Vice-President, Data Platforms

CIBC•Toronto, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice-President, Data Platforms is accountable for building and operating CIBC’s enterprise data platforms as durable, reusable products. This role leads the Data Platforms team, owning platform strategy, reliability, cost efficiency, and adoption across the bank. Aligned to the “platforms over projects” principle, this role ensures that data platforms enable analytics, AI, regulatory reporting, and business outcomes with speed, safety, and scale, while embedding governance and controls by design.

Requirements

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field is strongly preferred.
Extensive background in information technology disciplines with specific knowledge of technology, applications, mid-range computing, Internet, processing environments, and system development tools and methodologies – sufficient to identify and evaluate new technological developments and gauging their appropriateness for the business.
Extensive knowledge and experience in data management, analytics, automation, artificial intelligence, capability design and application within large, global corporate settings.
Advanced knowledge of strategic, business and financial planning processes.
Exceptionally strong influencing skills sufficient to significantly promote and/or negotiate on behalf of CIBC in situations that involve recognizing and responding to underlying concerns where others need to be persuaded to accept compromise solutions.
Advanced presentation and communication skills sufficient to convey complex conceptual information/ideas on issues involving extensive interpretation and opinion, to communicate with and understand the needs of non-technical internal clients, partners and customers.
Strategic orientation with ability to act tactically, as required.
Ability to manage, prioritize, and balance the diverse needs of the environment, including risk objectives, front-line business revenue and customer objectives, enterprise-wide objectives, employee development needs, and budget constraints.
Setting expectations appropriately.
Excellent conceptual and critical thinking skills.
Excellent problem-solving skills sufficient to creatively develop unique approaches and solutions to resolve complex problems.
Exceptional problem solving skills to creatively develop unique approaches and solutions that are necessary to address complex problems.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of CIBC’s data platforms, including: cloud and hybrid data platforms, streaming and real-time data capabilities, and core analytics and Business Intelligence platform capabilities.
Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of enterprise data platforms.
Embed security, privacy, and regulatory controls directly into platform guardrails.
Ensure auditability and compliance by default.
Operate data platforms as long-lived products with clear roadmaps, service levels, and adoption metrics.
Drive enterprise reuse and reduce duplication across lines of business.
Shorten time-to-value for analytics and AI teams.
Own Data Platform FinOps practices, including: cost visibility and optimization, capacity planning and usage-based chargeback, and balancing performance, resilience, and efficiency at scale.
Partner closely with the Data Engineering Chapter to ensure platforms align with engineering standards.
Enable business-aligned delivery teams with paved paths and self-service capabilities.
Act as a force multiplier for enterprise delivery.

Benefits

competitive salary
incentive pay
banking benefits
a benefits program
defined benefit pension plan
an employee share purchase plan
a 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