Associate , Infrastructure & Sustainable Energies

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When 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 Description

The Associate, will join the Real Assets Latin America team at CPP Investments, based in São Paulo, with the primarily focus on Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy investments across the Latin American region.

The Associate will be responsible for conducting fundamental investment research, contributes to the development of investment recommendations, implementing investments strategies, and monitoring and managing portfolio assets. In addition to regional responsibilities, may also collaborate on global opportunities, supporting our worldwide efforts in Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy.

Accountabilities:

The Associate, will work with Analyst, Senior Associates, Principals and Managing Directors on small deal teams to:

• Source and synthesize industry, market and asset-level data to identify investment opportunities and develop investment theses
• Build and maintain clear, well-structured financial models and valuation analyses to assess risk/return of opportunities and support investment decisions
• Lead discrete due-diligence workstreams (financial, commercial and operational) and summarize key findings, risks and mitigants
• Contribute to the evaluation of opportunities by articulating views on overall attractiveness based on financial analysis and diligence findings
• Prepare crisp, analytical materials—industry overviews, investment rationales and diligence summaries—for Investment Committee
• Participate in presenting investment recommendations to the Investment Committee
• Support transaction execution activities (including process management, structuring and documentation)
• Monitor and manage portfolio assets, update models, track performance indicators and identify value-creation initiatives
• Develop relationships with potential partners, external advisors, intermediaries and with management teams in connection with origination, due diligence and post-investment asset management

A particular focus is placed on helping the Associate to develop a well-rounded set of skills as an investor and leader with (i) a strong understanding of the deal process from origination through to closing, (ii) supporting the preparation and execution of value creation plans, and (iii) the ability to participate in our broader Infrastructure and Sustainable Energies discussions and decision making.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in relevant field
• 4-5 years of relevant work experience
• Strong research, analytical, financial modeling, valuation, problem solving skills and ability to think creatively
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial statements and knowledge of valuation techniques
• Experience working in deal environments including supporting acquisitions, diligence and/or asset management activities
• Fluent in English, as well as Portuguese or Spanish; excellent communication, both written and verbal
• Have a track record of academic achievement and professional advancement
• Work effectively in a team environment
• Have great communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Candidates must exhibit conduct consistent with our guiding principles of integrity, partnership and high performance

Additional Information

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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.