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What you’ll be doing
The Capital Markets arm of CIBC serves corporate, government, and institutional clients with innovative solutions and value-added services. From actionable ideas to highly tailored financing solutions, M&A advice, and a strong line-up of capital markets and treasury services, CIBC Capital Markets provides the capabilities clients need to capitalize on opportunities and manage risk.
As Director, Business Management, Global Markets Financing & Financial Resource Management (GMF & FRM), you will play a key role in supporting the Business Management function across the GMF & FRM platform. This includes partnering closely with the business, front office leadership, and key stakeholders across CIBC to support strategy execution, enhance business performance, strengthen governance, and drive operational excellence.
This role is ideal for a dynamic professional with Capital Markets experience who thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and is comfortable supporting a broad mandate spanning business strategy, new initiatives, governance, financial management, risk and controls, regulatory matters, technology, procurement, vendor management, and day-to-day business execution.
You will be accessible to the business throughout the day to actively respond to information requirements and requests, resolve issues as they arise, and support initiatives that impact the firm’s top and bottom lines. Working closely with senior professionals across GMF & FRM, infrastructure partners, and the broader Capital Markets CAO organization, you will help ensure business priorities are effectively executed, controlled, and communicated.
At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, you’ll be on-site full-time.
How you’ll succeed
- Business Strategy & Execution - You will play a key role in supporting and contributing to strategic and business planning by partnering closely with the GMF & FRM leadership team and infrastructure stakeholders. Your responsibilities will include managing business initiatives, coordinating Change Initiative Risk Assessments (CIRAs), developing line-of-business roadmaps, and supporting leadership presentations, dashboards, and reporting materials. You will also provide ad hoc business analysis, market research, and executive-level materials to support decision making, governance forums, and Board reporting. You’ll be accessible to the business throughout the day to respond to information requests, troubleshoot day-to-day issues, and ensure timely execution of business priorities.
- Governance, Risk & Compliance - You will oversee and coordinate key governance activities across GMF & FRM, ensuring governance inventories, including Risk Delegations and Authorized Product Lists, remain current, accurate, and appropriately maintained. You will be responsible for executing and attesting to core CIBC governance requirements, including user access reviews, contracts, records management, business-managed technology, and related risk and control processes. In partnership with Audit, Compliance, and control functions, you will coordinate and support regulatory and audit requests, manage remediation activities, and assist with deficiency management, risk and control self-assessments, privacy incidents, and other governance obligations. You will also drive continuous improvement by strengthening internal procedures, controls, and business practices, while investigating, documenting, and escalating operational, regulatory, and process-related incidents to support a strong control environment and operational excellence.
- Finance & Business Performance - You will support financial management and business performance activities of GMF & FRM, including insight on key cost-driver, expense management, vendor onboarding, invoice approvals, and financial reporting. Working closely with Finance, Technology, Infrastructure, Procurement, and business stakeholders, you will provide insights into business performance trends to support effective decision-making and resource management. You will also contribute to senior management and Board-level presentations by providing analysis on business performance, platform priorities, and strategic initiatives, while supporting a broad range of ad hoc projects and business management activities across the GMF & FRM platform.
- Stakeholder & Business Support - You will build strong relationships between GMF & FRM, the Capital Markets CAO team, and a broad network of partners across Finance, Technology, Operations, Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, Procurement, and Enterprise Business Continuity Management. Acting as a central coordination point between the business and infrastructure teams, you will help drive execution by ensuring priorities are aligned, risks are escalated appropriately, and deliverables are completed effectively. You will support leadership forums, governance committees, regulatory discussions, audits, and strategic planning activities, while bringing structure, discipline, and accountability to key initiatives by ensuring decisions, actions, and commitments are tracked through to completion.
Who you are
- You can demonstrate knowledge. Of capital markets products (products and processes) with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in capital markets or a corporate development function.
- You have an undergraduate degree. MBA/CFA/CA is an asset.
- You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You can communicate detailed information in a meaningful way.
- You’re digitally savvy. You embrace innovative solutions and evolving technologies, including AI tools, and adapt quickly to new trends. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
- You’re goal oriented. You’re motivated by accomplishing your goals and delivering your best to make a difference. You have the ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple complex priorities.
- Your influence makes a difference. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by sharing your expertise and you have the ability to establish and build healthy working relations and partnerships with the business, peers, and a wide variety of stakeholders (Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Technology, Procurement, etc.).
- You act like an owner. You thrive when you're empowered to take initiative, go above and beyond, and deliver results. You are a self-starter, able to work independently and take ownership.
- You're motivated by collective success. You know that teamwork can transform a good idea into a great one. You know that an inclusive team that enjoys working together can bring a vision to life.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
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What CIBC Offers
At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.
- We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
- Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
- We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.
*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions
What you need to know
- CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com
- CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.
- You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.
- We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).
- We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.
Job Location
Toronto-161 Bay St., 5th
Employment Type
Regular
Weekly Hours
37.5
Skills
Business Effectiveness, Business Processes, Capital Markets, Concept Development, Critical Thinking, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Service, Innovation, Leadership, Long Term Planning, Project Management, Strategic Objectives
