Intern, Risk Analytics (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
As an expert in financial engineering, the Analytics and Model Management team is responsible for derivative model research, market value valuation and/or oversight, and governance of the organization's models. The team’s objective is to maintain its reputation, develop analytical tools and offer analytical data for the organization. The team reports directly to the Managing Director, Public Market Risks.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
As an Intern, Risk Analytics you could:
- Develop and apply an understanding of the types of quantitative methods and analyses the team uses for financial markets securities and derivatives valuation to design and implement a literate programming framework
- Review model documents and conduct test runs of derivatives pricing models
- Increase the team’s ability to effectively innovate and collaborate by enabling interactive analysis of computational modules and creating a knowledge base
- Develop analytics capabilities to actively monitor performance, and identify trends to enable strategic trading decisions
- Devise and deploy one or more possible relevant use cases (such as a particular pricing model or component computational method) and demonstrate how your chosen platform and design will allow team-members to interactively test and improve models and provide a low-maintenance, ‘living’ methodological reference library
- Contribute to the transfer of knowledge within the team
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Currently enrolled in a Master-level Financial Engineering
- Strong programming and computational skills (Python, C/C
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, Risk Analytics (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
As an expert in financial engineering, the Analytics and Model Management team is responsible for derivative model research, market value valuation and/or oversight, and governance of the organization's models. The team’s objective is to maintain its reputation, develop analytical tools and offer analytical data for the organization. The team reports directly to the Managing Director, Public Market Risks.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
As an Intern, Risk Analytics you could:
- Develop and apply an understanding of the types of quantitative methods and analyses the team uses for financial markets securities and derivatives valuation to design and implement a literate programming framework
- Review model documents and conduct test runs of derivatives pricing models
- Increase the team’s ability to effectively innovate and collaborate by enabling interactive analysis of computational modules and creating a knowledge base
- Develop analytics capabilities to actively monitor performance, and identify trends to enable strategic trading decisions
- Devise and deploy one or more possible relevant use cases (such as a particular pricing model or component computational method) and demonstrate how your chosen platform and design will allow team-members to interactively test and improve models and provide a low-maintenance, ‘living’ methodological reference library
- Contribute to the transfer of knowledge within the team
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Currently enrolled in a Master-level Financial Engineering
- Strong programming and computational skills (Python, C/C
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.