ABOUT US
We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investors, with CAD $320.6 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2026.
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 Structural Forces and Geopolitical Insights team within the CIO translates geopolitical and thematic trends into signals relevant for strategic asset allocation. The team also operates the Country Evaluation Framework (CEF), which carries the team’s analysis to the point of investment decision through country-level risk assessments tailored to each asset class.
The Advisor, Geopolitical Analytics plays a key role in advancing the Ten-Year Thematic Outlook, contributing significantly to its development and shaping its analytical direction in a collaborative work environment with the Senior Analyst, Geopolitical Analytics. The Advisor supports the evolution of the methodology that connects geopolitical analysis to macroeconomics and strategic asset allocation, working closely with the Macroeconomics team. The role also contributes to the Structural Forces and Geopolitical Insights team’s internal and external collaboration initiatives.
The role requires strong analytical judgment, solid geopolitical and macroeconomic expertise, and the ability to bridge structural analysis and country-level views.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
As the Advisor, Geopolitical Analytics
, you will:
Play a key role in advancing and maintaining the Ten-Year Thematic Outlook, including scenario building and probability-weighted scenario modelling across the structural themes that could impact our institutional positioning and geographically diversified portfolio
Serve as a key analytical reference, helping guide the quantitative and analytical approach and providing direction and feedback on specific components of the analysis in collaboration with the Senior Analyst, Geopolitics
Translate thematic conclusions into quantitative scenario parameters in collaboration with the Macroeconomics team to create the calibrated views that macroeconomic and risk models can leverage
Engage in the integration and regular upgrading of analytical approaches, including the use of data, modelling tools, and the integration of AI into thematic and scenario-building functions
Produce and maintain probability-weighted SAA-relevant materials, including inputs to Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions
Develop analysis on priority themes, including trade fragmentation projections, tariff-productivity interaction modelling, climate costs for investors, and AI diffusion views, in line with senior management priorities
Provide analytical depth that strengthens the Advisory Function and Country Evaluation Framework with PSP’s asset classes, bridging the altitude gap between structural ten-year analysis and country-level risk assessments for investment groups
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including investment teams and the CIO Office, to provide analytical input and contribute to team deliverables
Contribute subject matter expertise on geopolitical risk, providing analytical perspectives to investment teams, the CIO Office and, as needed, governance committees
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Graduate degree (Master’s minimum) in international political…
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