Senior Consultant, Communications

CIBC • Toronto, ON

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

CIBC’s Communications team leads enterprise communications across the bank. As a Senior Consultant, Communications, you’ll help develop and deliver strategic communications that support CIBC’s priorities, strengthen team member engagement, and build understanding of our purpose-driven, growth-oriented direction. Reporting to the Senior Director, Communications, you’ll work closely with colleagues across Communications and with partners throughout the bank to execute integrated communications strategies, create compelling content, and support high-impact events and leadership communications. You’ll combine strategic thinking with strong execution to write and edit content, provide communications advice, coordinate events, develop multimedia materials, and deliver communications that drive alignment, engagement, and action. In this role, you’ll help bring business priorities to life through clear, audience-focused storytelling across a range of channels and formats.
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

• 7+ years of experience in communications, marketing, or a related field.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Ability to turn complex information into communications that are clear, engaging, and easy to understand.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively to achieve shared goals.
• Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, and sensitivity to context when developing content and providing communications support.
• Live CIBC values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
• Legally eligible to work at the specified location(s) and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in executive communications.
• Experience in event management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communications strategies and plans that align with business priorities and enterprise objectives.
• Lead internal communications initiatives across channels, including the intranet, employee communities, and internal social platforms, ensuring communications are timely, audience-focused, and aligned with CIBC’s voice and brand.
• Create high-impact content for internal and external audiences, including speeches, presentations, speaking notes, talking points, video scripts, social content, and digital communications.
• Translate complex information into clear, relevant, and engaging messages that build understanding and action.
• Shape and deliver executive communications that reflect organizational priorities and support key leadership moments, including town halls, employee forums, and high-profile events.
• Provide communications advice on messaging, tone, timing, and delivery.
• Plan, track, and coordinate communications projects and employee events, including logistics, agendas, materials, and follow-up communications.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver engagement activities that reinforce enterprise priorities and strengthen team member connection.
• Develop visual materials such as presentation decks and infographics to support communications, events, and business initiatives.
• Work with partners across multimedia production, corporate events, intranet, and translation to deliver integrated communications programs.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and collaborate across teams to advance communications objectives.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and ways to improve the quality, efficiency, and impact of communications over time.

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: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed