Director, Portfolio Optimization

CIBC • Toronto, ON

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

As a member of CIBC’s team, the Director, Product Management will be responsible for developing and executing strategic initiatives on a range of business product lines. You’ll be exercising a high degree of independent judgement, providing leadership for business consulting, information architecture activities and deliverables for a team delivering projects. As a Director, you’ll develop and maintain internal relationships across the organization in and outside of technology, including negotiating and influencing opinion. In addition, you’ll provide sophisticated analysis of complex business information and makes comprehensive recommendations to management including executives and business leaders. You’ll drive innovation across areas of responsibility, apply expert interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in product management, strategic planning, and project management sufficient to identify, develop, and implement approved initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills sufficient to prepare and present material to an executive audience.
• Ability to give meaning to data.
• Enjoy investigating complex problems, and making sense of information.
• Confidence in ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way.
• Ability to put clients first.
• Engage with purpose to find the right solutions.
• Go the extra mile, because it's the right thing to do.
• Act like an owner.
• Thrive when empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• Values matter to you.
• Bring your real self to work and live CIBC's values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

Nice To Haves

• Experience preferably in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing strategic initiatives on a range of business product lines.
• Exercising a high degree of independent judgement.
• Providing leadership for business consulting, information architecture activities and deliverables for a team delivering projects.
• Developing and maintaining internal relationships across the organization in and outside of technology, including negotiating and influencing opinion.
• Providing sophisticated analysis of complex business information and makes comprehensive recommendations to management including executives and business leaders.
• Driving innovation across areas of responsibility.
• Applying expert interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Contributing to long-term strategy for the business in collaboration with the Senior Director and other business leaders.
• Performing in-depth analysis for the purpose of identifying opportunities, developing strategic proposals and competitive strategies and targets the product offering with the objective of increasing business revenue, competitiveness, growing market share and reducing operational costs.
• Collaborating with internal partners to oversee, communicate, and align business plans and ensure delivery on strategy and plans.
• Leading and providing direction to product team members.
• Overseeing development options and proposals related to development or enhancements of specific products or services, assessing the impact, effectiveness and feasibility of proposed changes, and making authoritative recommendations.
• Responsible for the overall design, development and implementation of new products and product plans.
• Accountable for the planning and delivery of enhancements and fixes specific to client-facing applications.
• Contributing to the creation of business cases for new initiatives and enhancements.
• Leading, motivating and coaching on an on-going basis.
• Identifying gaps and removing obstacles to performance, developing action plans to align with business priorities.
• Creating a positive work environment and role model by championing CIBC’s mission, vision and values.
• Complying with policies, standards, guidelines and controls by applying the policies and controls fairly and consistently so employees understand what to expect.
• Hiring the right people in the right jobs to align individual capabilities with job requirements and business unit goals.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed