Senior Manager, Risk Platforms

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What you'll be doing

As the Senior Manager, Risk Platforms, you'll help drive the profitable growth of lending portfolios by providing credit risk systems leadership across RESL, Unsecured, and Credit Card Adjudication Platforms. You’ll set strategic direction for the development, evolution, and maintenance of credit platforms and systems, ensuring they meet the needs of the business and support robust credit risk management. Within your projects, you’ll lead and support the development of credit risk requirements, oversee rule coding, and guide the implementation of new systems and platforms. Your role includes fostering strong cross-functional relationships and collaborating closely with internal and external partners to effectively implement and manage these platforms.

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

• Technical Expertise – Provide credit risk management direction, including rule coding and development, for adjudication projects and initiatives. Develop and support credit risk requirements to ensure successful implementation of new systems and platforms.

• Risk Management & Analytics – Collaborate with partners to collectively manage the overall risk profile and control framework through the development and maintenance of risk platforms. Use data-driven processes to effectively lead and manage system implementations and changes.

• Innovation and Change Management – Exercise strategic vision and act as a change agent for Risk Analytics and Credit Decisioning, leading change to optimize effectiveness and achieve objectives.

• Relationship Management and Collaboration – Build and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders across Risk, Product, Technology, Marketing, and Operations. Coordinate risk activities and work toward common goals.

Who you are

• You have relevant education and experience. You hold a degree or diploma in Business, Statistics, Finance, or a related field, or have equivalent years of experience. Lean Six Sigma and Project Management accreditations are assets.

• You bring deep knowledge of credit risk. You have strong expertise in Lending and Credit Card Adjudication, credit risk management, portfolio performance strategies, and scorecards, with demonstrated experience in a retail risk management environment. You understand various lines of business, products, services, delivery channels, and new technologies to identify and assess risks. You’re skilled at preparing business process documentation aligned with the risk control framework.

• You’re analytically minded. You have well-developed analytical skills, able to conceptualize, research, compile, and translate findings into meaningful strategies or recommendations.

• You have systems experience. Knowledge of systems used for cards, mortgages, and personal lending (such as FICO Platforms, CASA, Compass, Decision Manager, Provenir, or Triad) is an asset.

• You embrace and champion change. You continuously evolve your thinking and approach to deliver your best and support innovation.

• Values matter to you. You bring your authentic self to work and live our values of 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 work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive compensation, a banking benefit*, wellbeing support and additional offers such as employee and family assistance programs 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.

*Subject to 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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