CIBC

Director, Trading Market Risk - Global Equities

CIBC$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in market risk, trading, or a related discipline
  • Strong knowledge of capital market products, particularly Global Equities
  • Degree in Quantitative Finance, Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, or related field; master's preferred
  • Proficiency in tools like Python, SQL, Bloomberg API, and other programming platforms
  • Excellent communication skills to convey complex insights clearly
  • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

  • Provide independent market risk oversight for Global Equities trading desks
  • Monitor trading activities and assess risk, profit and loss (P&L), and capital
  • Deliver insightful analysis to senior management and stakeholders
  • Challenge trading strategies and identify emerging market risks
  • Collaborate with various teams to enhance risk reporting and processes
  • Enhance internal risk measures and FRTB capital metrics
  • Keep knowledge up-to-date on regulatory developments and market risk frameworks

Benefits

  • Personalized recognition including competitive salary and incentives
  • Benefits program and defined benefit pension plan
  • Employee share purchase plan and wellness support
  • Paid time off for personal growth through Purpose Day
  • Innovative workplace culture with supportive technology tools
Full Job Description
What you'll be doing

Capital Markets Risk Management provides independent oversight across CIBC's trading businesses to support strong, disciplined risk management. As a Director, Trading Floor Market Risk Management, you'll provide independent market risk oversight for the Global Equities trading desks. You'll build a deep understanding of trading and hedging strategies, provide effective challenge to the desks, and perform daily and periodic monitoring of positions, risk, profit and loss (P&L), and capital. You'll proactively monitor market developments to assess potential risk impacts and partner with the Stress team to enhance stress scenario analysis for the Global Equities business. You'll support the Head of Trading Market Risk for Global Equities and work closely with risk managers globally to deliver timely, accurate risk and product analysis to senior management. You'll also lead initiatives to enhance risk measurement, including improvements to internal risk measures and Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) capital metrics.

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 2-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

  • Risk oversight and communication - Monitor trading activity, limit utilization, and key risk exposures across the Global Equities trading desks. Ensure timely communication of changes in desk profit and loss (P&L) and risk, and deliver clear, insightful analysis to senior management and other key stakeholders.
  • Effective challenge and risk management - Provide effective challenge on trading strategies, positions, and risk management practices. Identify material market risk factors and emerging risk, and apply sound judgment to support strong second line oversight.
  • Partnership across functions - Build strong working relationships with partners across Capital Markets Risk, Trading, Finance, Technology, Quantitative Risk, Market Risk Solutions, and Limit Monitoring and Governance. Work collaboratively to improve reporting, processes, and risk transparency.
  • Risk framework enhancement - Partner with the Stress team to strengthen scenario analysis and support enhancements to the broader market risk framework for the Global Equities business.
  • Measurement and process improvement - Lead initiatives to enhance internal risk measures and FRTB capital metrics. Use your quantitative, database, and coding skills to streamline and automate oversight processes, reporting, and ad hoc analysis.
  • Regulatory and market expertise - Maintain deep knowledge of capital markets products, valuation approaches, sensitivities, risk models, and regulatory developments affecting market risk and capital frameworks, with a focus on Global Equities and equity derivatives.


Who you are

  • You have deep market risk experience. You bring 7+ years of experience in market risk, trading, or a related risk discipline. You also have strong knowledge of capital markets products, particularly Global Equities, including structured notes, equity exotics, equity options, and equity financing.
  • You have the right academic foundation. You hold a degree in Quantitative Finance, Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field. A master's degree is an asset.
  • You are technically strong and analytically minded. You are digitally savvy and embrace innovative solutions, including AI and evolving technologies. You're comfortable using tools such as Python, SQL, Bloomberg API, and other programming or database platforms. You use data and technology to improve oversight, reporting, and risk analysis.
  • Your influence makes a difference. You can translate complex topics into clear, actionable insights for a range of stakeholders. You also have the project leadership skills to drive initiatives across multiple partners.
  • You act like an owner. You have strong attention to detail, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. You take ownership, show initiative, and consistently deliver high-quality work.
  • 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-161 Bay St., 5th

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
37.5

Skills
Analytical Thinking, Group Problem Solving, Market Risk, Regulatory Requirements, Reporting and Analysis, Researching, Risk Management Framework

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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