JOB POSTING INFORMATION
Position Type:	Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op: 12-16 months)
Job Title:	Quantitative Analyst (Intern Student), Total Portfolio Group
Job Location:	Toronto
Job Location Type:	Hybrid
Number of Positions:	1
Salary:	Salary Not Available, 0.0 hours per week
Start Date:	05/06/2024
End Date:	05/09/2025
Job Function:	Information Technology (IT)
Job Description:	Job Summary The Total Portfolio Group’s (TPG) primary responsibility is to steward the composition of the Fund’s overall investment portfolio to ensure that HOOPP can deliver on its pension promise over the long term. TPG advises the CIO and CEO on matters of strategic importance to the total Fund including recommendations on how to best orient the Policy portfolio. TPG provides additional research and analytical capabilities for internal cross-departmental initiatives relating to Value-Added platforms, risk management, investment technology, policies and procedures, benchmarks and performance. The team accomplishes this by leading research initiatives as well as developing and implementing solutions collaboratively across the firm.   This role will assist in the design, development and automation of existing and new portfolio management & risk analytics and reports suited to both top-down portfolio construction decision-making as well as securities-level bottom-up investing by public & private investment teams (e.g., Public Equities, Fixed Income, Credit, Real Estates, etc.). This is done by leveraging the Blackrock Aladdin system that HOOPP has recently brought online and other internally-built tools. This role will also aim to support TPG in other fund wide projects of strategic importance to HOOPP. The successful candidate’s contributions will be visible to the senior management team and the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of HOOPP. The ideal candidate will be skilled in computer science / software engineering and potentially data science, and have a keen interest for financial markets. This is an excellent opportunity to interact and learn from experienced investment professionals and contribute to real-world investment decision making.   The candidate will be working with a high-caliber team with background in Investments, Finance, Statistics, Quantitative Analysis and Data Science. The candidate will participate in regular meetings within TPG and with the Senior Managing Director, TPG as well as the Chief Investment Officer at HOOPP. This role is ideal for students whom would like to gain relevant fundamental knowledge in top down strategic asset allocation, investment analytics, and cross-asset risk management and would like to build a career in the asset management and investing businesses. Towards this goal, working in a small-team, collaborative and open environment, the candidate will be able to gain knowledge from experts on a regular basis.   Responsibilities Assist in designing and building reporting tools related to various risk exposures, including the design of specific reports for front office use Help running daily front office reports and be able to independently troubleshoot issues Assist in streamlining existing investment system processes, as required Take on and automate daily reconciliation and error checking process for key reports on P&L (profit and loss), risk, and liquidity Develop analysis and what-if tools to be used in total fund decision making, including various impacts of asset mix shifts Support the Total Portfolio Group with portfolio analysis and financial modeling around private and public asset classes as well as emerging portfolio problems, as required Collaborate with HOOPP’s technology team on internal technology initiatives Assist in the preparation of oral and written materials for the Total Portfolio Group Perform ad-hoc research on markets and/or model methodologies, as required Participate in ad-hoc total fund projects, as required
Job Requirements:	Qualifications:  Enrolled in a university program in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Finance, or other quantitative discipline. Proficiency in architecting and designing scalable software in Python. Experience in software development using OOP language is desirable, but not required. Strong Excel skills, especially working with large datasets and data manipulation. Strong numeracy is critical. Excellent work ethic, time management, organizational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines. Strong ability to deliver effective, sensible analyses in an environment of informational uncertainty. Exceptional attention to detail with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills. Progress towards CFA designation is an asset. Passion and curiosity for financial markets and investing, intellectual curiosity, and willingness and ability to learn new concepts.
Preferred Disciplines:	Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Science (Electrical and Computer) Engineering Science (Math, Stats & Finance) Industrial Engineering Commerce Data Science Economics Math & Stats
All Co-op programs:	No
Targeted Co-op Programs:	Targeted Programs Professional Experience Year Co-op (12 - 16 months)

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Application Deadline:	Oct 10, 2023 11:59 PM
Application Receipt Procedure:	Employer Website
If by Website, go to:	https://hoopp.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/HOOPPStudent/details/Total-Portfolio-Investment-Analyst--Investment-Management-Student-Internship--May-2024---May-2025---12-months-_JR101310
Additional Application Information:	Note to PEY applicants: In addition to your application by email/website, please ensure that you select the “I intend to apply for this position” tab on the portal. This will give us a record of your submitted application in the event that you will be invited for interviews. Accommodation Note from University of Toronto   University of Toronto strives to make the hiring process as accessible as possible. If you require accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact a member of your co-op/internship department. We will advise you on next steps or arrange necessary accommodations on your behalf, as required with the appropriate organization.   PEY Co-op students: pey.coop@utoronto.ca ASIP students: hireuoft.asip@utoronto.ca A&S Co-op students: hireuoft.ascoop@utoronto.ca
U of T Job Coordinator:	Kaisa Moran

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization:	HOOPP Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
Division:	Main Office
Website:	www.hoopp.com

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Length of Workterm:	FIXED PEY Co-op: 12 months