Senior Associate, Portfolio Value Creation

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 looking for an individual to join the Portfolio Value Creation (PVC) team at the Senior Associate level in the London office, during an exciting period of transformative change and growth. PVC partners with global Investment Groups across a portfolio of c. 80 assets and works out of offices in Toronto, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York and São Paulo. PVC consists of c. 45 experienced professionals with investment, consulting and corporate backgrounds, operating across the portfolio and throughout asset lifecycles.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Value Creation, you will be responsible for working with portfolio companies to identify and implement transformative, value creation opportunities. Working with other members of the Portfolio Value Creation team you will support the management teams, senior stakeholders, and deal teams, on world-class asset management projects and will identify, scope, and ensure implementation of value creation opportunities across the entire asset life cycle.

You will:

• Assist identification of strategic value creation opportunities across CPP Investments’ portfolio;
• Support implementation of value creation opportunities, including substantial module ownership;
• Support implementation of value creation projects, including leadership of specific modules of work;
• Assist deal teams in the diligence of select new deal opportunities;
• Support transition of new assets into CPP Investments’ portfolio (Day 1 transition, 100 day planning, governance setup, value creation plan development, etc.);
• Support monitoring of selected CPP Investments’ direct investment assets;
• Interact with Senior Stakeholders, both internal and external, where appropriate;
• Work internationally, including some travel to other offices.

Qualifications

As the ideal candidate, you are recognized for your highly structured and analytical thinking. You have built a track record of strong business judgement and ability to apply this across a wide set of problem-solving situations. As a highly effective communicator you will build a relationship of trust with key internal partners and in turn, relevant external management team members. You are a strong collaborator and are viewed as an impactful team member. You also have an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for growing businesses. 

You will bring:

• Relevant Private Equity asset management experience; or top-tier consulting or industry experience working in Strategy, Corporate Development or Operational Transformation. Candidates will be assessed and appropriately positioned within their respective band to reflect their experience and abilities.
• Experience working in deal environments including supporting acquisitions, diligence and/or asset management activities would be an asset
• Strong analytical skills and business judgement; solid financial literacy
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Experience in working in complex stakeholder environments
• Conduct consistent with our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance
• Strong collaborator and team player who enjoys a high-performance culture
• Willingness to travel
• Master’s degree or equivalent degree preferred
• Proficiency in other major European languages would be an asset
• Exposure to digital transformation (i.e., strategy and/or implementation of digital technology to fundamentally change how a business operates and creates value) considered a plus

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.