Commercial Banking - Senior Group Portfolio Manager

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce • Chicago, IL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Commercial Banking supports clients with tailored financing, risk management, and strategic advice to help their businesses grow with confidence. As a Senior Group Portfolio Manager, you'll lead portfolio management and first line of accountability risk management activities for a defined group of commercial or corporate banking clients, ensuring work is executed in a way that reflects CIBC's risk culture and business priorities. You'll provide leadership to Portfolio Managers, Associates, and Credit Analysts by setting clear direction, building team capability, and creating an inclusive, high-performing environment. In this role, you'll guide underwriting and credit decisions, advise on deal structure, oversee portfolio maintenance activities, and act as a key escalation point to support a strong client onboarding and closing experience. You'll also represent the group in portfolio reviews, loan committee discussions, control activities, and regulatory or internal review processes, while partnering closely with Relationship Managers, Market Leaders, Group Heads, Credit Risk, and Portfolio Administration teams. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

Requirements

• Strong experience in commercial or corporate banking, with deep knowledge of underwriting, credit structuring, portfolio management, and risk oversight in a complex lending environment.
• Ability to lead through complexity.
• Ability to set direction, prioritize competing demands, and guide a team through high-volume workflows while maintaining strong quality and risk discipline.
• Thoughtful decision-maker with sound judgment to assess credit risk, identify emerging issues, and make recommendations that balance client needs with prudent risk management.
• Collaborative partner who builds strong working relationships across business and risk teams, and is confident engaging with senior stakeholders, support partners, and clients when needed.
• Ability to develop people with intention by providing clear feedback, removing obstacles, and creating opportunities for team members to grow their skills and perform at their best.
• Values matter to you. Bring your real self to work, and live CIBC's values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Banking
• Business Development
• Client Service
• Financial Advising
• Portfolio Management
• Results-Oriented

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio management oversight - Direct portfolio management activities across a defined area of coverage, ensuring reviews, renewals, reporting, risk ratings, pricing grid reviews, and remediation items are completed accurately and on time.
• Drive sound underwriting and approval practices - Partner with Relationship Managers, Market Leaders, and Group Heads to advise on deal structure, risk, and resource requirements, while exercising delegated credit and non-credit approval authorities within approved limits.
• Strengthen execution and client experience - Manage workflow visibility and pipeline activity, support onboarding and closing processes, and act as an escalation point to resolve issues that may affect timely delivery or the client experience.
• Champion risk management and controls - Lead first line risk management practices, support quarterly control requirements, oversee higher-risk transactions, and help the team prepare for internal credit reviews and external regulatory examinations.
• Develop people and team capability - Set clear expectations, provide ongoing coaching and feedback, create development opportunities, and build a positive team environment aligned with CIBC's mission, vision, and values.
• Collaborate across partners - Serve as a key liaison with Credit Risk, Head of Portfolio Administration, and business partners to address portfolio issues, provide strategic direction, and support consistent decision-making across the group.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Other Insurance Plans
• Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave and Vacation)
• Holidays
• 401(k)
• Incentive pay
• Banking benefits
• 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