Director, Research and Policy

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney. 

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe.  Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Domestic Public Affairs, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive public affairs program with relevant domestic government officials from jurisdictions across Canada. In doing so, you will increase awareness and understanding for CPP Investments and our investment strategy, while tracking and delivering on clearly defined objectives. You will be responsible for monitoring for political, policy, and legislative developments and proactively identifying and managing issues that may impact the organization.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Help ensure the organization meets its accountability requirements to federal and provincial governments as set out in the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (CPPIB Act).
• Prepare communication materials to foster a deep understanding of CPP Investments’ performance, enterprise strategy, portfolio management, investment programs, internal controls, and other processes with policymakers in Canada.
• Develop strategies and help respond in a timely fashion to government inquiries relating to our performance, business operations, investment strategy, and any other matters, when required.
• Prepare briefing notes and other materials for senior executives when meeting with government officials.

• Complete political and regulatory risk assessments on major investments, identifying those that may pose a high degree of risk.

• In collaboration with the Manager, Legislative Affairs, help manage and facilitate the appointments process, including the development of forward-looking strategies to seek improvements where possible.
• Undertake research and prepare submissions, briefing notes, white papers, and reports as required.
• Develop multi-faceted government relations strategies.
• Monitor and prepare briefing materials relating to the Canadian political and public policy landscape, while serving as an early-warning system by anticipating emerging issues that may impact our organization, investment strategy and/or reputation.

• 7-10+ years of experience in public affairs, the financial sector, or a senior research or project management role
• A degree in political science, communications, business administration, economics, or public policy (Master’s degree preferred).
• Strong strategic thinking and research skills
• An effective and polished written communicator
• A solid grasp of the institutional investor/pension fund landscape and CPP Investments’ place within it
• Strong grasp of government relations, public policy and finance (investing).
• Knowledge of parliamentary processes and government operations
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles
• Energetic and hardworking
• Willing to share information and ideas
• Professional attitude and demeanor
• Predictive, works with a sense of urgency
• A strong ability to multitask and prioritize work
• Impeccably organized
• A high level of attention to detail
• Fulfilling requests from government, while managing internal stakeholders.
• Working with deal teams under tight deadlines to complete for political/regulatory assessments
• Able to synthesize larger amounts of complex information, clarify and evaluate significance and provide value and insights.

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At 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.