Senior Manager, Portfolio Optimization

As an integral part of the Analytics and Decision Science teams, you will report to the Director, Portfolio Optimization. As a Senior Manager, Portfolio Optimization you will ensure that sound analytical methods and processes are utilized to drive client-focused margin, revenue, and profitability optimization. As a valuable member of the team you will apply your knowledge and expertise of data and finance to lead a team solving a wide range of challenging business problems and bring innovative solutions. This position pro-actively contributes to the portfolio management function in the area of analytical design, strategy building, model governance and model performance monitoring and other analysis to help optimize the effectiveness and profitability of projects, marketing campaigns, pricing, optimization, contracts and other business decisions across our products. You will interact with groups across the organization from Products, Segments, Marketing to Channels, Treasury Risk. You will work with structured and unstructured data to produce end-to-end solutions, taking models from experiment to deployment.

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

• Data Science Expertise: Provide advanced analytics solutions to solve business problems by leveraging traditional analytical, statistical, machine learning and optimization techniques. Ability to conduct self-directed research, typically using non-traditional resources to solve business problems.

• Thought Leadership: Work closely with a team of analysts to deliver and deploy effective client-level NIM optimization strategies in development and production environments. Work closely with other senior modelers to facilitate effective dissemination of model and strategy business impacts and model governance and model performance to business partners.

• Business Consulting: Conduct business problem assessment independently. Gather relevant information related to business processes, functions and operations to evaluate data credibility and quality. Utilize creative thinking to modify or select the most suitable procedure/approach to solve a business problem. Perform in-depth analysis for the purpose of identifying revenue generation and cost saving opportunities, developing proposals and make recommendations for model usage to the downstream partners.

• Market Relevancy: Participate in an analytics community whose goal is to foster and share analytic approaches across the enterprise. Liaise with internal and external sources, colleagues, and others to obtain, provide, verify and discuss information and best practices. Passionate innovators, creators, collaborators, and leaders who are up for the challenge of building the bank of the future and delivering solutions that meet our clients’ needs

Who You Are:

• You have a degree/diploma in Finance, Business, Computer Engineering/Science based discipline. Graduate degree or professional designation is an asset. 

• You can demonstrate 3 to 5years of data modeling work experience in working with large datasets including both structured and unstructured data and related tools (e.g., SQL Developer, SAS, etc.). 

• You can demonstrate 3 to 5years proven expertise in designing and delivering the user friendly production report for the multiple users using various BI Platform.

• You can demonstrate very strong proficiency in visualization tools i.e. Tableau. And have well-rounded work experiences in analytical work, investigating complex problems and making sense of information with an astute ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way.

• You are detail oriented, with critical thinking skills help to inform decision

• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You are approachable and inspire outcomes through active listening and by sharing your expertise. 

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.