OPTrust

OPTrust

Principal, Total Portfolio Management Trading Desk

Toronto, ON · Principal · Full-time

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About the role

  • In this role, the Trader/Principal, Fixed Income and FX, works in a fast-paced environment with a small team of highly skilled investment professionals, making investment decisions and managing risk in uncertain markets.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement fixed income (primarily Canada & US) and global FX strategies, generating alpha through macro, rates, credit, and currency positioning.
  • Develop strong relationships with sell side trading firms.
  • Develop and implement AI-enabled tools and processes to support pricing, trading, portfolio management and risk management functions.
  • Support and contribute to Total Fund projects and initiatives.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • A degree, preferably postgraduate, in business, finance, engineering, physics, mathematics, or computing.
  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant trading and portfolio management experience.
  • Broad knowledge of derivatives and financial products, from a trading, pricing and risk management perspective.
  • Ability to prioritize and multi-task under pressure while maintaining quality of work.
  • Perform investment and trade related reporting, including commission, trade cost analysis, and other reporting as required.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to effectively communicate complex issues and build key working relationships.
  • Strong programming abilities including Python, VBA, SQL.
  • A high attention to detail and process orientation.
  • Previous experience using Bloomberg an asset.
  • Exemplify OPTrust's values: collaboration and teamwork, integrity, respect, flexibility, excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • This posting is for an existing vacancy.
  • Please submit your application via Workday by August 4, 2026.
  • Serving a membership as diverse as ours and investing in a global market means cultivating an environment that embraces inclusion, diversity, and equity in everything we do. OPTrust is an organization engaged in building on our unique and diverse strengths. We know a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and perspectives are critical to achieving our shared goals.
  • If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please send a message to careers@optrust.com, or discuss your needs with the Talent Acquisition Consultant during the telephone screening. We will do our best to work with you and provide appropriate accommodation.
  • As an organization we're seeking ways to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Call to Action 92. We are working with the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business to build bridges with Indigenous communities and partners, and we have created an employee-led Reconciliation Working Group that will work with Indigenous experts to identify a path to reconciliation for our organization.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits focused on your health and wellness, including dental, vision and extended health benefits, as well as membership in our world-class defined benefit pension plan.
  • A dedicated inclusion, diversity and equity strategy with meaningful opportunities to participate, including our employee-led resource groups.
  • A competitive vacation package with additional work-life balance days.
  • A flexible, hybrid work model.

Company info

  • Our culture is driven by team members with different backgrounds and perspectives creating an inclusive and fulfilling place to work for everyone.
  • Execute trades in derivative and cash products as part of a cross-asset team.
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