CIBC

Director, Credit Research

CIBC$125K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in global investment grade and high yield credit markets
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, STEM or related field
  • CFA charterholder
  • Strong attention to detail and critical thinking skills
  • Ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights effectively
  • Demonstrated values of trust, teamwork, and accountability

Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-conviction credit recommendations to influence portfolio outcomes
  • Conduct in-depth issuer and sector analysis using financial modeling and market insight
  • Lead investment thesis development for investment grade and high yield sectors
  • Collaborate with Portfolio Managers and analysts to challenge ideas and assess risks
  • Communicate expertise persuasively to internal teams and clients
  • Monitor and anticipate macroeconomic themes, market trends, and regulatory changes
  • Influence and lead initiatives within the credit team and across CIBC Global Asset Management

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and incentive pay
  • Comprehensive benefits program with banking benefits
  • Defined benefit pension plan
  • Employee share purchase plan
  • Generous vacation offering along with wellbeing support
  • Recognition programs such as MomentMakers for social contributions
  • Paid day off for personal growth and development initiatives like Purpose Day
Full Job Description
What you'll be doing

As a Director, Credit Research, you will support Fixed Income Portfolio Managers in security selection and credit research across global investment grade and high yield markets. You will deliver actionable insights and recommendations that drive portfolio performance.

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.

How you'll succeed
  • Deliver Recommendations - Deliver high-conviction credit recommendations that directly influence portfolio outcomes.
  • Analyze Issuers and Sectors - Dive deep into issuer and sector analysis, combining rigorous financial modelling with market insight.
  • Develop Investment Theses - Lead the development of investment theses for both investment grade and high yield credits in sectors
  • Collaborate with Partners - Collaborate closely with Portfolio Managers and fellow analysts to challenge ideas, unlock value, and understand risks.
  • Communicate Expertise - Share your expertise through clear, persuasive communication-internally and with clients.
  • Monitor Market Trends - Anticipate macro themes, market trends and regulatory changes,
  • Lead with Influence - Lead with impact within the credit team and across CIBC Global Asset Management


Who you are
  • You can demonstrate experience in Global IG and HY credit markets and track record of alpha driven credit calls.
  • You have a degree in finance, accounting, STEM or related field.
  • You know that details matter. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making.
  • You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You communicate detailed information in a meaningful way.
  • You're a certified professional. You are a CFA charterholder.
  • Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.


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What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.
  • We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
  • Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
  • We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.


*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

Job Location
Non-Trader-1000 Gauchetière O

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
37.5

Skills
Analytical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Analysis, Fixed Income Investments, Investment Policy, Leadership, Professional Presentation, Researching, Research Reporting

About CIBC

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in the city's Financial District. CIBC's Institution Number is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT. It is one of two Big Five banks founded in Toronto, the other being the Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was formed through the June 1, 1961, merger of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial Bank of Canada, the largest merger between chartered banks in Canadian history. The bank has four strategic business units: Canadian Personal and Business Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets. It has international operations in the United States, the Caribbean, Asia, and United Kingdom; Globally. CIBC serves more than eleven million clients, and has over 40,000 employees. The company ranks at number 172 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing.
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