Director

Description:

Business Architecture support the strategic change of our business processes and related infrastructure support network as we implement new technology into our trading businesses. The team works to bridge the gap between product and process, facilitating evolution in support of our growing Capital Markets businesses, ensuring that we can implement front to back solutions in the most optimal and expedite manner, ultimately supporting revenue growth, product expansion, and cost control whilst remaining on purpose. This includes identification of synergies across businesses in order to strive for single solutions to technology investment and processes

Working closely with the various change programs, the group is responsible for designing and driving innovative solutions to process change & workflows, ensuring that controls are maintained or enhanced (risk reducing), while optimal use of the trading platform and all its functionality is achieved. Specifically working with downstream teams to deliver technology and process solutions against their core requirements and not just their current process.

Facilitation and building partnerships are key elements to the role, and the candidate will be responsible for building consensus, mediating & facilitating business initiatives between teams, ensuring the right groups are engaged for efficiency in business architecture changes– business, risk management, finance, regulatory, operations, legal.

The role provide the opportunity for pro-active management, issue resolution for infrastructure partners, driving forwards initiatives & contributing to the design & idea’s innovative solutions in the early stages of business vision.

Key Accountabilities

Provide key support to the platform implementation programs as it relates to downstream activities, providing pro-active management in partnership with the infrastructure groups to deliver against their core requirements and functions.
Act as an interface between business and application owners, Risk Management, Finance, Operations and Technology, providing vital change management support as we implement new technology and adapt or design new processes.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with the various Lines of Business, and Infrastructure groups, understand their expectations, and deliver tailored yet strategic solutions to all groups as it relates to their use of core technology in support of their core functions.
Analyze core functions and build economic measurement tools as it relates to process cost and benefit tracking as we implement change.
Ability to look strategically across business lines for areas of opportunities for synergies and standardization of efficiencies
Accessible to the business throughout the day to actively respond to information requirements/requests and resolve day-to-day issues
Act on ad-hoc requests/projects as required in a timely manner
Assist the ED to evaluate the quality of key control environment, lead specific risk assessments and develop test plans and review testing of key controls
Support LOB on CIBC-wide project implementation, including the development of policy / procedures, development of project plans, business requirements, executive presentation and training materials
Work effectively within CIBC's risk appetite, corporate governance practices, policies and procedures (e.g. Risk Management, Finance, Human Resources, Legal and Compliance) to ensure all potential risks are appropriately managed and that CIBC legal/reputational issues and shareholder objectives are achieved.

Knowledge And Skills

Desirable to have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Capital Markets and/or Operational groups, ideally across jurisdictions.
Must have a deep understanding of global trading and capital markets products, (Bonds, FX, equities, derivatives, etc) both from a trading and life cycle perspective.
Excellent understanding / prior experience with technology domains including and not limited to Technology Architecture, Automation, Data strategy, etc.
Working knowledge of global trading and market infrastructures (execution venues, clearing houses, central settlement systems, etc).
Working functional knowledge of trading infrastructure and trading flows.
Working knowledge of common capital markets reference data types (entity, counterparty, product, transaction, etc.) and systems.
Development background in the sense of working with Technology partners in the capacity of a PM/BA.
Able to work in a fast-paced environment is required.
Must have proven people and project management skills as well as an ability to work in isolation while being a team player within many core areas.
Must have superior business planning and project management skills with ability to effectively manage a team
Should have the ability to drive the strategic direction of the group and exploit trends/opportunities
Must have strong interpersonal and networking skills and demonstrate the ability to work as a team player
Strong problem solving, analytical, judgment and change-implementation capabilities
Should have demonstrated commitment to client satisfaction
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Strong multitasking and time-management skills - Ability to manage deadlines while balancing multiple priorities
Ability to work in a high-pressure and fast-paced environment
Induvial should be a delivery focused self-starter, with the ability to be able to work independently and take ownership
Excellent work ethic
Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
Experience in Agile Methodology or SCRUM qualifications useful
Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.