CIBC

Sr. Director, Application Delivery

CIBC$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in IT and application development, with a focus on Java, Springboot, Python, Azure, PostgreSQL, Angular, Flutter, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Oracle, and LDAP.
  • Proven leadership in managing large-scale technological initiatives and teams.
  • Strong expertise in stakeholder management and maintaining vendor relationships.
  • Deep knowledge of application delivery processes, governance frameworks, and compliance standards.
  • Ability to drive technological innovation and deliver impactful solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a large team of developers, testers, and people leaders, ensuring a collaborative environment.
  • Develop a multi-year strategic roadmap alongside business stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain relationships with senior leadership and external partners, representing client technology needs.
  • Ensure compliance with governance, security, and risk management frameworks throughout projects.
  • Monitor application performance and assess processes for optimal ROI.

Benefits

  • Personalized recognition through a competitive salary, incentive pay, and banking benefits.
  • Access to a defined benefit pension plan and employee share purchase plan.
  • Flexibility with a hybrid work arrangement with opportunities for on-site collaboration.
  • Wellness support and a vacation offering, including a dedicated Purpose Day for personal development.
  • Technology tools to foster innovation and teamwork.
Full Job Description
What You’ll Be Doing


As the Senior Director of Application Delivery, you will oversee the strategy, execution, and delivery of large-scale technology initiatives across the Commercial and Corporate Banking Technology portfolio. You will lead a team of over 50 professionals, including people leaders, developers and ensuring projects align with business objectives, meet performance standards, and are delivered on time and within budget. You will act as a critical liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, advocating for client needs and driving innovation. Additionally, you will ensure all processes and solutions comply with CIBC’s governance frameworks, security standards, and operational guidelines while maintaining a focus on continuous improvement and risk management.

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 1-2 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How You’ll Succeed
  • Team Leadership and Development: Lead and mentor a high-performing team of developers and testers, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment. Align individual and team goals with organizational objectives while providing coaching, feedback, and development opportunities.
  • Strategic Planning and Innovation: Drive the development of a multi-year roadmap in collaboration with business stakeholders and decision-makers. Stay abreast of emerging technical trends in payment processing and introduce innovative solutions to maintain a competitive edge.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and external partners. Represent client needs in technology discussions, influencing strategic decisions and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
  • Risk Management and Compliance: Ensure all projects adhere to CIBC’s governance, security, and risk management frameworks. Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Operational Excellence: Monitor application performance and continuously evaluate processes to maximize the return on investment (ROI). Manage operating and capital budgets, ensuring optimal resource allocation and financial performance.

Who You Are
  • You can demonstrate10+ years of experience in IT, application development. Ideally with Java, Springboot, Python, Azure, PostgreSQL, Angular, Flutter, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Oracle, LDAP. Proven leadership in managing large-scale technology initiatives. Extensive experience in stakeholder management and vendor relationships. Strong knowledge of application delivery processes, governance frameworks, and compliance standards.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and deliver impactful technology solutions.
  • Strategic Problem Solver: You excel at aligning business strategies with technology solutions, identifying risks, and recommending effective solutions to achieve project deliverables. 
  • Collaborative Relationship Builder: You are skilled at fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive collaboration and deliver value.
  • Analytical Decision-Maker: You have deep expertise in analyzing complex technical challenges, managing risks, and ensuring compliance while driving innovative solutions.
  • People-Oriented Manager: You are passionate about mentoring and developing talent, creating an environment where teams feel motivated and supported.
  • Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

  • 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

What you need to know
  • CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.

  • You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

  • We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).

  • We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location Toronto-81 Bay, 11th Floor

Employment Type Regular

Weekly Hours 37.5

Skills Application Development, Coaching, Decision Making, Enterprise Technologies, Leadership, Long Term Planning, People Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Technical Architecture

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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