Analyst, Business Effectiveness

CIBC•Chicago, IL

3d•$70,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The US Change Initiatives Business Effectiveness team helps bring structure, consistency, and continuous improvement to how change initiatives are managed and delivered. As an Analyst, Business Effectiveness, you'll support the team’s day-to-day portfolio management and operational activities, including the project intake process, oversight meetings, and documentation management. You'll help maintain strong governance practices by supporting data quality, records retention, and risk management activities. You'll also contribute to process improvement efforts that strengthen how the team works and how change initiatives move through prioritization and approval processes. Working closely with business, technology, and support partners, you'll help create a well-organized and effective environment that enables successful delivery. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You'll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you'll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

Requirements

0-3 years of experience in project management, process improvement, business operations, or a related area, ideally within financial services.
Experience in project management principles, process improvement practices, and Microsoft Office.
A degree/diploma in business, finance, project management, or a related field.
You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Experience with portfolio governance or change initiative oversight in a banking environment.

Responsibilities

Support portfolio management activities by helping administer the project intake process, preparing materials for oversight forums, and coordinating key change initiative meetings.
Identify opportunities to improve workflows and contribute to solutions that are efficient, practical, and aligned with applicable policies, standards, and procedures.
Maintain and organize key team documentation, including procedures, onboarding materials, job descriptions, inventories, and shared presentations.
Help ensure required artifacts are complete, accurate, and stored in the appropriate repositories while supporting data quality, records retention, and risk-related activities.
Act as a reliable partner to business units, technology teams, and support teams by providing clear communication and helpful guidance through established processes.