Senior Analyst, Sustainability

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About Us

We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investors, with CAD$299.7 billion of net assets as of March 31 2025. We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

About The Team

Sustainable investment is an integral part of our investment approach, helping us mitigate risk, uncover opportunities to enhance long‑term performance and bring our edge. Our Sustainability and Climate Innovation (SCI) group spearheads our efforts, advancing our sustainability and climate strategy, oversight and capabilities and collaborating with investment teams across public and private markets asset classes to integrate sustainability factors. The group develops insights, integrates sustainability throughout our processes and delivers public reporting to stakeholders.

About Your Role

As Senior Analyst, Sustainability, you will join the SCI group and focus on supporting PSP’s public markets activities. In your role, you’ll:

• Actively contribute to the integration of sustainability and governance considerations in public markets activities, identifying material risks and opportunities that can affect investment performance.
• Perform research and analysis on sustainability‑related risks and opportunities to inform investment due diligence, portfolio monitoring, proxy voting and stewardship activities.
• Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of sustainability workflows at PSP, including at the pre‑ and post‑investment stage for internally and externally managed portfolios.
• Actively participate in the development and enhancement of frameworks, tools, platforms and datasets that enable sustainability integration across investment workflows.
• Collaborate with PSP’s dedicated climate team to deliver climate insights to public market activities.
• Monitor global sustainability and governance developments, market trends and industry best practice, translating them into clear insights for the investment teams and senior leaders.
• Prepare clear and compelling industry briefings, summaries, reports and presentations on various sustainability topics for investment teams and senior leaders.
• Support PSP’s participation in collaborative industry initiatives and associations that advance best practices in sustainable investing.
• Collaborate on PSP’s disclosure and reporting activities on sustainability matters both internally and externally.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred in a relevant field such as sustainability, climate, finance, business administration or a related discipline. Additional sustainability‑related certifications are assets.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of relevant sustainability‑related experience, preferably in the sustainable investing space.Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to solve complex problems for the benefit of the organization.
• Passion for sustainability and governance topics, and willingness to continuously develop subject‑matter expertise in specific areas as required by business needs.
• Resourceful and action‑oriented, ready to take ownership and deliver results aligned with business needs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Bilingualism: English and French.

Benefits

• Investment in career development.
• Comprehensive group insurance plans.
• Competitive pension plans.
• Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs.
• Gender‑inclusive paid family leave policy: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers.
• A personalized family‑building support from pre‑pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance.
• Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off.
• A hybrid work model with a mix of in‑office and remote days.

Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Business Development and Sales
• Investment Management, Capital Markets, and Financial Services

At PSP Investments, we aim to provide a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

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