Intern - Risk, Models and Asset Liability (Winter 2025- 4 Month Contract)

The deadline to apply for this role is:

The Opportunity

January 2025- April 2025

Are you curious to learn more about the risks taken by Ontario Teachers’ investment professionals? Do you want to get more exposure to asset/liability management and portfolio construction while working with data modelling and visualization?

Working within the Investment Risk team, you will have the chance to work with analytic tools to understand the impact of asset mix decisions. This role will provide opportunities to learn about factors impacting asset/liability balance at a pension plan, asset classes and their risk and return characteristics, and risk metrics used when considering portfolio suitability.

Who you’ll work with

Working closely with a team of data scientists and investment analysts, the work will be project-based ranging from half a day to the full-term projects. Working out of our Toronto office on a hybrid basis with flexible hours and additional travelling will not be involved.

What you’ll do

As an Intern within our Investment Risk team, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with asset/liability model to determine impact of changes in portfolio and economic assumptions
• Conduct analysis on simulation results and risk metrics
• Present data for audience consumption in Power BI
• Review financial documents and compare reported data from different asset managers

What you'll need

• Have a good understanding of asset classes and how they contribute to a portfolio
• Have familiarity of the operations of a pension plan in terms of assets and liabilities
• Have a statistical background and understanding of risk measures
• Concentration in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Finance or related field
• Be enrolled in 3rd / 4th year or related Master’s program
• Experience working with data visualization is helpful
• Knowledge of Python is helpful
• Understanding of financial documents is an asset
• Previous work term experience preferred
• Machine learning, AI projects and interests are a plus
• You must be enrolled in a co-op program or returning back to your studies after the work term is completed

What we’re offering

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development, including lunch and learns

• Student led team building events on a monthly basis

• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

How to apply

Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! The following documents are required to be uploaded with your application:

• Resume

• Copy of your transcripts

You will also be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

We thank you for applying, however, only those selected for a personal interview will be contacted. Note that candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.

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