Managing Director, Total Portfolio Integration & Transformation

About the role

The Managing Director, Total Portfolio Integration & Transformation will be reporting directly to the Chief Investment Officer and be a valued contributor to the Investment Strategy & Planning Committee. The role is expected to contribute significantly to investment decision making as well as advancing OPTrust's "One Team - One Fund" operating model and culture. This role is designed to bring strategic clarity, cross-functional coordination, and disciplined execution to the evolution of OPTrust's investment capabilities. Important to this mandate is leading the management of the CIO's Strategic Innovation Portfolio, aimed at accelerating internal capability development and identifying areas within the Total Portfolio that are at risk of disruption. By integrating technology, innovation, and advanced analytics with investment strategy, macro insights, and risk factor analysis, the role provides a unified leadership position that serves as a critical enabler for informed, Total Portfolio decision-making. The success of this role will require the ability to work effectively across the three investment teams within OPTrust: Liquid Assets, Illiquid Assets and the Office of Chief Investment Officer as well as with functional partners such as ITOS, Finance and Investment Risk.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Modernization Strategy and Vision
• Working with the CIO and functional partner leaders, define and communicate a clear, multi-year vision for modernizing OPTrust's investment platform, establishing target outcomes, guiding principles, and required capabilities across portfolio risk, research, analytics, and decision support
• Translate the CIO's strategic priorities for Total Portfolio management into an actionable roadmap with clear sequencing and traceability to measurable business outcomes supported by modernization efforts that are coherent and compounding rather than a collection of disconnected initiatives
• Drive a deliberate, phased approach to modernization, starting with targeted, constrained pilots focused on removing low-value work from investment teams so they can focus on higher-value portfolio management activities
• Manage the CIO's Strategic Innovation Portfolio
• Build and manage a small portfolio of strategic relationships with external partners, including: leading asset managers and financial services firms, technology leaders and peer institutions with the strategic benefits of accelerating internal capability development and access to leading practices
• Manage the assets to meet portfolio objectives
• Represent OPTrust in innovation and portfolio modernization forums, strengthening OPTrust's external profile as a forward-thinking institutional investor
• Identify areas within the Total Portfolio that are ripe for disruption and could benefit from innovation
• Foster a culture of disciplined innovation, continuous learning, and intellectual rigor
• Develop future leaders who can bridge the gap between investment expertise, technology capability, and operational excellence
• Manager an Investment professional
• Portfolio Risk and Analytics Framework Enhancement
• Lead the development of an integrated framework for portfolio risk identification, measurement, and reporting t

Benefits

Additional Information

Managing Director, Total Portfolio Integration & Transformation Department: Investments Type: Full-Time - Permanent Location: Toronto (Hybrid) Posting Date: June 19, 2026 At OPTrust, paying pensions today, preserving pensions for tomorrow is our mission and business. When you choose OPTrust, you join a team of smart, talented people who fuel our success and have a passion for pensions. Everyone at OPTrust - in Toronto, London and Sydney - makes a meaningful impact. Our culture is driven by team members with different backgrounds and perspectives creating an inclusive and fulfilling place to work for everyone. We work in a fast-paced environment, but we find time to have fun and give back to the community. What OPTrust offers you Unique culture rooted in our core values - collaboration and teamwork, integrity, respect, flexibility, excellence and continuous improvement. A purpose-driven environment where we all work towards the common goal of paying pensions today and preserving pensions for tomorrow. 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 flexible, hybrid work model. A dedicated inclusion, diversity and equity strategy with meaningful opportunities to participate, including our employee-led resource groups. Extensive professional development opportunities and learning initiatives including access to LinkedIn Learning, guest speakers, tuition reimbursement, professional association memberships, leadership development programs, a mentorship program, monthly professional development time and more. A competitive vacation package with additional work-life balance days.

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