Director, Strategic Solution Design

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

You will be joining the Enterprise Technology team within CIBC. As the Director Strategic Solution Design you will be reporting to the Senior Director Strategic Solution Design the Director Strategic Solution Design (Individual Contributor) is accountable for leading end-to-end solution design for strategic initiatives across the Financial Crimes & Enterprise Risk Technology portfolio with a primary focus on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Operational Risk Management (ORM). This role partners with business and technology stakeholders to translate risk and regulatory requirements into implementable secure resilient and compliant technology designs. The Director ensures alignment to CIBC enterprise architecture data and security standards and delivery governance while driving re-use and integration across domains (including AML cybersecurity and core protection as required).

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

• Solution Design Leadership: Contribute to the development and communication of cross-portfolio technology roadmaps for FC&ERT ensuring alignment with enterprise goals regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Lead solution design for assigned FC&ERT programs and initiatives from intake through delivery and rollout. Translate business strategies regulatory drivers and risk requirements into solution options recommendations and target-state designs. Drive design decisions with focus on operational resilience scalability supportability and total cost of ownership. Identify opportunities to rationalize overlapping capabilities controls and data flows across FC&ERT.
• Portfolio Integration & Domain Alignment. Partner across AML cybersecurity core protection and enterprise risk stakeholders to ensure designs are integrated reusable and consistent with target-state direction. Ensure assigned solution designs align with enterprise roadmaps (data identity integration cloud DevSecOps) and avoid technology fragmentation. Contribute to cross-portfolio architecture discussions and help maintain a consistent target view (patterns principles and shared capabilities).
• Solution & Architecture Governance: Ensure designs incorporate privacy-by-design security-by-design and responsible data/AI considerations where applicable. Support design reviews challenge sessions and approvals through appropriate governance forums; proactively surface exceptions risks and required decisions.
• Regulatory & Risk Management Enablement: Ensure assigned solution designs address regulatory compliance and risk management standards partnering with Compliance Audit Legal Privacy and Technology Risk as required. Evaluate RegTech solutions and recommend adoption/integration approaches to strengthen compliance and regulatory reporting capabilities.
• Modernization Innovation & Continuous Improvement. Identify opportunities to modernize legacy ERM/ORM assets (re-platforming simplification automation cloud enablement) while meeting control requirements. Evaluate fit-for-purpose use of analytics/automation (and AI/ML where appropriate) to improve risk insights workflow efficiency and control effectiveness. Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies relevant to ERM/ORM and regulated risk domains; bring recommendations forward.
• Stakeholder Vendor & Relationship Management: Build strong working relationships with business and technology leaders to align on outcomes trade-offs sequencing and dependencies. Support vendor/partner evaluation and due diligence; contribute to technical requirements integration approach risk assessment and service measures (including SLA inputs where applicable). Surface and manage key risks dependencies and decision points (including third-party considerations) to enable timely leadership decisions.

Who you are

• You can demonstration strong experience in solution architecture / solution design for large-scale initiatives ideally within risk compliance financial crimes or other regulated financial services domains. Practical knowledge of enterprise architecture principles integration patterns data management concepts (e.g. lineage/quality) and modern engineering practices (e.g. APIs DevSecOps). Experience designing solutions across cloud/hybrid environments with focus on scalability resiliency and regulatory/compliance alignment. Working knowledge of ERM/ORM concepts (e.g. risk taxonomy controls issues management operational loss/events KRI/KPI RCSA) and the ability to translate them into technology capabilities workflow and data requirements. Experience applying analytics and automation (and AI/ML where appropriate) to improve risk insights control effectiveness and operational efficiency. Practical expertise in integration design data flows/lineage and designing secure privacy-aware and auditable solutions (e.g. access controls logging/monitoring traceability). Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to drive alignment across business technology and governance groups without direct authority. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; able to structure ambiguous problems into clear options trade-offs and decisions. Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and manage change in a complex matrixed environment.

• Youre digitally savvy.You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.

• You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others dont. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making.

• You embrace and champion change.Youll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.

• 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 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

• 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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