OMERS | Analyst, Total Plan Risk Management

Responsibilities

• As a partner to investment teams and senior leadership, the team translates complex analysis into insights that inform investment strategy and strengthen a transparent, collaborative risk culture.
• This role combines quantitative analysis, governance reporting, and stakeholder engagement to support decision making across the total fund.
• Conduct research and analysis to inform portfolio construction decisions, including scenario analysis, stress testing, risk forecasting, and assessments of tactical asset mix changes.
• Contribute to strategic portfolio studies and initiatives, including asset-liability management, risk capacity, and long-term portfolio construction analyses.
• Support the development, testing, and enhancement of analytical approaches used to assess performance, market, liquidity, credit, and emerging risks across the total portfolio.
• Prepare high-quality risk reporting, presentations, and insights for senior leadership, the Board, and its committees.
• Support risk governance activities, including investment risk policies, risk appetite frameworks, risk limits, and related monitoring processes.
• Develop and enhance analytical tools, dashboards, reporting processes, and visualizations that strengthen the measurement, monitoring, and communication of portfolio risks.
• Partner with investment professionals across Risk and Total Portfolio Management by analyzing portfolio risks and translating quantitative results into insights that support investment, portfolio construction, and governance decisions.
• Use internal and external data sources to investigate risks and develop evidence-based insights.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate is an emerging investment risk professional with strong analytical capability, intellectual curiosity, and an interest in applying risk, finance, investment, and data skills to real portfolio decisions.
• Strong working with data and analytical tools, but equally interested in understanding the investment implications behind the analysis and communicating insights clearly to different audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex quantitative analysis into clear insights for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally.
• Analytical & Investment Risk Acumen.
• Ability to understand and apply financial, statistical, and risk concepts to investment-related questions.
• University degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience using Python, Power BI, or similar analytical and visualization tools.
• Experience using third-party systems such as MSCI Risk Manager, BlackRock Aladdin, ORTEC GLASS, Bloomberg, or similar platforms.
• Previous experience, including co-op or internship experience, in capital markets, total portfolio management, or risk management.
• While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.

OMERS

OMERS is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance). In its own words: "Established in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans offering employer-matched contributions."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Toronto.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance