The Regional Vice-President (VP), Personal Banking, Eastern Canada has accountability as a member of Personal and Business Banking, Canada in determining the strategic direction, providing leadership and business management of the Personal Banking region in terms of supporting clients on their journey to achieve their ambitions, to drive high levels of performance in the areas of growth, revenue and client experience. The role contributes to execution on our client-focused strategy to build a modern, relationship oriented bank and deliver sustainable market leading performance, while championing our Purpose and helping to bring our brand to life. The Regional VP is jointly responsible with the Regional President for regional business and risk management, profitability, cost and expense management. As an organizational leader, this role champions: CIBC employee experience principles: • Always professional… so our team members can excel and be their best professional self. • Radically simple… so our team members can focus on what they need to do and make an impact. • Genuinely caring… so our team members can feel valued for who they are and what they contribute. CIBC leadership capabilities: • Envisions the future… to innovate purposefully to create new value and harness new capabilities in order to meet the evolving needs of our diverse stakeholders. • Inspires hearts and minds… to build an inclusive culture where we make bold choices, collaborate, and empower others to take chances and do what’s right for our stakeholders. • Drives action and impact, together… to align with urgency around what matters, making decisions with speed and always making a real difference. What You’ll be Doing • Shape the Personal Banking Strategy. Partner with the Regional President, Personal Banking and senior Personal Banking leaders to define, evolve, and execute the long-term vision, operating model, and differentiated client value proposition. • Drive Business Performance. Provide strategic oversight of a complex, high-profile markets — delivering sustainable business results, exceptional client experiences, and a strong risk and compliance culture. • Inspire High-Performance Leadership. Cultivate a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and inclusive leadership — investing in coaching, candid feedback, and leadership development to build the next generation of talent and connect individual roles to CIBC's enterprise ambitions. • Lead National Strategic Initiatives. Architect and advance enterprise-wide priorities that evolve frontline roles, leadership capability, and coaching practices, while ensuring disciplined stakeholder engagement and measurable outcomes. • Elevate the Client Journey. Champion a seamless client experience framework— supported by targeted marketing strategies that deepen engagement and accelerate growth. • Advance frontline productivity and transformation by strengthening advice-based sales leadership and accelerating the adoption of omni-channel, virtual, and AI-enabled capabilities. • Champion exceptional client and team member experiences by fostering a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion, accountability, and leadership excellence. • Strengthen collaboration across markets, communities, and banking centres, bringing together partners across banking, business, investment, and wealth to deliver integrated client solutions.. • Align Partners and Infrastructure. Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and cross-functional business partners to ensure strategies, initiatives, and compensation frameworks reflect the needs of Personal Banking clients, frontline teams, and CIBC's broader strategic goals. • Uphold Regulatory Standards. Maintain the highest standards of licensing, accreditation, and operational compliance — including CIRO-MFD requirements — while embedding a proactive risk mindset across all levels of the team. What We’re Looking For • Significant senior leadership experience in Personal and Business Banking, with a strong record of building trusted client relationships, leading advice-based sales, and delivering business growth. • Exceptional people leadership capability, with experience leading large, diverse sales organizations and developing high-performing teams and leaders in a dynamic environment • Proven ability to lead through change, maintaining employee engagement, clear communication, and alignment to strategic priorities during periods of transformation. • Strong business and financial acumen, including experience with strategic planning, business planning, and cost management to support sustainable growth and performance. • Highly effective relationship builder and influencer, able to work across a complex matrix organization to drive collaboration, alignment, and results without direct authority. • Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively up, down, and across the organization and turn strategic intent into clear, actionable priorities. • Strong client and market orientation, with the ability to leverage market insights, evolving client needs, and competitive dynamics to strengthen the client value proposition and business strategy. • Experience leading strategic initiatives with accountability for execution, stakeholder management, risk management, and delivery of measurable business outcomes. • Strong understanding of technology platforms, operational processes, data, and AI, with the ability to influence improvements that enhance frontline effectiveness and the client experience. • Community-minded and externally credible, with the presence and judgment to represent CIBC with clients, partners, regulators, government, and community stakeholders. • Demonstrated commitment to risk management, regulatory compliance, and stewardship, with the ability to embed strong controls, governance, and disciplined business practices across a large team. • You are fluent in French and English to serve our clients in the community. 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 Mont-1155 Rene Levesque O-12e Employment Type Regular Weekly Hours 37.5 Skills Banking