Specialisterne is Recruiting!
Specialisterne connects qualified neurodivergent candidates to employment opportunities in numerous industries and sectors in Canada and the US.
Eligibility To be eligible to apply, you must have experienced barriers getting and/or maintaining meaningful employment and you identify with one of the following:
Autism (including Asperger’s and PDD-NOS)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Learning Disability (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia)
Intellectual Disability
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Tourette Syndrome
Employees hired through Specialisterne will be supported by a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job.
Specialisterne is proud to partner with CIBC on a Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative.
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution. From Personal, Business and Commercial Banking to Wealth Management and Capital Markets businesses, their 44,000 employees provide a full range of financial products and services to 10 million clients in Canada, the United States and around the world.
CIBC places a high value on diversity in its workforce, recognizes the business benefits that accrue from responding to challenges from multiple perspectives, and is exercising a leadership position in the hiring of people with disabilities.
Applications must be submitted in full no later than August 17th, 2026.
Summary Title Sr. Analyst, AML
Employment Type Full-Time
Hours 37.5 hours per week
Location Toronto, ON - Hybrid (Twice per month at present, may be more frequent in the future)
Target Start Date September, 2026
Salary Range $66,090-72,000
About this Role You’ll be joining our Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Investigations Team. You’ll provide timely and proactive advice and independent oversight of CIBC’s compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. As the Sr. Analyst, AML you’ll be responsible for liaising with businesses across the enterprise and accessing various internal systems, in order to obtain supporting information and/or documentation in order to support your recommended investigation outcome. You’ll assist in the design, development, and implementation of strategies to mitigate AML risks, enterprise-wide based on the financial intelligence gathered through internal and external sources.
Essential Tasks In this job, you will:




Conduct in-depth investigative activities on unusual transactions or events received from CIBC business units, branches, or TMS that may relate to money laundering or terrorist financing
Identify, perform analysis, and assess client information to identify potential high risk client relationships such as cash-intensive businesses and individuals, politically exposed persons and non-residents, client holdings and activity.
Gather, organize and interpret data and/or information, and formulate preliminary conclusions with limited oversight
Report unusual transactions or activities to the appropriate money laundering and/or terrorist financing reporting center
Research current and pending laws, regulations, and industry commitments ensuring that relevant issues and organizational risks are identified
Provide timely and ongoing identification, risk assessment, and communication of changing regulatory requirements
Work with business management to establish an appropriate regulatory compliance culture and help the business to ensure that compliance risk and control processes are effective and cost-efficient
Consult, oversee, and monitor resolution if complex or contentious regulatory compliance issues
General Skills and Abilities Time management skills to ensure all requests for information from lines of business are fulfilled in accordance to predetermined timelines
Effective communication skills in order to document the review and assessment of client relationships and effectively communicate conclusions and next step recommendations.
Ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities
Strong decision-making skills
Attention to detail
Digital/Technical Skills & Tools Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Excel
Basic to Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Suite of Applications including Word
PowerPoint
Outlook
SharePoint

Comfortable conducting open source research and documentation on web browsers
Willing to learn new programs and systems
Required skill level* Basic - e.g., I can do this in simple situations with close or extensive guidance




Basic to Intermediate
Intermediate - e.g., I can do this in most situations, with occasional guidance
Intermediate to expert
Expert - e.g., I can do this in exceptionally difficult situations with no guidance and I can be a key resource for others.
Education/Knowledge Familiar with anti-money laundering knowledge and concepts
Familiar with CIBC’s organization
Basic banking knowledge on products and services
Experience with consumer related regulatory/compliance requirements, policies, procedures and methodologies
Knowledge of Anti-money Laundering and terrorist financing framework.
Experience in dealing with a wide variety of payments types and transactions types
Nice to have (but not required): Certifications in Anti-Money Laundering
Systems/application knowledge of COINS, ECIF, SWIFT, PRM, PostEdge, WorldCheck, etc

Additional Information Here’s how frequently the following types of communication and interaction are required to perform the job:
Oral communication: Daily
Email communication: Daily/Constantly
Instant messaging: Daily
Telephone Communication: Daily
Video communication: Daily (Camera Optional but strongly encouraged)
Interacting with supervisors: Daily
Interacting with peers: Daily
Interacting with customers: N/A
Selling or influencing others: N/A
Training or teaching others: Weekly
Here’s what can employees find stressful about this job:
Working in a fast paced environment and maintaining expected performance targets consisting of both quality and productivity metrics
Having to make quick rationale decisions independently on various steps of the case lifecycle including next step recommendations.
Here’s what employees tend to find motivating/rewarding about this job:
Opportunity for growth within the department in a wide variety of roles with varying skill sets
Opportunities for development and skill building through various projects and initiatives
Opportunities to network and engage with team members across the department through various committees
Strong culture of recognition through the MomentMakers platform
Workplace Support Specialisterne and our employer partners are committed to providing inclusive onboarding experiences and supporting new employees as they learn on the job
All new hires continue to liaise with a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job

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📌 Sr. Analyst, AML - Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative (Ontario)
🏢 Specialisterne USA
📍 Ontario