Sr. Consultant, Solution Design and Strategy

Were building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing whats 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 Youll Be Doing

Enterprise Wires Modernization (EWM) is a multi-year program that will implement a new modernized wire payment platform in several phases and workstreams. As Solution Consultant for EWM you will be accountable for creating the solution design of the new modernized wire payments platform. This includes ensuring alignment of interim solutions of the various phases/workstreams while considering the desired overall target state outcomes including ease of on-going support. Additionally you will be accountable for remediating any design and build issues that may arise.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How Youll Succeed

• Design & Develop : Provide comprehensive senior level technical consulting to senior IT management and technical teams working closely with multiple Technology groups and LOBs to identify and evaluate existing applications and determine the best and most relevant approaches and next steps.

• Technical Solutions:Define end to end technical solutions that take into account the enterprise architecture strategies current state environment and constraints for enterprise payments systems including payments originating channels Payment Services Hubs Payment Engines and Payment rails. Analyze the viability of solutions to meet product timelines budget and quality. Present the solution to different stakeholders as needed.

• Design Council: Lead the design council which will be a forum with key stakeholders to determine key aspects of the solution ensure buy-in of the solution design from key stakeholders and remediate any design issues that may evaluation as well as selection of new and emerging tools and techniques and support the development of business / technology proposals by estimating implementation costs and evaluating options.

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate experience: Atleast 5-7 years as a Solution or Technical Architect/Consultant. Have experience of providing guidance to technical teams creating executive decks independently and are well versed at presenting to working with business and architecture teams to develop and design technology solutions is essential to this role. Its an asset having previous client facing consulting knowledge of high-value payments ecosystem (SWIFT/Lynx wire payments). Its an asset having knowledge of Industry Payments Modernization initiatives (Global and Canadian)Solid experience with a variety of technologies/frameworks including event-driven architecture REST APIs microservice architecture CI/CD processes DevOps pipelines of ISO20022 payment standard and payment processing platforms (Payment Services Hubs payment engines) considered an asset

• You have a degree/diploma: Computer Science Engineering Math Physics or Technical discipline; an MBA would be an asset

• You embrace and champion change. Youll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work to deliver your best. You empower and enable your team to make continuous improvement go above and beyond and deliver results.

• Your influence makes an impact.You know that relationships and networks are essential to inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you 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

• 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.

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