Intern, Credit Strategy

CPP Investments | Investissements RPC•Toronto, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are currently recruiting an intern analyst in the Credit Strategy Group, for a four-month internship starting internship from September to December 2026. The Credit Strategy Group is part of the Credit Investments (CI) department at CPP Investments. CI manages $78 billion in assets and is responsible for all CPP Investments, public and private credit investments globally. CI provides debt financing solutions across the entire credit structure, including term loans, high-yield bonds, mezzanine lending, structured products and other solutions for borrowers in all sectors. The Credit Strategy group within CI seeks to enhance the risk-adjusted returns of the CI portfolio through portfolio construction techniques that enable the CI portfolio to deliver the total fund’s desired credit exposure as well as maximize alpha generation across relative value factors such as sector, geography, rating, etc.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will be graduating from an undergraduate or graduate program in December 2026 (or later) and is working towards a degree in math, engineering, business or computer science.
Experience with programming languages (such as Python, C++/Java, R, VBA).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an interest in working in a dynamic collaborative environment.
Interest in finance/investment management.
Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
Excellent academic performance.
Candidates must exemplify CPP Investments’ guiding principles of high performance, integrity and partnership.
You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge in managing databases (such as MySQL, SQL Server or Oracle) would be a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist in the build-out of the portfolio strategy function of the recently created Credit Investments department at CPP Investments
Develop proprietary portfolio construction and monitoring tools to enhance management of the CI portfolio
Assist in the development of a relative value framework within CI to improve the effectiveness with which CI delivers a global portfolio
Analyzing specific investment opportunities as it relates to fit within the overall CI portfolio
Partner with other departments at CPP Investments (e.g. Total Fund Management, Finance, Analytics and Risk and Capital Markets and Factor Investing) to advance initiatives such as enhanced integration of bottom-up and top-down decision making, improved reporting and incorporation of capital markets inputs into the evaluation of prospective investment opportunities