Analyst, Systematic Strategies Group, Capital Markets and Factor Investing (12-month contract)

The Capital Markets and Factor Investing Department (CMF) invests assets globally in public equities fixed income securities currencies commodities and derivatives and manages the engagement of investment managers and co-investments in public market securities.  

The Systematic Strategies Group (SSG) group within the Capital Markets and Factor Investing department is recruiting for an analyst for a 12-month contract with a tentative start date in May 2026. SSG develops and manages systematic investment strategies across global markets spanning equities fixed income commodities currencies and volatility. SSG invests in absolute return strategies as well as long-only strategies designed to provide a diversifying return stream to the total fund.  

The work done will vary by role/team but will broadly include: 

Primary Responsibilities:  

• Contribute to the research development and implementation of systematic investment strategies in various markets or to the development of the portfolio construction and risk management framework for our strategies 
• Present research findings and participate in discussions in various SSG investment forums 
• Partner with colleagues in the SSG to conduct periodic reviews of existing investment strategies and processes 
• Partner with colleagues in the Investment Engineering and Analytics team to design and implement new tools and analytics modules 
• Contribute to the management of our multi-asset systematic investment portfolio 

Other Responsibilities:  

• Assisting in deep dive analysis of implemented strategies and portfolio performance 
• Facilitating day-to-day activities on the desk such as the reporting of performance risk and positioning of a suite of factor portfolios 
• Ad-hoc projects analyzing and making recommendations on topics such as investment research data engineering and portfolio engineering 

Qualifications :

• The ideal candidate is either i) enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate co-op program ii) enrolled in a non-co-op program and pursuing a professional experience year (PEY) or iii) has graduated in April 2025 or later from an undergraduate or advanced degree program in a quantitative discipline such as economics finance computer science engineering or applied math. Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline is preferred 
• Strong programming skills preferably in Python  
• Empirical research experience analyzing large data sets 
• Interest in capital markets and investment management 
• Knowledge of financial instruments (e.g. equities futures swaps or options) is an asset 
• Good written and verbal communication skills and an interest in working in a dynamic collaborative environment. 
• Self-motivated organized flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and new challenges 
• Candidates must exemplify CPP Investments guiding principles of high performance integrity and partnership. 

Additional Information :

If you have an interest in working with talented professionals in the financial industry in an environment of integrity partnership and high performance then you should consider a career in at CPP Investments.

To apply please include a cover letter resume and transcripts (full unofficial version) by October 26 2025 at 11:59pm EST.

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Disclaimer:
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Remote Work :

No