Student, Platforms, Investment Finance and Operations (Winter 2027, 4 Months)

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact. 

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.  

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting the Platforms and Data Delivery teams within Capital Markets Finance, the student will:

• Support process improvement initiatives within Capital Markets Finance Platforms teams, leveraging artificial intelligence tools such as Copilot

• Gather business requirements, document business procedures and process flows, and execute testing for new solutions as part of the Software Development Life Cycle

• Monitor processing on mission critical applications and analyze issues ensuring that root causes and resolutions are sufficiently documented

• Help assess and configure core applications to enable better risk monitoring, alert setup, and user onboarding.

• Collaborate on ad hoc assignments and projects to deliver value to our stakeholders across OMERS

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Current enrollment in an undergraduate degree specializing in Accounting/Finance, Computer Science, or Data Analytics

• Strong interest in pursuing a career in Capital Markets or FinTech

• An understanding of investment products including bonds, equities, derivatives, and alternative investments

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

• Analytical, organized, and great attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to work well with others

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint

• Experience with data engineering tools (e.g., SQL, Python, PowerBI)

What’s in it for you  

• Work with capital markets subject matter experts in a dynamic, fast-paced culture where you will be exposed to a variety of projects and initiatives

• Learn about the investment lifecycle of both exchange traded and OTC products by supporting Capital Markets Finance teams

• Continuous learning across different areas of the business

• A team that is ready to focus on your growth and development

• Opportunity to be part of the student community at OMERS & Oxford

• An orientation program to set you up for success during your work term!

• Networking and educational session with different leaders across the business, including an engagement committee dedicated to organizing fun social activities with your colleagues

IMPORTANT: Application Instructions:

To ensure your application is submitted to our applicant tracking system accurately, please follow the instructions below.

Please include all required documents (Resume, Cover Letter, Unofficial Transcript, etc.) in one combined file. Your application may be submitted in PDF of Microsoft Word format.

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.