CIBC

Director, Product Management

CIBC$111K — $152K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Product Management within FinTech, WealthTech, or enterprise banking.
  • Strong understanding of traditional banking products and wealth management strategies.
  • Background in software engineering or technical architecture.
  • Proven ability to integrate complex systems, APIs, and microservices.
  • Experience leveraging data analytics and AI in product decision-making.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute product vision and roadmap for Private Banking.
  • Identify, integrate, and optimize technology platforms for client journeys.
  • Monitor market and technology trends to keep offerings competitive.
  • Lead modernization of technology stack with AI and automation.
  • Build relationships with executive stakeholders for alignment.
  • Lead agile teams to deliver high-impact product increments.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and incentive pay.
  • Access to a defined benefit pension plan.
  • Employee share purchase plan participation.
  • Comprehensive benefits program.
  • Vacation offering and wellbeing support.
Full Job Description

What you'll be doing

As Director, Product Management, Private Banking, you'll shape and execute the technology and product strategy for CIBC's Private Banking business. You'll integrate traditional banking and wealth management with enterprise technology to deliver a seamless, differentiated experience for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. Your focus will be on identifying, integrating, and optimizing technology platforms across CIBC, streamlining business processes and elevating both client and frontline experiences. You'll leverage AI, automation, and digital innovation to accelerate growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage. This role requires close collaboration with executive stakeholders, business leaders, and cross-functional agile teams to ensure alignment and deliver impactful solutions that drive Private Banking’s evolution.

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.

The expected annualized base salary range for this role is $111,060 to $152,710.

The base salary is determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s skills, experience, and job-related knowledge, as well as geographic location and specific business needs. Our compensation philosophy supports ongoing growth and development, enabling progression within the salary range as team members advance in their roles.

In addition to base pay, compensation for this role includes participation in an annual discretionary incentive or bonus program.

We are committed to providing fair, equitable, and competitive compensation opportunities for all employees and we encourage open conversations about compensation throughout the recruitment process.

How you'll succeed

  • Strategic Product Leadership - Develop and execute a product vision and roadmap that supports Private Banking’s growth, connecting core banking solutions with sophisticated wealth management offerings. Foster innovation by introducing new products and features.

  • Cross-Enterprise Integration - Identify, integrate, and optimize technologies, platforms, and data assets to deliver unified, scalable solutions. Enable seamless client journeys across CIBC’s business lines.

  • Market and Technology Alignment - Monitor financial market trends, digital wealth innovations, and regulatory changes to ensure Private Banking technology offerings remain competitive. Evaluate legacy systems and modern frameworks to determine optimal integration paths.

  • Platform Modernization and AI Enablement - Lead the modernization of the Private Banking technology stack, driving the adoption of AI, automation, and agentic workflows to enhance operational efficiency and client experience.

  • Stakeholder Management - Build and sustain strong relationships with executive stakeholders. Act as a strategic connector between business and technology teams, ensuring alignment and shared outcomes.

  • Agile Delivery - Inspire and lead cross-functional, agile teams to deliver high-impact product increments focused on exceptional client experience, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance.

Who you are

  • You’re a strategic problem solver. You have advanced skills in navigating and resolving complex business and technology challenges, with a proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.

  • You have deep industry expertise. You bring a strong understanding of traditional banking products, wealth management vehicles, and the unique needs of high-net-worth and family office clients.

  • You’re technically savvy. You possess a robust background in software engineering, technical architecture, or technical product management, with experience designing and evaluating complex system integrations, APIs, and microservices.

  • You’re an innovator in product management. You have at least 5 years of experience in Product Management within FinTech, WealthTech, or enterprise banking, managing full-lifecycle product development in highly regulated environments.

  • You’re data-driven. You leverage analytics and AI to inform product decisions and drive continuous improvement.

  • You’re a connector and leader. You build consensus, lead cross-functional teams, and act as a translator between business and technology stakeholders.

  • 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

Toronto-81 Bay, 16th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Business Cases, Business Planning, Group Problem Solving, Leadership, Pricing Strategies, Product Management, Product Marketing, Project Management, Relationship Building

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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