Associate, Private Equity Business Management

Purpose. Performance. People.

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. 

Role Summary:

We are recruiting an Associate to join the Business Management team within the Private Equity (PE) department that is based in Toronto. The role will support the PE department’s business management priorities, with a focus on operational effectiveness, reporting, financial activities, process improvement, and cross-functional coordination. This individual will work closely with stakeholders across PE and the broader Fund to support key initiatives, prepare management reporting and analysis, track departmental deliverables, and help identify opportunities to improve workflows, tools, and processes. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to balance recurring responsibilities with ad-hoc, time-sensitive projects aligned with the department’s evolving priorities.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter and collaborative team player who can manage multiple initiatives, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and contribute to high-quality execution across business planning, reporting, portfolio-related activities, operational deliverables, and special projects. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, analytical and problem-solving skills, and an interest in investing, financial data, and decision-making will be important for success in the role. Experience with data tools such as Python or SQL is considered an asset, but the emphasis of the role is on business management, operational execution, and stakeholder support.

The Private Equity department is responsible for all of CPPIB’s private equity investments globally, excluding real assets. By investing in funds, secondaries, and directly in private equity, we seek opportunities to build a global, diversified portfolio that will outperform comparable passive public alternatives over the long term. The Private Equity Business Management group leads business management activities that support the operations of the investment department in an efficient and effective manner.

Accountabilities & Qualifications:

Accountabilities

• Collaborate with PE’s investment teams, Technology & Operations, Finance, and other departments to support key initiatives, share best practices, and advance business management priorities.

• Prepare timely, accurate reporting, analysis, dashboards, summaries, and trend insights, on a regular and/or ad-hoc basis, to support senior management and investment decision-making.

• Work with investment and technology teams to design effective management reporting solutions, develop impactful visuals, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation.

• Support recurring business management activities, including business planning, management reporting, operational deliverables (i.e., audit & process review, market data review), and vendor onboarding.

• Analyze operational processes, workflows, and financial information to identify operational efficiencies, improvement opportunities, and areas for stronger execution.

• Contribute to the ongoing collection, oversight and review of critical data elements relevant to portfolio holdings.

• Maintain and improve departmental tools, trackers, repositories, and systems to ensure information is organized, accessible, and efficiently shared.

• Perform other relevant duties and ad-hoc special projects assigned.

Qualifications

• Post-Secondary degree (in Commerce or Finance is preferred).

• 2-4 years of relevant work experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an interest in developing project management stakeholder influencing skills.

• Investment experience is an asset. Alternatively, strong demonstrated interest in investing and financial data and decision-making.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience working on large data sets with Python and SQL would be an asset.

• Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Self-motivated, flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and new challenges

• Ability to effectively manage toward timelines on multiple concurrent initiatives, keeping managers and colleagues apprised of progress and seeking assistance as required.

You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment. 

 

Inclusion & Accessibility

CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. 

 

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