(Senior) Analyst, Sustainability & Climate

Public Sector Pension Investment Board • Montreal, QC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sustainability and Climate Innovation (SCI) group spearheads PSP Investments' efforts in sustainable investment. The group helps advance our sustainability and climate capabilities and practices; and deeply collaborates with the investment teams to integrate factors related to sustainability throughout our investment processes, and deliver public reporting to stakeholders. We are seeking a (Senior) Analyst, Sustainability & Climate to play an active role in the activities of the SCI group. As a valued member of the SCI group, you will report to the Director, Sustainability & Climate Innovation. At PSP, we welcome individuals who are enthusiastic about learning, ideation, and innovation—those who strive for excellence, challenge conventions, and actively seek diverse perspectives. As Analyst/ Senior Analyst, Sustainability & Climate, you will join the SCI group within the Office of our Chief People and Corporate Development Officer. Your responsibilities encompass a wide range of crucial tasks to advance our commitment to sustainable investment.

Requirements

• Robust educational foundation, degrees preferred (e.g., bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field such as sustainability, climate, finance, business administration, or a related discipline).
• Demonstrated expertise through two (2) to four (4) years of relevant sustainability-related experience, including climate, in the sustainable investing, investment ownership or management industry
• Strong quantitative and analytical skillset, including experience with data analysis, financial or risk modelling, and structuring scalable processes
• Demonstrated interest in sustainable investing principles and practices, including knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks and reporting standards related to sustainable investing
• Demonstrated interest or experience in AI-enabled workflows, data tools, or automation applied to investment, sustainability, or analytics use cases
• Communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders (internally and externally) at all levels
• Self-starting capabilities, with strong capacity to identify gaps and solutions and to meet expectations across multiple stakeholders
• Business acumen, blending both qualitative and quantitative analysis to solve complex business problems is an asset
• A results-oriented and goal-driven mindset, with a commitment to achieving quantifiable outcomes
• Excellent communication skills in both English and French (or a willingness to learning French if not already acquainted). This involves engaging in regular interactions in English with other institutional investors, regulators, industry groups, and NGOs, as well as PSP employees in our Hong Kong, London, and New York offices. Additionally, there will be informal interactions in French with employees in our local offices based in Montreal and Ottawa

Nice To Haves

• Additional sustainability-related certifications are assets

Responsibilities

• Perform research and analysis on emerging factors (risks and opportunities) to support the integration thereof in the investment and monitoring activities of PSP Investments across asset classes
• Support the sustainability assessment and monitoring processes of external managers and general partners
• Support the implementation and scaling of PSP’s climate risk framework, including identification, assessment, and monitoring of physical and transition risks at the asset and portfolio level, in collaboration with SCI climate specialists, asset class teams and Risk
• Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of sustainability and climate integration workflows, including the transition from Excel-based tools to more scalable, data-driven and AI-enabled (agentic) processes
• Participate in the development and the application of quantitative approaches (data analysis, modelling, scenario analysis, and process design) to enhance the robustness, consistency, and decision-usefulness of sustainability integration across asset classes
• Support the development and evolution of internal tools, datasets, and analytical frameworks used to assess sustainability and climate performance across portfolio companies and external managers
• Support engagements on an ongoing basis with PSP’s portfolio companies, general partners and internal stakeholders to drive adoption of sustainability and climate practices and support value creation initiatives
• Contribute to the development of sustainability and climate-related policies, internal procedures, and integration frameworks aligned with PSP’s long-term investment strategy
• Conduct research and deliver insights on emerging sustainability and climate topics, including regulatory developments and best practices for institutional investors
• Collaborate on PSP’s external disclosure and reporting on sustainability and climate matters, ensuring alignment with leading frameworks and internal practices

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: Mid Level