Consultant, Governance & Controls

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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 Business Intelligence Office (RBIO) supports strong governance, effective controls, and consistent reporting practices across the organization. As a Consultant, Governance and Controls, you'll help develop, maintain, and improve standardized processes, policies, and procedures that support the team’s reporting and governance activities. You'll contribute to oversight activities to help ensure reporting production, testing, and implementation align with established requirements and expectations. In this role, you'll support day-to-day RBIO operations, including runbook activities, issue management, production releases, and maintenance of the centralized reporting inventory. You'll also assist with risk-related activities such as control testing, compliance exercises, and internal and external engagement support. In addition, you'll provide project management support for new reports and changes to existing reporting, helping track milestones and coordinate key deliverables.

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.  Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.  

How you'll succeed

• Governance and controls - Support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of RBIO processes, policies, procedures, and job aids. Help promote consistent practices and proactive governance in alignment with established policies and standards.
• Process improvement - Identify opportunities to standardize procedures, improve efficiency, and strengthen documentation practices. Maintain historical repositories and ensure key materials are current, organized, and accessible.
• Risk and compliance support - Contribute to control testing, compliance exercises, and internal or external review activities. Help monitor adherence to governance requirements and support follow-up actions where needed.
• Reporting operations - Support runbook activities, maintain the centralized risk reporting inventory, and help oversee issue management and production release processes. Assist with validating reporting-related information and identifying anomalies or gaps.
• Project coordination - Provide project management support for new reports and enhancements to existing reporting. Track workback plans, monitor milestones, and help coordinate activities across multiple stakeholders.

Who you are

• You have relevant experience. You bring 3-5 years of experience in compliance, risk, audit, governance, or project management within a financial services environment. Your experience helps you understand the importance of strong controls, clear documentation, and consistent execution.
• You're knowledgeable in. Risk and governance processes, with some exposure to areas such as credit, retail, wholesale, market, or operational risk. Experience supporting risk assessments, control testing, or compliance activities would be an asset.
• You have strong technical skills. You're comfortable working with desktop and data analysis tools, including Microsoft Excel, SQL, and VBA. Familiarity with tools such as SAS Enterprise Guide, IBM Cognos, Informatica Data Quality, IBM Information Governance Catalog, or Oracle Data Relationship Management is an asset.
• You're organized and adaptable. You can manage multiple priorities, work through competing deadlines, and stay focused in a changing environment. You use sound judgment to prioritize work and keep activities moving forward with minimal supervision.
• 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.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 29th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Business Requirements, Communication, Data Quality, Delivery Management, Prioritization, Quality Improvement, Risk Analytics, Risk Reporting, Test Planning