Executive Assistant – Enterprise Risk and Total Portfolio Risk & Analytics, Risk Department

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. With more than $600 billion in assets under management, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure it is financially sustainable for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here. 

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for an Executive Assistant to join the Risk department. Reporting to the MD and Head of Enterprise Risk and the Managing Director, Total Portfolio Risk Analytics, the Executive Assistant will be responsible for providing day-to-day proactive executive support to both leaders and their teams.

Role-specific Accountabilities:

• Provide general administrative support, including managing executive calendars, scheduling meetings, and ensuring timely follow-up on key tasks and deliverables. 
• Coordinate travel arrangements and manage expense reports. 
• Collaborate with other executive assistants and teams across the department and organization to increase efficiencies and provide overall departmental support. 
• Administer the onboarding of new vendors and manage vendor invoice processing. 
• Assist with the onboarding of new staff joining the team. 
• Support other Risk executive assistants and administrative assistants with event planning, coordination, and the monthly department newsletter. 
• Manage the team's SharePoint page. 
• Handle highly sensitive and confidential matters related to the department's and organization's daily activities.

Qualifications

• College diploma or undergraduate degree is required. 
• 5-7 years of experience in executive support, with at least 2 years in a project coordination role. 
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe, with a willingness to learn new applications.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to new tools and applications, with a strong willingness to continuously learn. 
• Proven attention to accuracy and detail, highly organized with the ability to prioritize and multi-task. 
• Exceptional (written and verbal) communication skills and interpersonal skills. This role requires strong communication skills to effectively interact across teams. The ability to convey information clearly, manage expectations, and facilitate alignment is essential for executive support.
• Ability to identify challenges and develop effective solutions.
• Extremely motivated, eager to learn, adaptable, calm under pressure and professional. 
• Proven ability to work independently as well as to perform effectively in a team-oriented and open-concept environment. 
• Ability to work in a high performing culture, under pressure and with time-sensitive deadlines 
• Exemplify our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership, and High Performance.

Additional Information

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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.