CIBC Leveraged Finance is a team of professionals and support staff with expertise in senior and subordinated cash-flow lending to Canadian middle-market businesses across diversified industries. The team has a three-pronged mandate: i) providing national coverage of private equity sponsors; ii) leading financing of highly-structured, event-based transactions; and iii) providing ongoing support to our existing client base. Our focus is on providing our clients creative financing solutions, value-added ideas and industry leading quality service, by delivering the full suite of CIBC’s product offerings to clients.

As a SeniorManager, Leveraged Finance you will prepare and lead in presentations of financing proposals to clients and prospective clients. For accepted credit proposals; prepare credit memos, lead negotiations, review legal documents and lead the closing of transactions. You will also serve as the primary relationship manager on a portfolio of existing borrowing clients where you will be their first point of contact at CIBC, giving you the opportunity to build relationships with the management teams and owners.

This position will be located in the Vancouver office, primarily covering a portfolio of clients and evaluating new opportunities within Western Canada while also interacting with the wider team members in the Toronto and Montreal offices.

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

• Client First – Together with the team, you will lead discussions with Private Equity Sponsors and client management (executive, financial and operational) in order to assess financing needs and deliver specialized lending solutions including acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, and enterprise value-based lending. You will apply your understanding of capital structure to provide value-added financing advice to clients.

• Relationship Building – Together with senior leadership, take a lead role in Western Canada private equity sponsor relationships and proactively develop new coverage opportunities within Western Canada. Develop strong relationships with internal teams, external clients and general industry contacts to generate new referrals and business opportunities.

• Due Diligence - Perform comprehensive financial/non-financial analysis and risk assessment of companies. Prepare financing proposals, structuring terms and conditions including security, covenants and pricing, to properly reflect and compensate CIBC for assessed risk. Prepare recommendations on credit opportunities to senior management. Prepare and negotiate security documentation for transactions. Negotiate the terms and conditions with both clients and internal CIBC stakeholders.

• Portfolio Management - Serve as the primary relationship manager for a portfolio of existing borrowing clients. Monitor account performance and industry trends. Maintain a proactive approach to continuous risk assessment.

• Collaboration – All of this is done through partnership with and support from the direct team in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal working together to execute on these areas noted. You will play a key role in providing coaching and mentoring the junior members of the team, contributing to a high performance team culture. Demonstrate a long term commitment to learning and continuous improvement. Partner with the wider CIBC team to connect clients with opportunities and solutions throughout the bank.

Who You Are

• You have a BBA or similar undergraduate degree. Other financial education is considered an asset (i.e. MBA, CA, CBV, CMA, CFA etc.) but not necessary.

• You have at least 5 years of experience in a commercial credit and/or equity investment environment. You have experience with lending principles, procedures and practices, credit assessment and structuring and industry and competitive analysis. You have strong financial modeling, research and negotiation skills, including experience negotiating security documentation and terms with clients and internal stakeholders.

• You have strong presentation skills. You have strong written and verbal communication skills and have experience assembling proposals and making recommendations to present financial information to clients.

• You are a strong communicator and team contributor with experience working together with a team to meet client needs.

• You have strong organization skills with the ability to balance competing priorities, meet tight deadlines and demonstrate attention to detail

• 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

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