Intern, Transactional Risk Management (May – August 2026)
About the role
About Us 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 Team The Private Investment Risk Group performs all fundamental analyses, including initial assessments and annual reviews. For private investment transactions, our group assigns internal risk ratings and specific covenants to each transaction to ensure that the risk profile of each asset class is in line with its portfolio target risk rating. In addition, the team monitors on an ongoing basis the news and various limits/guidelines for private investments. The Private Investment Risk Group ultimately reports to the Chief Risk Officer.
About Your Role As an Intern, Transactional Risk Management, you’ll:
- Assist with the implementation of strategic initiatives
- Perform rating reviews of existing investments to ensure that internal ratings reflect the current credit profile of each investment
- Assist with the monitoring of limits and risk controls in place for PSP’s investments
- Monitor market news with respect to PSP’s private market investments as well as the broader institutional investment world
- Participate in various ad-hoc projects and tasks
What You’ll Need
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or other related field
- Advanced or intermediate Excel skills
- Effective communications skills, both written and spoken
- Strong analytical skills
- Team player and fast learner
- Experience with Power BI, an asset
- Proficiency in 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)
- Must return to studies after the internship or the internship must be part of your curriculum
- Candidates must have the right to work in Canada* for the period specified to be considered for this position. No support to obtain the right to work will be provided
- *Options include Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a valid open work permit
At PSP Investments, we aim to provide a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of this leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know. To apply, please upload your resume, cover letter and most recent unofficial transcript.
Deadline to apply:
2026-02-22
Visit us on www.investpsp.com/en/
Follow us on LinkedIn
About PSP Investments
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is one of Canada's largest pension investors with $264.9 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2024. It manages a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public financial markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. Established in 1999, PSP Investments manages net contributions to the pension funds 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. For more information, visit investpsp.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Social media community terms of use
At PSP Investments, we welcome respectful and constructive exchanges on our social media accounts.
While we encourage your comments on our posts, we reserve the right to delete, hide or block comments that are in violation of our Social Media Community Terms of Use: https://www.investpsp.com/en/footer/terms-use/
Violations of our Terms of Use may also result in the user being permanently blocked from commenting on our accounts.
Intern, Transactional Risk Management (May – August 2026)
About the role
About Us 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 Team The Private Investment Risk Group performs all fundamental analyses, including initial assessments and annual reviews. For private investment transactions, our group assigns internal risk ratings and specific covenants to each transaction to ensure that the risk profile of each asset class is in line with its portfolio target risk rating. In addition, the team monitors on an ongoing basis the news and various limits/guidelines for private investments. The Private Investment Risk Group ultimately reports to the Chief Risk Officer.
About Your Role As an Intern, Transactional Risk Management, you’ll:
- Assist with the implementation of strategic initiatives
- Perform rating reviews of existing investments to ensure that internal ratings reflect the current credit profile of each investment
- Assist with the monitoring of limits and risk controls in place for PSP’s investments
- Monitor market news with respect to PSP’s private market investments as well as the broader institutional investment world
- Participate in various ad-hoc projects and tasks
What You’ll Need
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or other related field
- Advanced or intermediate Excel skills
- Effective communications skills, both written and spoken
- Strong analytical skills
- Team player and fast learner
- Experience with Power BI, an asset
- Proficiency in 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)
- Must return to studies after the internship or the internship must be part of your curriculum
- Candidates must have the right to work in Canada* for the period specified to be considered for this position. No support to obtain the right to work will be provided
- *Options include Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a valid open work permit
At PSP Investments, we aim to provide a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of this leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know. To apply, please upload your resume, cover letter and most recent unofficial transcript.
Deadline to apply:
2026-02-22
Visit us on www.investpsp.com/en/
Follow us on LinkedIn
About PSP Investments
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is one of Canada's largest pension investors with $264.9 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2024. It manages a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public financial markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. Established in 1999, PSP Investments manages net contributions to the pension funds 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. For more information, visit investpsp.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Social media community terms of use
At PSP Investments, we welcome respectful and constructive exchanges on our social media accounts.
While we encourage your comments on our posts, we reserve the right to delete, hide or block comments that are in violation of our Social Media Community Terms of Use: https://www.investpsp.com/en/footer/terms-use/
Violations of our Terms of Use may also result in the user being permanently blocked from commenting on our accounts.