CIBC

Sr Director, US Operational Resilience and FUSION

CIBC$190K — $220K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in operational resiliency, crisis management, or business continuity
  • Strong understanding of regulatory requirements within the financial services sector
  • Proficient in risk management frameworks and incident response strategies
  • Excellent analytical skills for evaluating operational risks and developing strategies
  • Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams and coordinate across multiple business units
  • Experience with scenario analysis, stress testing, and business impact analysis
  • Effective communication skills for stakeholder engagement at all levels

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team accountable for developing and maintaining the operational resilience strategy
  • Oversee the assessment and management of operational risks impacting critical business services
  • Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing to evaluate organizational resilience
  • Establish processes for timely incident detection and monitoring
  • Develop robust incident management and crisis response plans
  • Coordinate recovery efforts for major business incidents
  • Facilitate post-incident reviews to capture lessons learned and drive improvements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Health Savings Account options
  • Life and disability insurance coverage
  • Generous paid time off including sick leave and parental leave
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Hybrid work environment with flexibility
  • Special perks reserved for team members
Full Job Description
Summary:

Reporting into the US Region VP, US CSO this role is responsible for ensuring that critical business functions within the US Region can continue to operate under conditions of significant business interruption and be restored in an effective and efficient manner. There are 4 primary areas of responsibilities under this role. Operational Resiliency focuses on the proactive nature of operational resiliency including testing resilience. Business Incident/Crisis Management focuses on the handling and communication of active incidents. Business Continuity focuses on the reactive nature of Operational Resiliency and helps to execute resiliency plans to restore impacted services covering aprox 60 business units and over 185 business functions. The final area of responsibility is governance and controls for the function.

Description:
  • Lead a diverse team with the following overall accountabilities:
  • Develop and maintain the operational resilience strategy and framework aligned with regulatory requirements and organizational objectives.
  • Oversee identification, assessment, and management of operational risks, including critical business services and processes.
  • Lead scenario analysis and stress testing to evaluate resilience capabilities.
  • Establish and maintain processes for timely detection and monitoring of incidents across the organization.
  • Establish and maintain robust incident management, crisis response, and business continuity plans.
  • Coordinate response to major incidents and ensure timely recovery of critical operations.
  • Communicate incident status, impact, and actions to affected stakeholders, including senior leadership, impacted business units, and external partners.
  • Oversee root cause analysis to determine underlying factors of incidents.
  • Lead post-incident reviews to capture lessons learned and recommend improvements.
  • Drive ongoing improvement of resilience capabilities through lessons learned, root cause analysis, and industry benchmarking.
  • Lead the execution and regular review of business impact analyses (BIA) to identify critical business functions, dependencies, and recovery priorities.


At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $190,000.00 - $220,000.00 for the market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which may also include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee's needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave and Vacation), Holidays and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.

Work Environment: Hybrid, 3 days in office, 2 days remote

Job Location
IL-120 S LaSalle St

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
40

Skills
Analytical Thinking, Control Frameworks, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Operation Risk Management, Risk Analytics, Risk Assessments, Risk Governance

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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Market Cap
$43.5 billion
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Founded
1867
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