Director - Total Fund Management, Investment Analytics (Toronto)

Director - Total Fund Management, Investment Analytics (Toronto)

19 Apr
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Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan
|
Toronto

19 Apr

Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan

Toronto

The Opportunity As Director, Total Fund Management (TFM) Investment Analytics, you will lead the design and delivery of enterprise‑grade analytical solutions that support portfolio construction, funding decisions, and global trading across the Total Fund. Blending strategic vision with hands‑on product and engineering leadership, you will build scalable, modern analytics platforms that enhance transparency, generate insight, and enable execution excellence. This role sits at the intersection of advanced analytics, modern engineering practices, and strong product discipline – empowering data‑driven decision‑making at scale across the organization.

Who You’ll Work With You will report to the Senior Managing Director, Investment Technology & Applied Intelligence, and work closely with senior leaders across Total Fund Management, Investment Risk, and Investment Strategy. In this role, you will lead cross‑functional delivery squads made up of engineers, data engineers, QA professionals, and business analysts, partnering closely with Product Managers and Scrum Masters to drive execution. You will also collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architects to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and long‑term platform strategy.

Your stakeholder network spans senior portfolio managers, quantitative and risk teams, treasury, and global trading partners, as well as external vendors and strategic technology partners. Engagement is continuous and hands‑on, ranging from strategic roadmap and quarterly planning discussions to day‑to‑day delivery oversight.

What You’ll Do Analytics and AI Strategy

Define and execute an analytics and AI strategy aligned to Total Fund priorities

Translate portfolio and funding strategies into scalable analytics and AI capabilities

Deliver roadmaps that improve transparency, attribution, capital allocation insight, and execution efficiency

Advanced Analytics and AI Platforms

Build and scale capabilities across data integration, visualization, predictive modeling, optimization, and scenario analysis

Lead aggregation and modeling of public market portfolio data

Develop AI models supporting risk analytics, liquidity analysis, leverage monitoring,



and cross‑asset exposures

Delivery and Operational Excellence

Lead cross‑functional teams of data scientists, ML engineers, analysts, and BAs

Establish model development standards, validation frameworks, and performance monitoring

Ensure scalability, reliability, explainability, and strong model governance

Manage external data providers and AI vendors

Oversee budgets, resource planning, and squad capacity

Stakeholder Partnership

Partner with TFM leadership to prioritize analytics and AI use cases

Align solutions to portfolio insight, asset allocation, and liquidity management needs

Report on delivery progress, model performance, and value realization

Advise on AI‑enabled innovation in portfolio construction and investment analytics

Talent and Culture

Build and lead high‑performing analytics and AI teams

Attract, develop, and retain senior data science talent

Promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Champion responsible, high‑quality AI practices within Investment Analytics

What You Will Need

Minimum 15 years of relevant application/platform/solution management experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.

Demonstrated excellence in talent management, communication, and delivering analytics solutions within financial services or investment fund management.

Excellent knowledge of advanced analytics disciplines (e.g., Data Science, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing).

Proven experience building and leading advanced analytics and/or data science teams.

An undergraduate or advanced degree, professional designation, or equivalent experience.

Designations in AI, Machine Learning, and/or Analytics are considered an asset.

What We’re Offering

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 versatile 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 Perko‑polis

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

How To Apply Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre‑recorded digital interview as part of your application.

Accommodations are available upon request ([email protected]) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.

Ontario Teachers’ may use AI‑based tools to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. These tools may help us identify candidates whose skills and experience align with Ontario Teachers’ objectives by analyzing information provided in resumes and applications. Our use of AI does not replace human decision‑making.

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📌 Director - Total Fund Management, Investment Analytics (Toronto)
🏢 Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan
📍 Toronto

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