Sr. Consultant, Governance, Risk and Control

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What youll be doing

As a Senior Consultant Governance Risk and Control you will join Employee Technology Services (ETS) and play a critical role in supporting Project Sunrise and CIBC India. You will provide subject matter expertise in governance risk and control contributing to the design implementation and ongoing management of technology controls across infrastructure services. This role will focus on ensuring alignment with enterprise standards regulatory requirements and internal audit expectations while supporting a rapidly evolving global technology landscape. You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to assess risks strengthen control environments and enhance operational resilience. Through your work you will help safeguard CIBCs reputation and ensure sustainable compliant growth across international operations.

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

• Understanding Regulatory and Industry Best Practices - You will apply strong knowledge of regulatory expectations and industry frameworks to ensure compliance with internal and external standards. This includes aligning with enterprise governance policies audit requirements and evolving regulatory demands across global operations. Your ability to interpret and operationalize these standards will be key to success.
• Strengthening Risk Mitigation and Control Environments - You will proactively identify assess and mitigate risks across infrastructure technology services. By evaluating current control environments and recommending enhancements you will help reduce vulnerabilities and ensure strong auditable processes that support regulatory compliance and operational integrity.
  Driving Governance Across Technology Services - You will support the implementation and continuous improvement of governance frameworks across ETS platforms and services. This includes aligning controls with enterprise standards and ensuring consistency across both Canada and India operations particularly as services scale globally.
• Supporting Vulnerability Patch and Risk Processes - You will collaborate with platform and service teams to understand and strengthen processes such as vulnerability management patching and system hardening (SHR). While not hands-on technical your conceptual understanding will enable effective oversight and governance of these critical areas.
• Partnering with Stakeholders and Control Functions - You will work closely with senior stakeholders including Directors Senior Directors and governance partners across ETS Internal Audit and risk functions. Your ability to influence communicate and align stakeholders will be critical in ensuring adherence to governance standards.
• Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Strategic Delivery - You will identify opportunities to streamline processes improve control effectiveness and support strategic initiatives under Project Sunrise. Your contributions will help embed governance and control considerations early ensuring long-term sustainability and efficiency.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate 5-6 years of experience in governance risk and control within a technology or financial services environment. You have strong knowledge of regulatory compliance internal audit processes and enterprise control frameworks. You bring experience working within infrastructure technology environments with exposure to areas such as vulnerability management patching or operational risk. You have the ability to interpret and apply governance frameworks within complex fast-paced and regulated environments. You are a strong communicator with experience engaging senior stakeholders across business and technology teams. Its an asset if you have experience with frameworks such as COBIT NIST ITIL or regulatory standards (e.g. OSFI PCI-DSS).
• You embrace and advocate for change. You continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• You know that details matter. You notice things that others dont. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making.
• You act like an owner. You thrive when youre empowered to take initiative go above and beyond and deliver results.
• Your influence makes a difference. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by sharing your expertise.
• 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

• CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities were 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.

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