Investment Associate

Description:

Founded in 1990, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, with C$266.3 billion in net assets as of Dec. 31, 2024.

Teacher’s Venture Growth is the investment department within OTPP focused on late-stage venture and growth equity investments across the technology sector. With offices across Toronto, San Francisco, London, and Asia, TVG has built a >C$8.0B global portfolio of investments and seeks to deploy up to >$1.0B annually.

Direct investments focus on growth stage opportunities that span a wide array of disruptive technology verticals (i.e. enterprise SaaS, digital health, sustainability, digital assets, fintech). With a portfolio that includes category leaders like SpaceX, Epic Games, and Databricks, TVG seeks to partner with founders with bold missions, looking to expand their product offering, scale geographically, and become leaders in their markets.

TVG is also a Limited Partner in some of the world’s top venture funds and has partnered directly with global technology companies to support the next generation of top venture capitalists.

The opportunity

We are hiring an Investment Associate to join our Toronto office. You will be supporting TVG’s North American direct investments team. As an Investment Associate, you will play a key role in all aspects of the investment process: origination, deal execution, due diligence, and portfolio monitoring.

What You’ll Do
 

• Develop investment theses and create memos to be presented to the investment committee
• Perform financial modelling and analysis (financial projections, sensitivity analysis, valuations, and returns)
• Drive sector research to identify investment targets and perform competitive analysis
• Evaluate and monitor the ongoing performance of portfolio company investments
• Develop and maintain relationships with startups, entrepreneurs, investment professionals, and service providers to facilitate deal sourcing
• Support ongoing strategic initiatives and reporting requirements
   

What You’ll Need
 

• Undergraduate degree
• Minimum 2 years of investment or deal experience (investment banking, private equity, VC, hedge fund, management consulting)
• Mastery in financial modelling, valuation, and quantitative analysis
• Strong work ethic, team mindset, communication & presentation skills
• Ability to operate independently with limited supervision
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Relevant experience and keen interest in start-ups and disruptive technologies
   

What We’re Offering
 

• Pay-for-performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive
• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development
• Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage
• Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan
• The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• Competitive time off
• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year
• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis