Principal, Portfolio Value Creation

CPP Investments | Investissements RPC•Toronto, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians. With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets. Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide. For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance. Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success. As Principal, Portfolio Value Creation, you will lead high-impact engagements with portfolio companies to identify, prioritize and deliver transformative value creation opportunities across CPP Investments’ global direct equity portfolio. Reporting to the Managing Director, Regional Head of Portfolio Value Creation, you will partner with management teams, boards, investment teams, co-sponsors and Portfolio Value Creation colleagues to shape value creation plans, mobilize execution and support active ownership across the investment lifecycle.

Requirements

8 - 10+ years of experience relevant experience in private capital portfolio operations and value creation, senior operating roles and/or management consulting
Hands-on value creation experience across multiple sectors, with deep expertise across areas such as commercial effectiveness, pricing, procurement, operational excellence, CAPEX optimization, productivity, organizational effectiveness, management incentives and governance.
Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable financial and operational impact through revenue growth, margin expansion and capital-efficient improvements, with a track record of moving from strategy to sustained execution.
Strong experience in deal environments, including diligence, investment committee support, onboarding, asset management and exit preparation.
Strong analytical and commercial judgement, including experience using data, advanced analytics and, where relevant, AI-enabled tools to strengthen decision-making and value creation.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with substantial C-suite and board exposure, together with experience leading teams and developing talent.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or equivalent academic credentials from a top-tier institution is considered an asset

Responsibilities

Identify and prioritize strategic and operational value creation opportunities across CPP Investments’ direct equity portfolio, including Infrastructure, Sustainable Energies, Direct Private Equity and Real Estate.
Partner with portfolio company management teams, boards, investment teams and co-sponsors to develop value creation plans and translate priorities into executable initiatives.
Lead high-impact value creation engagements from diagnostic and business case development through implementation and benefits realization, including commercial, operational, organizational and governance initiatives.
Support the investment lifecycle through diligence, management assessment, Day 1 readiness, 100-day planning, active ownership, performance monitoring and exit preparation.
Provide differentiated perspectives and constructively test assumptions to support investment and portfolio company decision-making, including strategies to mitigate disruption risks and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Build trusted relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, contribute to PVC’s knowledge and talent development, and support asset-level and enterprise strategic objectives.
Leverage data, advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools to strengthen insights, decision-making, workflow quality and the impact of value creation initiatives.