We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients. At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute. To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com (https://www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc.html) **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 lineup of capital markets and treasury services, CIBC Capital Markets teams can provide the capabilities that clients need to help capitalize on opportunities and manage risk. As a Executive Director in Business Management, Capital Markets for the CAO team, you will provide strategic leadership and support for the Payments business. You will play a critical role in supporting strategic business execution and helping to drive projects and business initiatives forward. You will engage key stakeholders and partners, identify and provide recommendations to address operational and regulatory gaps and/or opportunities, and build business cases and presentations for CIBC management teams. You will also support ad-hoc requests and tactical projects as required. _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** + **Strategy and Business Execution Support:** You will support and contribute to strategic business planning, reports and presentation material, working with the Head of Payments, Capital Markets and the leadership team. + **People Management:** You will provide leadership and management to 2-3 team members, to influence employee commitment to the organization, to the team, and to their job. You will support performance management by providing fair and accurate formal and informal feedback and create a positive work environment, including, role modeling and championing CIBC’s mission, vision and values. You will ensure compliance with applicable policies, standards, guidelines and controls. + **Change Management:** You will proactively manage Change Initiative Risk Assessments (CIRAs) for new initiatives, collaborating with internal stakeholders from inception to business execution. You will support the execution of contracts and agreements with vendors and partners, ensuring all supporting processes are completed. + **Governance and Controls:** You will oversee governance and compliance activities for Payments, acting as a strategic partner to the business. You will manage and oversee audits and related follow-up items, coordinating and responding to the auditor and regulator requests, findings, and reports. Working closely with Capital Markets Governance & Control teams, you will ensure effective controls are in place and support the coordination of the deficiency management process across the Payments business. You will identify and implement improvements to internal procedures and practices, ensuring effective and documented internal controls are established and evidenced by policies and procedures tailored to individual business activities. + **Project and Meeting Management:** You will proactively plan and manage project deliverables to ensure successful execution within established timelines. You will identify potential risks or issues that could impact a project or initiative, and collaborate on effective solutions. You coordinate project steering committees and senior management meetings, providing regular status updates to key stakeholders and sharing action items with the management team, fostering strong meeting governance and communication. + **Relationship Management:** You build and nurture strong relationships with stakeholders across Capital Markets. By working collaboratively as one team, you help drive the successful delivery of projects and achieve shared business objectives. You establish effective partnerships with colleagues in the business, your peers, and a diverse range of partners—including Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Technology, and more. + **Problem Solving:** Using your knowledge of Capital Markets and the Payments businesses and operating model, you will solve complex problems affecting the business. You will bring forward new ideas with strategic thinking, be proactive in seeking ways to enhance workflow and processes, and maintain effective contacts and teamwork within Capital Markets and the relevant functional areas and partners. **Who You Are** + **You have a degree** in business, finance or related field. + **You can demonstrate experience** in management consulting or strategy with 5 -7+ years of relevant experience. You have at least a strong understanding of Capital Markets and the Payments business, including, Global Transaction Banking and FX product knowledge, and market trends. + **You have people management experience** with 3+ years of leading teams **.** + **You have strong communication skills.** Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work alongside the business, including senior management, on a day-to-day basis. + **You’re a team leader.** You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results. You have the ability to bring people together and maintain these relationships. + **You have strong multitasking and time-management skills** and the ability to manage deadlines while balancing multiple complex priorities. + **You have project management skills.** It’s desirable to have experience or skills in project management, especially around managing multi-year programs. + **You embrace and champion change.** You will continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best. + **You act like an owner.** You thrive when you're empowered to take initiative, go above and beyond, and deliver results. + **Values matter to you** . You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.\#LI-TA **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** Analytical Thinking, Business Effectiveness, Business Growth, Business Objectives, Capital Markets, Communication, Customer Experience (CX), Detail-Oriented, Leadership, People Management At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them. Our ability to create value for all CIBC stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, Teamwork and Accountability. Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities - a place where you can excel. Every day, our 44,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.