Senior Director, Risk Data Strategy

CIBC • Toronto, ON

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Risk Data Management Office plays an important role in enabling strong risk management through trusted data, modern architecture, and effective governance. As Senior Director, Risk Data Strategy, you'll lead the vision, design, and evolution of CIBC's risk data ecosystem to ensure high-quality, well-governed data is available to support decision-making, regulatory compliance, and strategic risk management across the bank. You'll develop and execute the short-, medium-, and long-term strategy for risk data architecture, aligning risk management priorities with enterprise data and technology capabilities. In this leadership role, you'll drive modernization across data architecture, governance, integration, reporting, automation, and advanced analytics, while helping strengthen regulatory readiness and enterprise alignment. You'll work closely with senior leaders across Risk Management, Technology, Finance, Compliance, and Operations to deliver scalable, forward-looking solutions. You'll also lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Experienced people leader with a strong track record of leading and developing high-performing, multi-functional teams.
• Expert knowledge of designing scalable, resilient, and well-governed data environments within a complex financial institution.
• Advanced experience in data modelling, data warehousing, integration, cloud-based data platforms, and modern data architecture practices.
• Strong knowledge of BCBS 239, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) requirements, and broader expectations related to risk data aggregation, governance, and reporting.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory and technical requirements into practical, enterprise-aligned roadmaps.
• Ability to communicate complex technical and strategic concepts clearly to a wide range of audiences, including senior executives, governance committees, and Board-level stakeholders.
• Ability to build strong partnerships and bring people together to move priorities forward.
• Values trust, teamwork, and accountability.

Nice To Haves

• Assess emerging tools and technologies and determine where they can create meaningful value.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic direction - Develop and execute Risk's data architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with CIBC's business priorities, enterprise data strategy, and risk management framework.
• Strengthen data governance and reporting - Oversee initiatives that support strong risk data aggregation, governance, and reporting practices in alignment with Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 239 (BCBS 239) principles and regulatory expectations.
• Drive architecture modernization - Lead the assessment and evolution of risk data architecture, including data modelling, data warehousing, pipelines, cloud-based solutions, and system integration to improve scalability, efficiency, and data quality.
• Advance innovation - Identify opportunities to streamline and automate manual processes and evaluate the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics to enhance risk data capabilities and decision-making.
• Deliver complex initiatives - Provide senior oversight for major risk data programs, establish priorities and governance, manage delivery risks, and support successful execution across multiple business and technology teams.
• Build strong partnerships - Collaborate with leaders across Risk, Finance, Compliance, Operations, Technology, Internal Audit, and enterprise data functions to align priorities, support governance, and advance strategic initiatives.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

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