We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. As a member of the Enterprise Real Estate and Workplace Experience team, you’ll help shape a modern, connected, inclusive, and high-performing workplace experience across CIBC’s real estate portfolio, including flagship and enterprise environments. As a Director, Workplace Strategy, you’ll lead the evolution, translation, and implementation of CIBC’s Global Workplace Experience Strategy across workplace transformation projects. You’ll provide strategic advice, develop workplace standards and enablement approaches, and use research, data, and team member feedback to help reimagine how we work. You’ll partner with leaders across Real Estate, Human Resources, Design, Technology, and other key functions to align workplace strategy with business priorities, future workforce needs, and enterprise transformation goals. You’ll also prepare clear recommendations and insights for senior leaders to support decision-making and the delivery of CIBC’s future workplace strategy.

You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote. Lead workplace strategy execution – Translate CIBC’s Global Workplace Experience Strategy into practical design strategies, standards and enablement approaches for real estate transformation projects across the portfolio.

Provide strategic advice – Partner with leaders and project teams to apply workplace experience principles, align initiatives to enterprise priorities, and recommend solutions that improve the workplace experience and support the future of work.

Use insights to inform decisions – Conduct market research, evaluate internal and external trends, and use employee feedback and workplace data to identify opportunities, inform recommendations, and strengthen strategic planning.

Support change and enablement – Develop materials, approaches, and change tactics that help leaders and team members adapt to evolving workplace environments and new ways of working.

Build strong partnerships – Work closely with partners across Enterprise Real Estate, Human Resources, Design, Technology, Corporate Security, Events, Retail, and Facilities Management to support coordinated planning and successful implementation.

Present to senior leadership – Prepare clear, compelling findings, business cases, and recommendations for senior leaders and executive forums, highlighting benefits, risks, dependencies, and considerations for decision-making.

You can demonstrate 10 years of experience in workplace strategy, strategic planning and real estate transformation, and change enablement. You have experience in workplace design, employee experience, operating model change, or enterprise transformation in a large, complex organization.

You have a degree or diploma in a relevant field . It’s an asset if you have education or experience related to workplace strategy, business strategy, design, organizational change, or real estate.

You look beyond the moment and help shape strategies that will make a difference today and tomorrow. You give meaning to data and research. You build credibility with senior leaders and partners and help bring about change by sharing your expertise and recommendations in a clear and thoughtful way.

You have experience developing strategic team goals, creating clarity around priorities and ways of working, and coaching others to support strong performance and growth.

We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a perks program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

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. Analytical Thinking, Budget Processes, Client Service, Contract Performance Management, Innovation Strategies, Leadership, People Management, Procurement Services, Strategic Objectives, Vendor Contract Negotiations

📌 Gestionnaire de planning (f/h) h/f (Toronto)
🏢 CIBC
📍 Toronto