Senior Analyst, Public Markets Solutions

Public Sector Pension Investment Board • Montreal, QC

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are one of Canada’s largest pension investors, with CAD$299.7 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2025. We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world’s top companies. At PSP Investments, you'll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before. The Public Markets Solutions team handles all the solutions for Public Markets Front-Office, Back-Office, Treasury and Investment Compliance. We are focused on value-creation via efficiently designing, planning and delivering the appropriate scalable solutions with PSP’s operating model.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or in computer science and/or the equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Experience in the financial investment industry, more specifically in public markets, is a crucial asset.
• Knowledge of public markets trades/instrument lifecycle (Swaps, TRS, CDS, Fixed Income, etc.) is a strong asset
• Five (5) and + years of experience in business and system analysis for financial investment applications and solutions
• Proficient with SQL tools for data analysis and mining is a crucial asset
• Ability in messaging in XML: Schemas, Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT), and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
• Working knowledge of traditional database/infrastructure: Windows, Microsoft (MS) SQL Server
• Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Bloomberg suites solutions (AIM, Terminal, B-PIPE, MARS, PORT, API’s, Data feed) is an asset
• Professional designation such as CFA, FRM, etc. considered an asset

Responsibilities

• Be a key contributor to gather and analyze needs from investment teams and business partners
• Play a frontline role in terms of requirements translation into user stories and/or IT technical specifications
• Lead, define and support different complex artifacts (configuration, documentation, testing, implementation, deployment)
• Take a lead role into testing lifecycle (Regression, Integrated and UAT testing)
• Play a key role in support maintenance, incident resolution, problem solving and continuous improvements regarding the Front-Office solutions
• Facilitate and/or contribute to the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) for new enhancements from planning, analysis, design, development, testing and implementation
• Monitor and propose adjustments relating to existing processes and procedures

Benefits

• Investment in career development
• Comprehensive group insurance plans
• Competitive pension plans
• Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs
• Gender-inclusive paid family leave policy: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers
• A personalized family-building support, from pre-pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance
• Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off
• A hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote days

What This Job Offers

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