Advisor – Early Careers Talent Acquisition

Purpose. Performance. People.

Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians.  

With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets. Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide. 

For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance. Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.

The Role

As an Advisor, Early Careers Talent Acquisition, you will play a key role in attracting and hiring early-career talent for CPP Investments. Supporting recruitment across our internship, co-op and new graduate programs, you will partner with hiring managers, business leaders, students, universities and external partners to connect emerging talent with opportunities across the organization.

You will support full-cycle recruitment, from identifying and engaging candidates to interviews, offers and campus events, while helping to create a consistent, inclusive and high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.

This is an opportunity to further develop your recruitment expertise, build strong stakeholder relationships and contribute to early careers talent attraction strategies within a global organization.

The Team

The Talent department supports CPP Investments in attracting, developing and retaining the talent needed to deliver on our long-term mandate. Through collaboration with teams across the organization, Talent helps build a strong and engaged workforce.

Within Talent, the Talent Acquisition team is responsible for bringing the right talent into CPP Investments to support the organization’s evolving needs. Early Careers is part of the Talent Acquisition team and focuses on building the programs, partnerships and talent pools that connect students and new graduates with opportunities to begin and grow their careers at CPP Investments.

Accountabilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned early careers programs and roles, including intake discussions, sourcing, screening, interviews, selection, offers and candidate communication.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand early talent needs and develop effective recruitment and assessment strategies aligned with program objectives and timelines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with students, early-career candidates, universities, student groups and external partners to support campus recruitment and talent attraction initiatives.
• Represent CPP Investments at campus events, information sessions, networking opportunities and other talent attraction activities, both virtually and in person.
• Proactively identify and engage early-career talent through sourcing, networking, referrals, events and candidate pipelines.
• Develop and maintain structured assessment materials, including interview guides, evaluation criteria and decision-making tools, to support consistent, fair and effective hiring decisions.

What You Bring

• Relevant university or college education, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• 2 years of full-cycle recruitment experience; experience recruiting students, interns or new graduates is an asset.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with candidates, hiring managers and external partners.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with candidate sourcing and applicant tracking systems (ATS); experience with Workday Recruiting is an asset.
• Flexibility to travel and attend events outside regular business hours, as required.

You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

We provide colleagues with cutting-edge AI tools, dedicated learning time, and practical support to help them deliver with greater impact.

Inclusion & Accessibility

CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Attention: Protect Yourself from Fraud

CPP Investments is committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process. We will never ask candidates for payment or financial information at any stage of hiring. All legitimate opportunities are posted on our careers page, and communications will come from our applicant tracking system, Workday. 

CPP Investments may use AI tools to help screen and assess applicants by analyzing resumes and applications for relevant skills and experience. These tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making.

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