Sr. Consultant, Business Controls

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce • Chicago, IL

11h • $120,000 - $180,000 • 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. To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com What you’ll be doing As a Sr. Consultant, Business Controls supporting the US Private, Personal and Digital Banking (PP&D) group, you will play a key role in enabling the PP&D strategy and self-governance by partnering with first and second lines of defense. You will help management identify and measure financial and non-financial risks, support the design and enhancement of internal controls, and drive sustainability and sound risk management practices. You will also track and facilitate remediation of risk items, report incidents, promote risk awareness, and monitor emerging and key risks that may impact the business’s strategy. At CIBC, we provide a flexible work environment to help you thrive. You’ll have the ability to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement, balancing on-site and remote work as required by business needs.

Requirements

• Experienced in consumer banking, consulting or risk management: You have 7+ years of experience in consumer banking, financial services consulting or risk management.
• Skilled in risk and controls programs: You have demonstrated experience building and executing first line or second line of defense enterprise risk management programs and operational risk oversight.
• Strong communicator: You possess strong interpersonal, written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues concisely and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
• Organized and adaptable: You have superior time management skills and can prioritize multiple initiatives to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Tech savvy: You have strong knowledge of Microsoft applications, including PowerPoint, Excel and Visio.
• Goal oriented: You are motivated by accomplishing your goals and delivering your best to make a difference.
• Ownership mindset: You thrive when empowered to take initiative, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• Values matter to you: You bring your real self to work and you live our values — trust, teamwork and accountability.

Nice To Haves

• Certified professional: Certification in Regulatory Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud, Information Security or Privacy is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with management across PP&D: Understand business activities, document processes and recommend enhancements to promote sound risk management and sustainability.
• Contribute to controls management: Support the identification, documentation and maintenance of key and non-key controls owned or executed by the line of business.
• Promote adherence to policies and standards: Review changes and ensure alignment with policies, standards and guidelines issued by Independent Risk Management and Control Groups.
• Issues management and remediation: Identify risk items and issues, review remediation action plans, perform sustainability testing, and provide effective challenge throughout the issues management process.
• Provide governance advisory: Advise business lines on governance and controls leading practices; challenge current and proposed processes to promote efficient, effective and risk-based approaches.
• Lead risk and control self-assessments: Oversee assessments of financial, non-financial and strategic risks, including operational and regulatory risks.
• Support assurance and risk reporting: Serve as a liaison for Internal Audit, regulatory exams and second line of defense testing; identify and escalate emerging risks, issues and trends.
• Build strong relationships : Foster working relationships with stakeholders across corporate functions and senior management.

What This Job Offers

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