12 Jan
OMERS Administration
Toronto
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OMERS Total Portfolio Management manages the public markets investment portfolio consisting of fixed income (including government bonds, Inflation-Linked Bonds and public and private credit) and equities, including global public equities, intellectual property and structured investments. The team’s approach is focused on generating current income from high-quality assets and generating a consistent capital return with a lower volatility than the broad markets. We also seek to develop strategic partnerships with best-in-class investors to access credit and other opportunities on a global basis. The OMERS Capital Markets' team is distinguished by its diversity in expertise and experience and its commitment to reliable, lower-risk performance. Our objective is to construct a well-diversified portfolio that will deliver long-term annualized returns in the 6 to 9% range.
As a member of the OMERS Total Portfolio Management (TPM) team in Toronto, reporting to the Director, Head of Portfolio Analytics, you will contribute and lead our transformation of how Capital Markets improves investment decision making through data driven insights.
As a Quantitative Analyst, Portfolio Analytics, at OMERS Total Portfolio Management, you will be part of a team that produces world-class analytics and quantitative tools. The role provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to work closely with our different investment teams and the rest of TPM, where you will develop and grow your understanding of quantitative and technical tools that drive the development of the systematic components of portfolio management. This will be a 12 month contract, with possibility for full time.
As a member of the Portfolio Analytics team, you will be responsible for the following:
- Developing analytics, tools and processes required to create and manage diverse flavours of investment data
- Applying quantitative skills to systematically ensure high quality and accurate data to generate meaningful and applicable insights from data-driven analysis
- Designing efficient SQL databases to house our data
- Presenting our analytical work in a visually appealing and practical manner in the form of dashboards or web applications
- Working closely with Data and Technology department to establish new or optimize existing ETLs
- Effectively communicating highly technical subject matters to investment team portfolio managers
- Transforming business requirements into technical language to leverage the help of Data and Technology department
- Communicating and working regularly with traders, portfolio managers, internal and external managers, and operations staff to gain a holistic view on quantitative portfolio management
You bring the following skills and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Business, or related field
- 2-5 years of relevant work experience in financial data analytics
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience with Python, Excel and SQL
- Comprehensive experience with Pandas, Numpy, sciPy.
- Experience and extensive knowledge of quantitative modelling and analysis (Strong understanding of linear algebra, calculus, probability, and statistics; experience with stochastic processes, time series analysis, and optimization techniques) is a must.
- Experience with DDL is an asset
- Experience working with investment teams and transforming business requirements into technology solutions
- Implement best practices for managing large amounts of data including proper documentations, data quality checks, comprehensive unit testing and general user acceptance testing.
- Experience in working with trading transactions and positions data to perform transaction cost analysis and reporting
- Understanding different asset classes and their niches and common practices
- Experience with Power BI (or equivalence dashboarding tool) is an asset
- A passion around learning new technologies and analytical techniques
- Strong attention to detail, highly organized and keen to learn
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- An action-oriented approach with a high degree of initiative and ability to deliver results
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Highly developed interpersonal and relationship management skills
Challenges and Opportunities:
- The role involves using highly sensitive information for making investment decisions
- Candidates must be able to prioritize multiple tasks to complete deliverables in a timely fashion
- The role could require occasional conversation with our Asia trading team as we develop more analytics
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience.
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