Intern, Alpha Alternatives (January - April 2026)

Alpha Alternatives sits within PSP’s Global Alpha group and invests in hedge fund strategies with external managers and via direct and co-investment partnerships within the Integrated Strategies team. The Alpha Alternatives team seeks to provide complementary alpha strategies that are less correlated to the Total Fund over the long term. 

As an Intern, Alpha Alternatives, you’ll:  

• Provide overall support to the team to enable efficient decision-making and execution of transactions 

• Financial modelling and risk analyses on various investments across the capital structure, including understanding the impact of various hedging strategies 

• Proactively engaging in fundamental research as it relates to existing and new positions  

• Assisting the team with special projects and performing portfolio analytics 

• Enrolled in a Bachelor or Master program, ideally with a concentration in Finance and/or a quantitative field (financial engineering, statistics, economics etc.) 

• Effective communications skills, both written and spoken 

• Ability to navigate a fast-pace environment with a high level of autonomy 

• Attention to detail and rigorous approach to research, analysis and documentation 

• Demonstrated initiative and curiosity to look beyond surface facts and conduct comprehensive, fact-based, value-added research 

• Eagerness to learn, ideate and innovate 

• High level of proficiency with MS Office and programming experience (Python, R, etc.)  

• Experience in financial modeling and financial analysis (knowledge of Bloomberg and other investment software), an asset 

• Pursuing a CFA designation, an asset 

• Must return to studies after the internship or the internship must be part of your curriculum 

• Good communications skills in English and French (or willingness to learn) (Regular interactions in English with investment partners based outside of Quebec Example: peers, bankers, brokerage firms, etc. and PSP employees in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)

• Candidates must have the right to work in Canada* for the period specified to be considered for this position.  No support to obtain the right to work will be provided 

• *Options include Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a valid open work permit