Cibc Senior Director jobs in Mississauga, ON

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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

The Risk Data Management Office plays an important role in enabling strong risk management through trusted data, modern architecture, and effective governance. As Senior Director, Risk Data Strategy, you'll lead the vision, design, and evolution of CIBC's risk data ecosystem to ensure high-quality, well-governed data is available to support decision-making, regulatory compliance, and strategic risk management across the bank. You'll develop and execute the short-, medium-, and long-term strategy for risk data architecture, aligning risk management priorities with enterprise data and technology capabilities. In this leadership role, you'll drive modernization across data architecture, governance, integration, reporting, automation, and advanced analytics, while helping strengthen regulatory readiness and enterprise alignment. You'll work closely with senior leaders across Risk Management, Technology, Finance, Compliance, and Operations to deliver scalable, forward-looking solutions. You'll also lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

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 2-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

• Lead strategic direction - Develop and execute Risk's data architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with CIBC's business priorities, enterprise data strategy, and risk management framework.

• Strengthen data governance and reporting - Oversee initiatives that support strong risk data aggregation, governance, and reporting practices in alignment with Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 239 (BCBS 239) principles and regulatory expectations.

• Drive architecture modernization - Lead the assessment and evolution of risk data architecture, including data modelling, data warehousing, pipelines, cloud-based solutions, and system integration to improve scalability, efficiency, and data quality.

• Advance innovation - Identify opportunities to streamline and automate manual processes and evaluate the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics to enhance risk data capabilities and decision-making.

• Deliver complex initiatives - Provide senior oversight for major risk data programs, establish priorities and governance, manage delivery risks, and support successful execution across multiple business and technology teams.

• Build strong partnerships - Collaborate with leaders across Risk, Finance, Compliance, Operations, Technology, Internal Audit, and enterprise data functions to align priorities, support governance, and advance strategic initiatives.

Who you are

• You're an experienced people leader . You have a strong track record of leading and developing high-performing, multi-functional teams. You know how to create clarity, build capability, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• You bring deep expertise in risk data architecture . You have expert knowledge of designing scalable, resilient, and well-governed data environments within a complex financial institution. You understand how strong architecture supports risk management, regulatory compliance, and better business decisions.

• You have strong technical and strategic depth . You bring advanced experience in data modelling, data warehousing, integration, cloud-based data platforms, and modern data architecture practices. You can assess emerging tools and technologies and determine where they can create meaningful value.

• You understand the regulatory landscape . You have strong knowledge of BCBS 239, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) requirements, and broader expectations related to risk data aggregation, governance, and reporting. You can translate complex regulatory and technical requirements into practical, enterprise-aligned roadmaps.

• You're an influential communicator and strategic thinker . You can communicate complex technical and strategic concepts clearly to a wide range of audiences, including senior executives, governance committees, and Board-level stakeholders. You build strong partnerships and bring people together to move priorities forward.

• 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 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.