What you'll be doing

As a Project Manager IT within our Enterprise Payment Technology team, you'll play a crucial role in leading technology projects that enhance and support CIBC's payment solutions. In this role, you'll manage project goals, resource requirements, and costs, ensuring that all milestones are completed according to established timelines and budgets. You'll proactively identify risks and issues that could impact project delivery and collaborate with your team and management to develop solutions that keep projects on track. By executing personalized project plans and maintaining open communication, you'll help drive innovation in payment technology and deliver value to our clients and stakeholders. Your ability to build strong relationships with both your team and management will be key to ensuring informed decision-making and successful project outcomes.

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

• Project Execution: Oversee the planning, execution, and monitoring of payment technology projects, ensuring goals are achieved within scope, time, and budget constraints. You will be responsible for tracking project milestones and deliverables, making sure they are completed as scheduled, and reporting progress to leadership. Develop and execute project plans that balance budget, time, and risk, customized to fit your team's strengths and working style
• Risk and Issue Management: Identify potential risks or issues early, and develop effective mitigation strategies to ensure project success. You will be expected to actively identify and manage risks in alignment with CIBC's risk culture, escalating concerns as needed and collaborating with your team to develop solutions that keep projects on track .
• Stakeholder Relationship Building: Foster strong, lasting relationships with stakeholders, management, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective communication. Your ability to build trust and rapport will ensure everyone is informed and engaged throughout the project lifecycle .
• Milestone Monitoring: Track project milestones and deliverables, ensuring timely completion and providing regular updates to leadership. You will use your organizational skills to manage competing priorities and consistently deliver results in a dynamic environment . Tailored Project Planning: Develop and execute project plans that balance budget, time, and risk, customized to fit your team's strengths and working style.

Who you are

• You have extensive project management experience. You have at least 3+ years of experience leading technology projects, ideally within financial services or payment technology. You are adept at managing project goals, resource requirements, and costs.
• You're technically proficient. You are an expert with Office Productivity tools, including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, and can communicate clearly with all levels of the organization, including senior management.
• You're a relationship builder. You excel at building trust and rapport with stakeholders, management, and project teams, ensuring everyone is informed and engaged.
• You're organized and proactive. You anticipate challenges, manage competing priorities, and consistently deliver results in a dynamic environment.
• You have relevant education and credentials. You hold a degree or diploma in Computer Science, Business, or a related field. PMP certification and experience working in financial institutions are considered assets.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

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, 11th Floor

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
37.5

Skills
Collaboration, Financial Products, Leading Project Teams, Prioritization, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, Relationship Building, Risk Management, Teamwork