Director, Business Management - Global Markets Financing & Financial Resource Management

CIBC•Toronto, ON

7d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of work experience in capital markets or a corporate development function.
Undergraduate degree.
Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
Ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple complex priorities.
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.).
Self-starter, able to work independently and take ownership.
Values: Trust, Teamwork, and Accountability.

Nice To Haves

MBA/CFA/CA is an asset.
Knowledge of capital markets products (products and processes).

Responsibilities

Supporting and contributing to strategic and business planning by partnering closely with the GMF & FRM leadership team and infrastructure stakeholders.
Managing business initiatives, coordinating Change Initiative Risk Assessments (CIRAs), developing line-of-business roadmaps, and supporting leadership presentations, dashboards, and reporting materials.
Providing ad hoc business analysis, market research, and executive-level materials to support decision making, governance forums, and Board reporting.
Responding to information requests, troubleshooting day-to-day issues, and ensuring timely execution of business priorities.
Overseeing and coordinating key governance activities across GMF & FRM, ensuring governance inventories, including Risk Delegations and Authorized Product Lists, remain current, accurate, and appropriately maintained.
Executing and attesting to core CIBC governance requirements, including user access reviews, contracts, records management, business-managed technology, and related risk and control processes.
Coordinating and supporting regulatory and audit requests, managing remediation activities, and assisting with deficiency management, risk and control self-assessments, privacy incidents, and other governance obligations.
Driving continuous improvement by strengthening internal procedures, controls, and business practices, while investigating, documenting, and escalating operational, regulatory, and process-related incidents.
Supporting financial management and business performance activities of GMF & FRM, including insight on key cost-driver, expense management, vendor onboarding, invoice approvals, and financial reporting.
Providing insights into business performance trends to support effective decision-making and resource management.
Contributing to senior management and Board-level presentations by providing analysis on business performance, platform priorities, and strategic initiatives.
Supporting a broad range of ad hoc projects and business management activities across the GMF & FRM platform.
Building 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 to help drive execution by ensuring priorities are aligned, risks are escalated appropriately, and deliverables are completed effectively.
Supporting leadership forums, governance committees, regulatory discussions, audits, and strategic planning activities.
Ensuring decisions, actions, and commitments are tracked through to completion.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Incentive pay
Banking benefits
Benefits program
Defined benefit pension plan
Employee share purchase plan
Vacation offering
Wellbeing support
MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program
Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development