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What you’ll be doing As the Director, Process Design Chapter Lead within Everyday Banking, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing process design and engineering capabilities. You'll manage and develop a team of approximately 8-15 process specialists, driving consistency in tools and methodologies across your Chapter. Your focus will be on drafting and implementing process standards in collaboration with the Chapter Area Lead and Product Owners, ensuring alignment with CIBC's client aspirations and business objectives. You'll foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, championing best practices and innovation in process engineering. By contributing as an active member of a Squad, you'll deliver high-quality work that advances Squad objectives and supports the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) process. Your skills leadership will empower the team to optimize, redesign, and automate business processes for enhanced efficiency, effectiveness, and client experience. 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 in office, while other days will be remote.
How you’ll succeed Process design & engineering leadership - Draft and implement process standards and methodologies, ensuring consistency and quality across the Chapter for mapping end-to-end journeys and identifying opportunities. Chapter leadership and development - Manage and develop team members through coaching, on-the-job development, and performance management, building specialist expertise in process engineering with a focus on operational efficiencies and a client-centric mindset. Strategic planning & workforce management - Contribute to strategic workforce and capability planning, supporting broader resourcing and strategic adjustments as required. Cross-chapter collaboration - Lead or facilitate knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives across Chapters, representing the Chapter area in key forums and decision‑making bodies. Process optimization & automation - Analyze, optimize,



and redesign business processes using methodologies such as BPMN, Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Stream Mapping; leverage process automation tools to drive operational excellence. Squad delivery & QBR Support - Deliver work as a Squad member, advancing Squad outcomes and supporting the Quarterly Business Review process.
Who you are You’re an experienced process design leader and people manager. You bring 7-9 years of expertise in process engineering or process design within financial services or a related industry, and have led teams for at least 5 years. You're skilled in process modeling and improvement. You have strong knowledge of process modeling methodologies such as BPMN, Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Stream Mapping, and are familiar with process automation tools. You're a strategic thinker and decision‑maker. You excel at analyzing complex challenges, leveraging diverse frameworks, and driving organizational change to achieve business objectives. You're a collaborative and innovative leader. You foster a positive, inclusive, and results‑oriented setting, inspiring your team and building constructive relationships across diverse stakeholders. You're committed to compliance and risk management. You ensure adherence to policies, standards, and controls, and are skilled in assessing and mitigating organizational risks. Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability. #LI-TA
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 recognise you in meaningful, personalised ways including a market-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 excellent 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.
competitive salary
incentive pay
banking benefits
a perks program*
defined benefit pension plan*
an employee share purchase plan
a vacation offering
wellbeing support
MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program
*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 [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.
Job Location: Toronto-81 Bay, 25th Floor
Employment Type: Regular
Weekly Hours: 37.5
Skills: Analytical Thinking, Business Process Automation, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Improvement Initiatives, Domain Knowledge, Employee Experience, Identifying Opportunities, Influencing Skills, Leadership, Operational Excellence, People Leadership, Performance Management (PM), Prioritization, Process Design, Process Engineering, Process Optimization, Relationship Management, Results‑Oriented, SOP Implementation, Stakeholder Management, Team-Building, Team Leadership At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is significant to them.
At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them. Our ability to create value for all CIBC stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, Teamwork and Accountability. Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities - a place where you can excel. Every day, our 48,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.

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