Job Opportunity

Associate – Growth Equity

OMERS | Toronto, Canada

Job Summary

Conduct research on investment themes including determining addressable markets, expected growth rates and the competitive landscape. 2+ years experience as an investor, investment banker, consultant, advisor or operational experience at a high growth company.

Details

Why Join Us?

Are you looking to join a dynamic pension plan that embodies the strong values of its 500,000 members and is an industry leading global investor? If so, we would love to tell you our story.

At OMERS we put our people first and are proud to embrace the diversity of thought and leadership that comes from having locations in Toronto, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. Our culture is truly one of a kind. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it! We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live with an ever-constant eye to the global investment markets.

Scope

To continue building OGE, OMERS seeks to recruit an Associate to complement its existing team. This role will be spending a majority of time in the healthcare end market. The position will be based at OMERS’ head office in Toronto, Ontario and will require the ability to travel.

Responsibilities:

* Conduct research on investment themes including determining addressable markets, expected growth rates and the competitive landscape
* Deal structuring using key insights from industry and company analysis, developing financial models, and providing support in due diligence and structuring of partnership opportunities
* Review quarterly and annual board packages, reports, and other financial and industry data to understand and assess the performance of our partners
* Your allocation of time to the foregoing responsibilities will vary greatly at any one time but over a 12-month period, we would expect that you would spend roughly (#1) 25% on research, (#2) 50% on deal structuring and due diligence, and (#3) 25% on review and asset management.

Qualifications:

* 2+ years experience as an investor, investment banker, consultant, advisor and/or operational experience at a high growth company
* Healthcare industry experience / affinity is an asset
* Intellectually curious and have a long investment horizon
* Demonstrated career and academic success
* Strong work ethic
* Solid understanding of fundamental investment analysis, business valuation theory and techniques
* Advanced Excel modeling skills
* Demonstrate attention to detail and strong analytical skills
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to balance competing priorities
* Commitment to stay current on a variety of topics related to the investment themes being explored
* Embrace collaborative sharing of knowledge within a team environment
* Thrive in organisations that constantly evolve and adapt while working with ambiguity at times
* Driven to achieving results and continuously striving to deliver the highest performance through creative thinking

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• Min Experience: 2 years