What you’ll be doing

The Capital Markets arm of CIBC serves corporate, government, and institutional clients with cutting-edge solutions and value-added services. From actionable ideas to tailored financing solutions, advisory services, and a strong suite of capital markets, trading, financing, and treasury capabilities, CIBC Capital Markets helps clients capitalize on opportunities and manage risk. As Executive Director, Global Markets Trading & Financing, Business Management, you will lead the Business Management function supporting the Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities (FICC), Global Markets Financing (GMF), and Financial Resource Management (FRM) businesses. You will act as a strategic advisor to business leadership and as the principal liaison between the front office and partners across CIBC to ensure business strategies, initiatives, operational priorities, regulatory requirements, and financial objectives are effectively executed. You will lead a team responsible for delivering coordinated business management coverage across trading, financing, and financial resource management activities. You will operate in a fast-paced environment, anticipate business needs, resolve complex issues, and drive priorities that support business performance, strong governance, and effective resource deployment. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, you’ll be on-site full time.

How you’ll succeed

Strategic Planning & Business Execution

Partner with FICC, GMF, and FRM leadership to develop and execute business strategies, growth priorities, and annual business plans. Lead cross-functional initiatives and projects, oversee Change Initiative Risk Assessments (CIRAs), and maintain business roadmaps,



leadership materials, dashboards, and management reporting. Identify opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen execution, and improve business performance.

Governance, Risk & Control

Ensure Risk Delegations, Authorized Product Listings, policies, procedures, supervisory documentation, and governance attestations remain current and complete. Oversee deficiency management, risk and control self-assessments, privacy matters, operational incidents, records management, user access, contracts, and business-managed technology requirements.

Financial Management & Resource Optimization

Partner with business leaders, Finance, Treasury, and Risk to support financial planning, forecasting, expense management, and performance reporting. Provide insight into revenue, client activity, balance sheet utilization, funding, capital, liquidity, and resource consumption. Support decisions that improve financial resource deployment and business returns.

Management Information & Executive Reporting

Oversee the development and maintenance of line-of-business roadmaps, leadership presentations, and materials for senior management and Board-level discussions. Ensure reporting is accurate, timely, and provides clear insight into performance, priorities, risks, and required decisions.

Stakeholder & Business Support





Serve as the primary coordination point between business leadership and partners across Technology, Operations, Finance, Treasury, Risk Management, Compliance, Legal, Audit, Enterprise Resilience, Human Resources, and Corporate Services. Drive resolution of issues affecting the front office and coordinate responses to audit, regulatory, compliance, and governance requests.

Vendor, Contract & Expense Oversight

Support vendor onboarding and contract execution in partnership with Legal, Procurement, Corporate Services, and other stakeholders. Oversee invoice validation and approval, expense reviews, cost tracking, and vendor governance to ensure timely processing and effective financial control.

Leadership & People Management

Lead, coach, and develop Global Markets Trading & Financing Business Management professional(s) supporting the portfolio. Establish clear accountabilities and priorities, provide ongoing performance feedback, and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing environment. Champion CIBC values and ensure consistent adherence to policies, standards, and controls.

Who you are

You can demonstrate experience. In Global Markets or Capital Markets, ideally in Business Management, Business Operations, or a front-office adjacent role, with a minimum of 5 years of working experience. Experience in the Financial Services industry a must. You have university degree. In Commerce, Finance or Business Management/Accounting Designation. MBA, CA, CFA, or equivalent, is preferred. You’re an analytical problem solver. You demonstrate strong problem-solving, analytical, judgment, and change implementation skills. You have hands-on operational expertise. You have direct experience with operational execution, including vend

📌 Executive Director, Global Markets Trading (Toronto)
🏢 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada)
📍 Toronto