Analyst/Senior Analyst, Total Plan Risk Management

OMERS • Toronto, ON

62d • $86,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact. Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best. We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do. Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work. Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us. Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply. The Risk Analytics team is accountable for driving the development of risk insights across OMERS through both advanced quantitative and thoughtful qualitative analysis. The team is a trusted thought partner in communicating a view on risk-taking activities across Risk and its stakeholders, with a goal to integrate insights into the strategic decision-making process. The team is also tasked with promoting a robust risk culture that encourages inclusion and diversity, transparency, and open dialogue. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for: Providing insights and risk analysis in close partnership with the Total Plan Risk team Contributing to the ongoing development of a leading risk analytics program to support OMERS investment activities and the evolution of its investment strategies with a collaborative mindset Working with investment data to help ramp up the development of insightful tools that support the measurement and reporting of investment risk Supporting the research, testing, and development of analytical measures of performance and market, liquidity, credit, and emerging risks Support the team’s efforts in delivering high-quality Total Plan Risk reporting for the Board and Senior Leadership Risk governance, including the review of investment risk policies and monitoring of corresponding investment risk limits Helping to enhance and develop our risk tools and interactive dashboards Interacting and building relationships with investment professionals across Risk and the Total Portfolio Management investment teams to understand and communicate the needs of the business Supporting the Asset Liability study Conducting research to inform total portfolio construction, including forecasting risk under different market conditions, implementing stress tests, and evaluating the impact of tactical asset mix tilts Leverage internal and external systems to source large datasets to answer key investment questions. To succeed in this role, you: The ideal candidate for this role is an individual in the early stages of their career with a strong interest in Risk and Data Science, with a desire to apply their knowledge in the investment management domain.

Requirements

• University degree in a quantitative discipline such as Math, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Previous experience (including co/op or internship) in capital markets, pensions and/or risk management is a strong plus.
• Hands-on experience working with large datasets using numerical computing tools, with a desire to understand business risks through data
• Ability to understand and apply complex financial and statistical principles and methods
• Experience using Python and Power BI (and/or similar) is an asset
• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally
• Has exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Is eager to learn and has strong intellectual curiosity

Nice To Haves

• Experience using 3rd party systems (e.g., MSCI Risk Manager, BlackRock Aladdin, ORTEC Glass, and/or Bloomberg) is an asset
• CFA, FRM, or another financial risk designation (or a willingness to enroll in one)

Responsibilities

• Providing insights and risk analysis in close partnership with the Total Plan Risk team
• Contributing to the ongoing development of a leading risk analytics program to support OMERS investment activities and the evolution of its investment strategies with a collaborative mindset
• Working with investment data to help ramp up the development of insightful tools that support the measurement and reporting of investment risk
• Supporting the research, testing, and development of analytical measures of performance and market, liquidity, credit, and emerging risks
• Support the team’s efforts in delivering high-quality Total Plan Risk reporting for the Board and Senior Leadership
• Risk governance, including the review of investment risk policies and monitoring of corresponding investment risk limits
• Helping to enhance and develop our risk tools and interactive dashboards
• Interacting and building relationships with investment professionals across Risk and the Total Portfolio Management investment teams to understand and communicate the needs of the business
• Supporting the Asset Liability study
• Conducting research to inform total portfolio construction, including forecasting risk under different market conditions, implementing stress tests, and evaluating the impact of tactical asset mix tilts
• Leverage internal and external systems to source large datasets to answer key investment questions

Benefits

• You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.
• We are passionate about inclusion and advocate for I&D across our network of employees, members and partners
• We are proud of our commitment to developing a best in class approach to complete wellness for our employees and members
• We invest in our people, providing them with opportunities so they can develop and grow

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level