Manager, Alpha Alternatives

Inside the Program

Understand how the rotation and mentorship will run.

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. 

Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world’s top companies. At PSP Investments, you’ll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.

ABOUT THE TEAMGlobal Alpha - Alpha Alternatives is a US$14B AUM business with a mandate to deliver uncorrelated returns to the Total Fund, play a completion role within PSP and be the spearhead of innovative investment strategies. Alpha Alternatives is composed roughly 50|50 of the “All-Weather Portfolio”, a portfolio of relative value fund investments; and Integrated Strategies (IS), which has three core strategies: Capital Events, Risk Transfers and Royalties & Rights. Across the three core strategies, the IS team partners with top-tier hedge funds as a fund investor and co-investment partner, as well as managing a book of direct investments.

The IS team is made-up 8-10 investment professionals with experience across a breadth of alternative equity and credit strategies, in both public and private markets. Directors lead each of the three strategies and team members work across all of IS, based on the overall opportunity set, resource allocation needs and personal development goals.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE The Manager, Alpha Alternatives is a member of the IS team, reporting to the Managing Director Alpha Alternatives. The roles of the Manager are the following:

Supporting directors in articulating investment strategy by sub-strategy (e.g. in Royalties and Rights: Entertainment IP) through understanding sector dynamics, sizing opportunities, determining risk/return profiles and relative attractiveness, defining where we play and how we play, and executing on the strategy through select partner fund investments and individual deals

Developing IS view on sector through close market observation, on-going discussions with sector players and experts, and active participation in sector conferences and events

Collaborating with IS partners to determine new/growing sub-strategies or those going through dislocation. Designing entry strategies

Maintaining framework of risk/return across sub-strategies for optimal capital allocation and proactive capital recycling

Working closely with partners to monitor fund investments as well as screening and executing on select co-investments

Leading due diligence efforts on deals, transaction structuring, negotiation of terms, driving internal investment approval processes and actively monitoring investments in the portfolio

Interacting with other internal teams as it relates to risk, legal, audit (internal, external), valuations, ESG and external legal counsel

Actively contributing across Alpha Alternatives to investment strategy, portfolio and performance review and process/tool improvement Sourcing

Liaising with IS partners in generating and maintaining an active pipeline of new investment opportunities

Triaging and prioritizing opportunities for rapid assessment, go/no go decisions and partner response

Pro-actively developing a professional network of relationships through reach-out to best practice firms and active conference attendance Investment execution 

Driving investment thesis preparation and communication. Demonstrating thorough, factbased analysis and rational for base case attractive risk-adjusted returns. Detailing of business scenarios that could drive investment performance and why downside scenario risk is acceptable or how it is mitigated

Leading the negotiation of term sheets, commitment letters and agreements. Ensuring key economic/governance terms are aligned with PSP interests and investment thesis

Supervising broader PSP team in due diligence and reporting critical information and developments

Actively participating in the internal investment review processes and presenting to secure approval from relevant investment committees and ensuring the successful closing of transactions Active monitoring

Active dialogue with partners to assess fund portfolio exposure and performance as well as co-investments

Coordinating preparation of periodic reports and undertaking various analyses on fund investments, as well as co-investments and direct positions to assess exposure and performance

Attending broader PSP meetings as applicable and reporting back to team on topics discussed and key developments

WHAT YOU’LL NEEDBachelor of Accounting or Finance or professional designation in accounting/Finance (CA), MBA or CFA

A minimum of five (5) years of experience in principal investing and/or investment research

Track record of deal completion and/or project completion

Intellectually curious and eager to learn, challenge oneself

Mature, driven and motivated to work in a team investment environment

Enthusiastic and able to work under pressure

Proactive and forward thinking, adaptive and flexible

Strong work ethic and professional integrity

Aspiring to be best-in-class in field

Excellent financial, quantitative and analytical skills

Project management skills – managing projects with tight deadlines and managing multiple projects at same time

Strong communication and presentation skills – preparing robust investment recommendations, clear presentations, adapting oral communication to audience and time limits

Ability to build solid working relationships both internally and externally

English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa) 

We offer a tailored employee experience and competitive total rewards and benefits package* designed to attract and retain global diverse talent, reward performance, and reinforce business strategies and priorities. Beyond salary and incentive pay eligibility, you have access to:

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