CIBC

Director, Operational Resilience

CIBC • $125K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in operational resilience, risk management, or related fields.
  • Proficient in reporting, data analysis, and process improvement.
  • Experience with automation tools, preferably AI-enabled.
  • Strong background in banking or financial services, especially in operations, capital markets, or retail banking.
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to convey complex information clearly.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the execution of the Regional Operational Resilience Program in alignment with enterprise governance.
  • Develop and enhance Operational Resilience dashboards and reporting for enterprise and regional needs.
  • Define requirements and manage the Operational Resilience repository and processes.
  • Identify opportunities for automation to improve reporting efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal controls within operational resilience functions.
  • Provide leadership and coaching to enhance team performance and capabilities.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and incentive pay with additional banking benefits.
  • Defined benefit pension plan and employee share purchase plan.
  • Vacation offerings and wellbeing support for work-life balance.
  • Paid developmental leave for personal growth through initiatives like Purpose Day.
  • Personalized recognition and a culture that encourages collaboration and innovation.
Full Job Description
What You'll Be Doing


As a member of the Operational Resilience team, you’ll help strengthen how CIBC prepares for, responds to, and recovers from disruptions across the Regions. As a Director, Operational Resilience, you’ll lead the execution, management, and delivery of the Regional Operational Resilience Program in alignment with Enterprise direction, governance, and priorities. You’ll work closely with business, infrastructure, technology, and risk partners to ensure program requirements are clearly communicated, embedded, and operationalized across the Regions. You’ll also lead enterprise and regional reporting, oversee the maintenance and enhancement of the Operational Resilience repository, and provide insights that support effective oversight and decision-making. In this role, you’ll help advance CIBC’s resilience mandate by strengthening program execution, improving reporting, supporting regulatory compliance, and identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.


At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How You'll Succeed

  • Program leadership - Lead the Regional Operational Resilience Program, ensuring alignment with Enterprise strategy, governance, and priorities. Partner with regional stakeholders to deliver key resilience activities and support the ongoing execution of the program across the Regions.
  • Reporting and insights - Lead the development and enhancement of Operational Resilience dashboards and reporting for both the Enterprise and the Regions. Analyze data, assess risk insights, and communicate clear, concise recommendations to support oversight and decision-making.
  • Process and repository management - Define requirements, create user stories, and test changes for the Operational Resilience repository. Monitor program actions and follow-up items, and support the timely completion of deliverables, remediation activities, and ongoing enhancements.
  • Automation and continuous improvement - Identify opportunities to automate reporting, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen program processes. Contribute lessons learned and recommendations that support the continued evolution of the Enterprise Operational Resilience Program.
  • Risk, controls, and compliance - Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies, standards, guidelines, and controls. Perform designated Operational Resilience controls by documenting processes clearly, executing controls consistently, and maintaining appropriate supporting evidence.
  • Leadership and partnership - Provide leadership, coaching, and development support to build team capability and performance. Foster strong collaboration across business, infrastructure, technology, and risk teams to support effective execution of the resilience mandate.

Who You Are

  • You’re a strategic thinker. You can connect day-to-day program execution to broader business goals and enterprise priorities. You bring strong planning, organization, and management skills to complex initiatives.
  • You are an expert communicator. You can take detailed or technical information and communicate it in a clear, concise, and audience-appropriate way. You have strong written, verbal, presentation, and reporting skills.
  • You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating issues, analyzing information, and turning findings into useful insights, reports, dashboards, and recommendations that support sound decision-making.
  • You are a creative problem solver. You bring strong judgment, attention to detail, and a practical mindset to solving problems, improving processes, and developing business cases.
  • You can demonstrate experience in reporting, data analysis, process improvement, and automation. It’s an asset if you have experience with AI-enabled automation or process automation tools.
  • You understand banking. You can demonstrate experience in banking, operations, risk management, business services, or resilience-related functions. It’s an asset if you have experience in capital markets or retail banking.
  • You love to learn. You quickly build knowledge of new programs, frameworks, and requirements, and you stay open to evolving practices and regulatory expectations.
  • You put our clients first. You understand that resilience solutions must balance client needs, operational practicality, and cost considerations. You approach decisions with a strong business and client lens.
  • You are a caring and accountable leader. You have experience coaching employees, developing team capability, and supporting strong team performance in a collaborative environment.
  • Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.


**Prior to starting in this role, security checks, including a criminal record check must be successfully completed to the satisfaction of CIBC. An annual criminal record check may also be required.**

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

Toronto-141 Bay, 16th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Accountability, Automation, Banking, Business Analysis, Change Management, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Development Planning, Fostering Collaboration, Innovation, Operational Efficiency, People Management, Personal Development, Problem Solving, Process Automation, Process Improvements

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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