Climate Strategy Consultant

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What you'll be doing

As part of the Enterprise Sustainability Team, you'll join a group responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing CIBC’s bank-wide Sustainability and Climate strategy, governance framework, and disclosures. The team acts as a hub of expertise, collaborating with Strategic Business Units and Functional Groups to drive cross-functional sustainability and climate initiatives and ensure alignment throughout the Bank.

In your role as Climate Strategy Consultant, you’ll contribute to the research, development, and alignment of CIBC’s climate strategy. You’ll provide project management support, apply your sustainability and climate-related data analytics skills to derive insights, and inform decision-making. By offering climate subject matter expertise, you’ll help identify and drive climate initiatives in partnership with business colleagues. Your work will support the ongoing development and enhancement of CIBC’s climate strategy, ensuring it meets both technical quantitative and qualitative disclosure requirements.

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 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

• Climate and Environmental Expertise – Demonstrate deep knowledge of climate-related concepts, including carbon accounting, financed emissions, transition planning, and sustainability reporting frameworks. Stay informed about the evolving regulatory and policy landscape, proactively identifying emerging opportunities and supporting engagements with external partners.
• Research and Analysis – Conduct quantitative and qualitative research to analyze industry and regulatory trends related to climate. Identify areas of opportunity through data mining and analysis and manage end-to-end research needs for the Enterprise Sustainability Team.
• Data-driven Decision Making – Interpret and synthesize climate and sustainability data to communicate insights and support key decision-making. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to build climate data capabilities and implement measurement strategies.
• Communication and Reporting – Produce scheduled and ad hoc climate-related updates for senior management. Build and maintain a central repository for sustainability and climate research and contribute to presentation content and reporting analytics.
• Project Coordination – Support the planning, tracking, and execution of bank-wide climate initiatives. Conduct meetings and manage follow-up activities with business partners to ensure successful project outcomes.

Who you are

• You have relevant education and experience. You hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in Sustainability, Business, Climate Science, Engineering, or related fields, and bring at least 3 years of professional experience in sustainability and climate-related research, benchmarking, or data analysis—preferably within financial services.
• You bring strong technical and analytical skills. You have a solid understanding of climate-related concepts, emissions reporting metrics and accounting, and evolving disclosure requirements. You’re proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, with experience using presentation and analytics tools.
• You are a clear communicator and problem solver. You thrive on explaining complex concepts to different audiences, work independently, and pay attention to detail.
• You give meaning to sustainability data. You’re passionate about sustainability and climate change, skilled at research and analysis, and confident in communicating detailed information in an impactful way.
• You’re driven to succeed. You are motivated by accomplishing goals and making a meaningful impact.
• Your influence makes an impact. You understand the importance of relationships and networks, inspiring outcomes by making your voice heard.
• 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

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [email protected]

• 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.

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