Associate, Growth Equity

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $600 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney. 

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe.  Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Job Description

We are currently hiring an Associate in San Francisco to join the Growth Equity team, which sits within the Private Equity department. The Growth Equity team’s mission is to provide CPP Investments with strong returns and insights into the innovation ecosystem by making fund commitments and aligned direct investments alongside of the top venture and growth managers across North America and Europe. Today, the team consists of 13 experienced professionals with offices in Toronto and San Francisco and is continuing to grow.

In this role, you will be actively involved in undertaking company and fund diligence and execution, building relationships with leading companies and funds, monitoring and tracking existing and future investments. You will have significant exposure to disruptive companies and top-tier investors across the venture and growth-stage ecosystem. 

As the ideal candidate, you are recognized for your team-oriented and self-starter approach, with critical and innovative thinking. You have started to build a track record in investing and asset management, with venture/growth stage experience and / or technology exposure as a plus. You have started to lead workstreams independently in a project and take ownership of outcomes. You are an effective communicator who can participate in investment committees and management discussions; build a relationship of trust with key partners and stakeholders; and support/manage the execution of investment and asset management initiatives. 

What you will do: 

In this role, you will work collaboratively and closely with the team to: 

• Research, analyze, and execute fund and direct investments. This includes review of diligence materials, meetings with management teams and fund partners, financial modeling and scenario analysis, investment memo execution, and facilitation of other internal and external diligence streams (e.g. internal operations, external counsel)
• Help manage existing fund relationships alongside senior relationship managers to monitor fund performance and surface direct investment opportunities
• Monitor existing direct investments and support asset management initiatives.
• Participate in other initiatives to help execute on strategy goals for the Growth Equity group, the Private Equity department, and the broader fund
• Collaborate with other teams/departments across the organization on a regular basis 

Qualifications

• Preference for individuals with 3 - 5 years of investment banking, consulting and/or investment experience. Prior experience with growth-stage investing and fund investing is a plus.
• A genuine passion for disruptive technology investing, building relationships with fund partners, and solving complex business problems 
• Excellent research, financial modeling, and analytical skills 
• Superior interpersonal and relationship buildings skills; strong ability to work effectively in a team environment with a commitment to fostering an inclusive culture 
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and juggle multiple workstreams when necessary
• Strong communication skills