Senior Director, Private Market Investment Risk

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan

$150K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate degree in business or a quantitative field with professional designation (i.e., ASA, FSA, CFA, CIM, FRM, PRM)
  • At least 15 years of experience in private market investing or risk, with direct exposure to private transactions
  • Proven communication skills with experience engaging senior leaders and board
  • Strong strategic and critical thinking skills along with exceptional judgment
  • Demonstrated research and innovation capabilities
  • Experience in mentorship and team leadership
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
  • Alignment with HOOPP's core values of accountability, professionalism, trustworthiness, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the Private Markets Risk team to support organizational goals.
  • Establish and implement an operating plan that aligns with strategic objectives.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with internal teams and peers across Risk and Investment Management.
  • Oversee risk assessment processes for private market transactions including Equity, Real Estate, and Infrastructure.
  • Conduct regular portfolio risk reviews to guide investment strategy and adjustments.
  • Support the SVP in providing insights and presentations for board materials.
  • Participate in stress testing and scenario analyses to gauge portfolio risks.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship.
  • Collaborative work environment focused on innovation and productivity.
  • Engagement in strategic initiatives across various departments including Risk and Strategy.
  • Involvement in industry networks and associations for knowledge exchange.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Team lead of the Private Markets team in the Risk Division. Direct report to the SVP, Investment Risk. To assist the SVP to design and implement our private markets investment risk framework, including oversight of the team focused on private markets transaction and portfolio risk assessment. Act as a thought partner to the SVP, Investment Risk and work closely with the SVP's direct reports to deliver on the Investment Risk team's collective mandate across Public and Private markets. Responsible for building strong relationships across Risk and Strategy, Investment Management, Finance, IT, and other parts of the HOOPP organization. Responsible for building strong relationships with industry peers, and relevant external parties.

What you Will do:

Leadership:
  • Promote HOOPP leadership's shared mission and vision; maintain strong organizational culture.
  • Establish an operating plan for the Private Markets Risk team that will support the [redacted] Strategic Plan.
  • Lead, coach and develop the Private Markets Risk team.
  • Help create an organizational culture that attracts and retains high quality staff and allows/encourages them to be highly productive and innovative.
  • Leverage AI to execute on the Private Markets Risk strategy.
  • Promote collaborative, effective and efficient working relationships within HOOPP (beyond Investment and Risk).


Develop strong partnerships
  • Build strong relationships with your peers within Investment Risk and the broader Risk and Strategy team, as well as with the Investment Management teams, particularly those managing HOOPP's private assets to foster effective communication and partnership.
  • Build strong relationships with key external partners, colleagues, professional associations to exchange knowledge and share best practices.


Investment Risk Management Excellence
  • Refresh the Private Markets Risk mandate, and ensure the appropriate foundation is in place, including team structure, processes, systems/tools to execute on the mandate.
  • Build and retain the Private Markets Risk team.
  • Oversee the risk review of private market transactions (including Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Venture Capital, and others) as well as the risk assessment of any strategies within the Private Markets.
  • Develop and deliver periodic portfolio level risk reviews across the private markets to inform Investment Managements' portfolio construction and strategy considerations.
  • Support broader Strategy & Risk initiatives, as relevant, such as developing stress tests/scenario analysis to evaluate portfolio risks, developing perspectives on key thematics (e.g. AI, climate risk, etc), participating in ad hoc working groups, etc.
  • Support the SVP to respond quickly and appropriately to Board / Senior Management investment risk related questions as needed.

Other
  • Support the SVP in providing input into board materials, presentations and educational information as required.
  • Support SVP in the annual Business Planning process
  • Support the review of all internal policies as they pertain to Investment Risk Management, such as but not limited to:
    • SIP&P
    • IP&G
    • MIP


What you bring:
  • Graduate degree in business or a quantitative discipline with a relevant professional designation (i.e., ASA, FSA, CFA, CIM, FRM, PRM).
  • Minimum 15 years' work experience, including private market investing or private market risk experience, including exposure to market private transactions.
  • Proven communication skills, with experience communicating with senior leaders/Board
  • Strategic and critical thinking skills, strong judgment
  • Demonstrated strong research and innovation skills
  • Ability to lead and mentor a team
  • Strong time management, organizational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
  • Alignment with HOOPP's values of Professional, Accountable, Compassionate, Trustworthy and Collaborative.
  • Excellent at building and maintaining strong working relationships across the HOOPP organization.
  • Available for travel as required


The actual base salary offered to the successful candidate may vary based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, individual's expertise and level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered.

This role is eligible to participate in discretionary incentive plan(s), subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan text.

This job is for an existing vacancy.

HOOPP may use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening, assessing and selecting applicants for this position. These tools support our recruitment process but do not replace human judgment and decision-making.

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