• Job Description

  Req#: 5594

  The opportunity

  We are looking for an Analyst to join our Credit team in Toronto. As an integral member of the team focused on direct credit investments globally, you will play a key role in evaluating opportunistic credit investments across the capital structure, executing private negotiated credit transactions, and monitoring existing portfolio investments.

  Get the chance to define and differentiate yourself as an investor and build strategic relationships with investment banks, private equity sponsors, best-in-class fund managers and industry executives.

  Reporting to a Managing Director, you will play a key role in the Private Credit team’s efforts to significantly grow the portfolio. Private Credit is a dynamic and fast-growing team with an excellent track record in deploying capital in unique and complex credit opportunities targeting low- to mid-double-digit returns and a path to triple its existing multi-billion AUM in the next few years.

  Who you'll work with

  The Credit team is a diverse group of over thirty professionals based in Toronto and London investing across the full spectrum of credit products and a wide variety of investment styles including fundamental analysis, structured credit, thematic strategies, enhanced indexing, quantitative and systematic strategies, and fund investments.

  The Credit team’s broad mandate enables collaboration with professionals across OTPP’s investment teams in Equities, Infrastructure, Teachers Venture Growth, and Real Estate globally. As part of a dynamic Capital Markets environment, you will be exposed to the different strategies and risk-taking styles within the broader group through regular interactions.

  What you'll do

  • Work closely with the Credit team, supporting the evaluation, diligence, and execution of a wide variety of investment opportunities and strategies
  • Conduct investment analysis to drive meaningful insights and support decision-making based on data
  • Develop investment theses and create investment approval materials, including memos to be presented to the underwriting committee
  • Perform financial modelling and analysis (financial projections, sensitivity analysis, valuations, and returns)
  • Build relationships with existing and prospective external and internal partners
  • Evaluate and monitor the ongoing performance of the portfolio
  • Support ongoing strategic initiatives and reporting requirements

  What you'll need

  • Undergraduate/post-graduate degree with excellent academic performance in finance or a related technical discipline (e.g., economics, business, engineering)
  • 1+ years of relevant investment or transaction work experience (e.g., leveraged finance, investment banking, asset management, private credit, private equity, transaction advisory services)
  • High proficiency in financial modelling, valuation, and quantitative analysis
  • Experience in deal execution process, including conducting due diligence
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to perform in-depth analysis
  • Professionalism, strong work ethic and initiative, communication, and presentation skills
  • High self-motivation with a desire to learn and ability to balance competing priorities and manage work/projects independently
  • High commitment to being a team player, with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
  • Passion for investing, markets, and portfolio management
  • Ability and willingness to travel as required

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  What we’re offering

  • Pay-for-performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive

  • Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

  • Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage

  • Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan

  • The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program

  • A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

  • Competitive time off

  • Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

  • Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

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  At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. 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. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

  How to apply

  Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

  Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

  Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.

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  Functional Areas:

  Investments

  
  

  Requisition ID:

  5594

• About the company

  The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board is an independent organization responsible for administering defined-benefit pensions for school teachers of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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