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What You’ll Be Doing
Capital Markets provides integrated services and products aimed at serving investors as well as corporate and institutional clients globally. The Capital Markets business is a recognized leader in the industry specializing in investment banking advisory services, corporate lending and research.
Working closely with the Director, Centralized Governance & Controls (CGC), the Associate is accountable for the implementation, maintenance, and adherence to governance and control initiatives, programs, and processes. You may also be required to participate in initiatives, projects, and committees as assigned.
At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, you’ll be on-site a minimum three days a week.
How You’ll Succeed
- Project Management: Supporting the Line of Business (LOB) on CIBC-wide project implementation, including the development of policies and procedures, project plans, business requirements, executive presentations, and training materials. Expected to lead and facilitate meetings with key stakeholders to develop a project plan with key milestones, which will subsequently be socialized with executives. Supporting the management of records by using approved repositories and ensuring adherence to company policy.
- Control Environment Assessment: Executing controls programs in an efficient and timely manner, including creating test plans, testing controls and communicating results and findings to the executive team. Being able to work closely with the business to identify critical operations, perform end-to-end walkthrough of transactions, testing for design and operating effectiveness of Capital Markets controls. Reviewing for quality assurance for Anti-Money Laundering, as well as monitoring and managing deficiencies.
- Reporting: Creating visually appealing, meaningful and concise management reporting to provide valuable insights to the Capital Markets executive team, by aggregating data through the use of available tools (i.e. Microsoft Excel, macros, Power BI, etc.).
- Single Point of Contact: Supporting our LOBs to meet Enterprise requirements related to Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption assessments, Risk and Control Self-Assessments, Business Managed Technology, Third Party Governance, enhancing Operational Loss data, Key Risk Indicators, and Privacy Incidents.
- Ad-hoc Centralized Processes and Product Initiatives Support: Supporting the greater Capital Markets business by helping to act as delegated support for functions such as tracking employee completion of CIBC’s Mandatory Training Program, facilitating the delivery of mandatory compliance trainings, tracking mandated risk leave and assisting with the Product Initiatives onboarding process facilitating an established approval process.
- Collaboration and Relationship Building: Provideing advice to Lines of Business (LOBs) on the development of policies, procedures, project plans, business requirements, executive presentation materials, and training materials. Participate in ad-hoc business and CIBC-wide projects and committees as required. Regularly liaise with individuals across various CIBC LOBs and Capital Markets infrastructure partners (e.g., Finance, Operations, Technology, Risk Management, Compliance, Privacy, Audit) to support governance and control initiatives. Communicate with policy and program owners by providing data analysis and reports to facilitate policy and program reviews.
Who You Are
- You have an undergraduate degree in business or equivalent. MBA/CFA/CA is an asset.
- You can demonstrate 2-4 years of industry-related experience and have a strong understanding of Capital Markets related products and services. Ability to effectively communicate with business partners is essential to success in the role.
- You can demonstrate 1-2 years of project management experience.
- You bring knowledge of operational, regulatory, and reputational risks associated with Capital Markets’ LOBs, as well as a strong understanding of the policies, standards, processes, and controls required to mitigate these risks.
- You love to learn. You’re passionate about growing your knowledge and applying it to bring efficiency to your work. Knowledge of audit and testing frameworks in the context of processes and controls is considered an asset.
- You are technically savvy. High degree of computer literacy and familiarity with business tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint) is a must. Experience with process automation components (i.e. Excel Macros) is an asset.
- You’re motivated by collective success. Team player with good communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as the ability to be able to think cross-organizationally and build consensus.
- 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
- 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 tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). 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-161 Bay St., 9th
Employment Type
Regular
Weekly Hours
37.5
Skills
Analytical Thinking, Business Effectiveness, Capital Markets, Client Onboarding, Client Service, Collaboration, Customer Experience (CX), Detail-Oriented, End-to-End Testing, Project Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Initiative, Teamwork
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