Everything to prepare for a OPTrust interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
4 reasons for OPTrust
Member-driven investing is the stated frame: the objective is plan sustainability rather than a return target in isolation, which genuinely changes portfolio construction.
Total portfolio approach with a risk budget rather than fixed asset class allocations, so investment decisions compete against each other directly.
Smaller fund, so the investment team is close to the whole portfolio rather than one sleeve.
Long record of full funding, which is a specific and verifiable claim about how the approach has worked.
Firm-specific questions
Why OPTrust over IMCO or Ontario Pension Board?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: fully funded 17 years running; c$27.2b in net assets; member-driven investing: liability-hedged, total-portfolio approach; private markets teams in toronto, london and sydney.
Walk me through a recent deal OPTrust worked on.
For example Radical Breakouts Fund (Radical Ventures) (co-investor (limited partner), Sep 15, 2026). Cover the rationale, valuation and what the firm did.
5 more OPTrust-specific questions, each with what to cover and the sources behind it.
Coming soon
We’re collecting the real technical and behavioural questions candidates were asked at OPTrust, by role and office, and how each round runs.
When they’re in, they’ll be part of BSO Pro, which already has candidate reports for dozens of firms.
Interviewing there sooner than that? Get in touch and we’ll help you prepare.
