Director, Risk Platforms
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What you’ll de doing
As the Director, Risk Platforms, you'll play a key role in supporting the profitable growth of Lending portfolios by providing strategic leadership for credit risk systems across Credit Card and Retail Lending Adjudication platforms. You’ll guide the development, evolution, and maintenance of Lending Credit Adjudication systems, offering direction and support to your team and partners. Within assigned projects, you’ll lead the creation of credit risk requirements and ensure the successful implementation of new systems and platforms to sustain a robust credit risk management infrastructure. Your leadership will help drive innovation, foster strong cross-functional relationships, and ensure effective management of multiple platforms. You’ll work closely with internal and external partners to implement, optimize, and manage risk platforms that enable business success
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
Risk Management & Analytics – Cooperate and collaborate with partners to collectively manage the overall risk profile and control framework through development and maintenance of risk platforms. Use data-driven processes to effective lead and manage system implementations and changes
Technical expertise - Provide credit risk management leadership and strategic direction related to adjudication projects and initiatives. Develop and support credit risk requirements and ensure the successful implementation of new systems & platforms for the purpose of achieving and sustaining a robust credit risk management infrastructure.
Innovation and Change Management – Exercise strategic vision and act as a change agent for Risk Analytics and Credit Decisioning through innovative and creative thinking, leading change required to optimize effectiveness and achieve stated objectives.
Relationship Management and Collaboration - Build and maintain ongoing partnerships with key partners across Risk, Product, Technology, and Operations. Work closely with various teams towards a common goal and coordinate risk activities as required.
Leadership and People Management - Provide leadership and effective management of business unit staff to influence employee commitment to the organization by setting appropriate context when assigning work, providing development opportunities and managing performance while creating a positive work environment
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.
You bring deep knowledge of credit risk. You have strong expertise in credit card products, retail lending credit, credit risk management, portfolio performance strategies, and scorecards, with demonstrated experience in retail risk management. 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 in alignment with the risk control frameworks.
You have systems and team management experience. Experience managing a team and overseeing systems or platforms is part of your background. Knowledge of systems used for cards, mortgages, and personal lending (such as FICO Platforms, CASA, Provenir, Compass, Decision Manager, or Triad) is an asset.
You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You communicate detailed information in a meaningful way
You embrace and advocate for change. You continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
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.
Expected End Date
2026-04-24Job Location
Toronto-81 Bay, 31st FloorEmployment Type
RegularWeekly Hours
37.5Skills
Analytical Thinking, Communication, Data Integration, Data Quality, Leadership, People Management, Quality Improvement, Reporting and Analysis, Risk Analytics, Risk Management Strategies