to make the role your own: With a growing mandate and broad set of team priorities there are many ways for a selfstarter with an entrepreneurial mindset to contribute meaningfully.
We are seeking a highly motivated Principal associatelevel) to join the SII team on an 18month parental leave contract. While this is a contract role there may be future opportunities within the team or organization at the end of the term.
The ideal candidate will have two to four years of private market investment experience strong financial and analytical skills an entrepreneurial mindset and be comfortable working crossfunctionally with diverse teams and stakeholders. This role would be well suited to someone interested in contributing to the building and of an earlierstage investment strategy while also supporting responsible investing initiatives across the organization.
Reporting to the Senior Managing Director Sustainable Investing and Innovation and working closely with the broader SII team the principal will provide highquality analysis research and investment evaluations pertaining to new investment opportunities within the SII portfolio. They will also support responsible investing projects across all asset classes in the Investment Division.
What youll do
Investment Selection Due Diligence and Portfolio Management 75:
Performs detailed due diligence in evaluating fund investment opportunities including industry research track record and performance analysis and the preparation of investment memorandums.
Participates in the investment decisionmaking process including presenting and contributing thoughtfully to investment committee discussions.
Represents the SII team in meetings with external managers and other industry stakeholders including undertaking meeting preparation developing questions and engaging in thoughtful discussions.
Monitors and maintains the investment opportunity pipeline.
Assists with the ongoing management and monitoring of portfolio investments including preparing quarterly reports and distilling insights from our investment partners.
Supports SII and deal team leadership in periodic portfolio strategy reviews.
Identifies researches and monitors emerging trends relevant to the SII portfolio and the wider organization.
Responsible Investing Governance and Climate Change 25:
Works in partnership with investment teams across asset classes on ESG and governance integration activities including the delivery of the Climate Change Strategy.
Contributes to the development and implementation of responsible investing initiatives including ESG data projects across the Fund.
Participates in responsible investing committees and crossfunctional working groups as needed.
What you bring
24 years of relevant private markets experience preferably in institutional investing private equity investment banking or other related role; experience in fund investing is a strong asset.
Undergraduate degree required.
A willingness to travel 35 trips/year).
Demonstrated experience supporting investment processes including multiple diligence streams.
Knowledge of and interest in climate change and other sustainability investment themes; experience with ESG issues across asset classes is an asset.
Proven relationshipbuilding skills and ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office.
Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in supporting the building and of an earlierstage investment strategy.
Exemplify OPTrusts values: collaboration and teamwork integrity respect flexibility excellence and continuous improvement.
Please submit your application via Workday by April 18 2025.
Serving a membership as diverse as ours and investing in a global market means cultivating an environment that embraces inclusion diversity and equity in everything we do. OPTrust is an organization engaged in building on our unique and diverse strengths. We know a diversity of backgrounds cultures gender identities and perspectives are critical to achieving our shared goals.
If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process please send a message to or discuss your needs with the Talent Acquisition Consultant during the telephone screening. We will do our best to work with you and provide appropriate accommodation.
As an organization were seeking ways to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canadas Call to Action 92. We are working with the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business to build bridges with Indigenous communities and partners and we have created an employeeled Reconciliation Working Group that will work with Indigenous experts to identify a path to reconciliation for our organization.
We thank all interested applicants however only those under consideration will be contacted.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
