Director, One Fund Strategy

Job title:

Director, One Fund Strategy

Company

CPP Investments

Job description

Company DescriptionMake an impact at a global and dynamic investment organizationWhen you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3.6 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.Job DescriptionThe One Fund Strategy Group is presently recruiting for a Director, One Fund Strategy. We are situated within the Office of the CEO and have a unique vantage point within CPP Investments, supporting and advising the CEO and senior management team on many of their most challenging strategic questions. The team engages on a wide variety of important topics including strategy development and emergent external issues to broadly ensure that there is ‘great strategy everywhere’ in the organization. This role will have a significant impact on CPP Investments and how various parts of the organization work together for the benefit of millions of Canadian contributors and beneficiaries.Our team may be a good fit for you if you:

• Want to build your enterprise mindset. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally and take multiple perspectives into consideration while keeping an eye on the big picture.
• Enjoy tackling complex issues and developing new ideas. The One Fund Strategy Group’s work is focused on complex and multi-facetted strategic issues that are top of mind for the organization.
• Love to learn. We’re collaborative within our team and across our enterprise. You’ll learn and develop your skills through mentorship from our team, exposure to senior leaders, and through collaboration with subject-matter experts.
• Enjoy variety: Our team engages on a wide variety of issues and you will have the chance to work on a variety of subjects that will change over time.

Role-Specific AccountabilitiesAs a Director, One Fund Strategy, you will lead the planning and execution of enterprise strategy work, setting priorities to drive operational excellence and organizational growth. You will collaborate with senior leadership to develop and implement strategies, ensuring alignment across the organization. You will also foster cross-functional partnerships to enhance efficiency and achieve long-term business goals.Accountabilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive business strategies and plans in alignment with corporate objectives, driving organizational growth and operational excellence.
• Foster strong partnerships with various departments and senior leadership, promoting effective communication and collaboration to achieve business goals.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor business performance, providing regular reports and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Lead specific strategy assignments, working closely with designated teams to develop scope documents, work plan, external research, etc.
• Prepare and deliver detailed reports, presentations, and updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders, effectively communicating strategic plans, business performance, insights, and strategic recommendations.
• Own your team’s role in aligning objectives across the enterprise by collaborating within and outside the department
• Contribute to the annual business planning and quarterly reporting processes
• Maintain knowledge of best practices in Strategy development and execution
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Exemplify CPP Investments’ Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership and high performance
• Experience developing strategy and designing related development and review processes within a corporate environment, ideally at a financial institution
• University degree in relevant field with 8+ years of relevant experience
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships effectively with people at all levels.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to think through complex and ambiguous problems and recommend solutions
• In-depth experience managing timelines on multiple concurrent initiatives, keeping managers and colleagues apprised of progress and seeking assistance as required
• In-depth experience working with various data sets, conducting sophisticated data analytics, and synthesizing data and information across a diverse range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to inclusively lead, inspire, and develop a diverse team of professionals

Additional InformationVisit our or Follow us on LinkedIn. #LI-PM1 #LI-OnsiteAt CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.Disclaimer:CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Thu, 29 May 2025 02:14:36 GMT

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