Insurance Linked Securities Analyst, Student Intern (Fall 2026 - 4 Months)

Why you’ll love working here:

• high-performance, people-focused culture
• our commitment that equity, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves
• learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
• optional membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
• virtual fitness, yoga and meditation classes, nutritional consultations and wellness seminars
• flexible hybrid work model that embraces remote work
• the opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers

Application deadline: June 12, 2026

Application requirements: Resume, transcript (including graduate level if applicable) and optional cover letter.

Job Summary

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (“HOOPP”) is a ~$135 billion defined benefit pension plan managed for the nurses and hospital workers of Ontario.  If you are looking to learn and grow in the world of Investment Management and applied climate and/or atmospheric science, then this is the opportunity for you. The Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) group is a two-person team that invests across the property catastrophe and specialty reinsurance space via external fund investments and catastrophe bonds. The ILS team is looking for a student intern to assist in day-to-day portfolio management activities, as well as developing advanced weather and/or climate analytics to support investment decision making.

What you will do:

Reporting to the Senior Portfolio Manager, ILS, the intern will assist the ILS group across multiple workstreams that contribute to portfolio management, advanced analytics development, and research in pricing and modeling catastrophe risk:

• Assist the team in development/maintenance of the ILS analytics code base.
• Validating data extraction methods and tools pertaining to insurance linked securities.
• Perform ongoing climate and weather monitoring for the purpose of assessing catastrophe risk to the ILS portfolio.
• Research and assist in developing probabilistic seasonal weather forecasting tools, particularly for North American tropical cyclone and wildfire perils.
• Monitor secondary ILS market activity for purposes of identifying trade opportunities.

What you will bring:

• Enrolled in a post-secondary education program at the graduate or undergraduate level with a focus in atmospheric/environmental/climate science, finance, and/or computer science.
• Experience with programming languages such as shell, SQL, and python.
• Exceptional research and development skills, with a track record of translating theoretical research/models into tools with practical usage.
• Good problem-solving skills, critical thinking, curiosity and enthusiasm for applied atmospheric/environmental science in financial markets.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate across internal departments and external partners.
• Hands-on experience working with operational weather and/or climate data is ideal.
• Some exposure to fixed income mathematics and/or additional qualifications (e.g., CFA) is an asset
• Share HOOPP’s core values: accountability, compassion and trustworthiness.

The expected hourly rate range for this role is $26.00 to $40.00

The actual hourly rate offered to the successful candidate may vary based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, individual's expertise and level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered.  

This job posting is for a newly created role.