Sr. Project Manager, IT

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 a Senior Program Manager, IT within the Capital Markets Technology team, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering a fully digital, end-to-end cash trading experience by streamlining and digitizing workflows across the Execution Services platform—including trading, research, and operations. You'll oversee complex projects and governance activities, including planning, reporting, and financial management, while supporting analytical approaches that enhance project delivery. You'll build and maintain strong relationships with clients, senior management, and project managers, providing regular status updates and progress reports to manage expectations around scope and timelines. Your work will help strengthen client loyalty in a highly competitive cash equities market by delivering seamless, differentiated client experiences across the entire trade lifecycle. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure digital-first interactions for internal stakeholders, while preserving flexibility for clients to engage with human agents for sales, trading, and settlement inquiries.

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

• Project Management – Oversee multiple workstreams and dependencies concurrently, coordinating approvals related to data usage, access controls, and licensing. Assess and improve team practices, ensuring all API, data, and interface dependencies are documented and aligned with enterprise standards. Monitor finances, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Delivery Focus – Work closely with internal partners to determine, negotiate, and manage projects to agreed timelines. Understand integration impacts and support hands-on technical implementation, applying enterprise architecture principles for system integration and data flow between in-house and vendor applications.
• Collaboration – Guide and mentor teams toward shared goals, helping internal partners make informed decisions about programs, products, and services. Negotiate deliverables and milestones as needed to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Project Coordination – Serve as the primary coordination point between engineering, architecture, data security, and vendor teams. Proactively identify and mitigate risks, monitor milestones, and ensure timely completion within budget.
• Relationship Management – Build trusted working relationships with business stakeholders and technology partners to foster alignment and support project success.

Who You Are

• You have extensive project management experience. You bring at least 8 years of experience managing cross-portfolio projects in a matrix environment, ideally within financial services (preferably Capital Markets) or the technology industry. You're skilled in financial forecasting and have worked with both waterfall and agile methodologies, as well as the Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC). Experience with project management and issue management tools like Planview, Confluence, and JIRA is required.
• You adapt to change and keep improving. You continuously refine your approach to achieve your best work and embrace opportunities for growth.
• Your influence makes an impact. You understand the importance of relationships and networks, inspiring outcomes by making your voice heard and building consensus.
• You’re digitally savvy. You seek innovative solutions, embrace leading-edge technologies, and easily adapt to new tools and trends.
• You're driven by collective success. You value collaboration and know the power of an inclusive team working together toward a shared vision.
• Values matter to you. You bring your authentic self to work and live our values—trust, teamwork, and accountability.
   

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 Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• 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, 15th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Client Service, Leadership, Project Controls, Project Delivery, Project Management, Project Planning, Technology Operations