Student, Risk Analytics Analyst (Fall 2024, 4 Months)

at  OMERS

Why join us?
Are you looking to join a dynamic pension plan that embodies the strong values of its 500,000 members and is an industry leading global investor? If so, we would love to tell you our story.
At OMERS we put our people first and are proud to embrace the diversity of thought and leadership that comes from having locations in Toronto, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. Our culture is truly one of a kind. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it! We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live with an ever-constant eye to the global investment markets.
The Risk team and is deeply integrated within OMERS and operates on a foundational principle of trusted partner aligned to and supporting the overall objectives of OMERS. We provide both an independent view of risk-taking activities, as well as analytics and research to inform portfolio construction and risk optimization.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Enrolment in a university degree in Finance, Economics or a related field.
• Previous experience (including co/op or internship) in capital markets, pensions and/or risk management is a strong plus.
• Hands-on experience working with large datasets using numerical computing tools, with a desire to understand business risks through data
• Ability to understand and apply complex financial and statistical principles and methods
• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally
• Has exceptional communication skills
• Is eager to learn and has strong intellectual curiosity
• Experience using Python and Power BI (and/or similar experience creating visualizations and dashboards) and interest in data science is a plus
• Broad understanding of major investment assets classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives) and alternative asset classes (private equity, infrastructure, and real estate)

AS A MEMBER OF THIS TEAM, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Contributing to the ongoing development of a leading Risk program to support OMERS investment activities and the evolution of its investment strategies.
• Working with investment data to help ramp up the development of insightful tools that support the measurement and reporting of investment risk.
• Supporting the research, testing, and development of analytical measures of performance and market, liquidity, credit, and emerging risks.
• Supporting portfolio risk governance and reviews across various asset classes, including public and private assets.
• Supporting the team’s technology and automation initiatives
• Working as a liaison with the IT team to help enhance our data pipelines, risk tools and dashboard development.
• Interacting and building relationships with investment professionals across Risk and the investment teams to understand and communicate the needs of the business.
• Leveraging internal and external systems to source large datasets to answer key investment questions.
• Supporting in the enhancement of our data quality and governance initiatives.
• Creating interactive dashboards for portfolio managers and investment executives to visualize and customize risk.
• Supporting the team in the creation of new analytical frameworks.

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE, YOU:

The ideal candidate for this role is a student with a strong interest in Risk, with a desire to apply their knowledge in the investment management domain.