Director, Policy Strategy

CIBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits program

Defined benefit pension plan

Employee share purchase plan

Wellbeing support

Purpose Day

Job summary

CIBC is seeking a Director for RESL Product Management, Regulatory Programs, to lead policy, governance, and strategic direction across multiple lines. You’ll steer policy changes, balance risk, client outcomes, and growth, and influence senior leadership with clear insights.

The role blends analytical rigor with executive-level collaboration and accountability. You will operate in a hybrid environment with 1-3 days on-site, driving alignment across risk, product, and business teams while

Qualifications

• Strong experience in product management, strategic planning, and complex initiative delivery within financial services.
• Experience developing or managing policy for RESL or comparable financial products is highly valued.
• Ability to translate policy and data into actionable insights for executives.

Responsibilities

• Shape long-term strategy for the RESL product portfolio with partners to drive growth and manage risk.
• Lead development, governance, and alignment of product policies with regulatory requirements and business objectives.
• Provide clear, credible recommendations to management and executive audiences to support decision-making.
• Build trusted relationships across a broad network of partners to align stakeholders on priorities and outcomes.
• Foster a high-performing, collaborative team environment focused on accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Regulatory policy

Product management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com

What You'll Be Doing

As part of CIBC’s Real Estate Secured Lending (RESL) team, the Director, RESL Product Management, Regulatory Programs plays a key leadership role in shaping the policy, governance, and strategic direction of RESL products across multiple business lines. In this role, you’ll lead the development, maintenance, and evolution of product policy and governance practices while contributing to broader portfolio priorities. You’ll use strong strategic judgment to navigate complex business challenges and balance regulatory compliance, risk discipline, client outcomes, and growth objectives. Working with partners across the bank, you’ll drive alignment, influence decision‑making, and advance high‑impact regulatory and product initiatives. You’ll translate complex business and regulatory information into clear insights and recommendations for senior leaders and executives. You’ll also help strengthen a high‑performing team environment grounded in accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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 on‑site, while other days will be remote.

How You’ll Succeed

• Strategy and planning - Partner with the Senior Director and business leaders to shape the long-term strategy for the RESL product portfolio. Identify opportunities through analysis, market awareness, and business insight, and turn them into practical strategies that strengthen competitiveness, support growth, improve efficiency, and manage risk.
• Policy development and regulatory alignment - Lead the development, maintenance, and evolution of RESL product policies and governance practices to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, internal risk appetite, business objectives, and regulator expectations. Assess, design, and implement policy changes by considering business impact, operational feasibility, client outcomes, and regulatory implications.
• Executive advice and decision support - Provide clear, credible, and well-supported recommendations to management and executive audiences. Translate complex issues into actionable insights that support sound decision‑making, effective execution, and strong policy alignment across the business.
• Relationship management and influence - Build trusted relationships across a broad network of partners and use influence to align stakeholders on complex and competing priorities. Foster constructive challenge, strong partnership, and informed decision‑making across business, risk, and functional teams.
• Collaboration and team effectiveness - Contribute to a high-performing environment focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Help clarify priorities, remove barriers to execution, build capability across the partner network, and champion CIBC’s mission, vision, and values.

Who You Are

• You have relevant experience. You bring strong experience in product management, strategic planning, and complex initiative delivery, ideally within financial services. Experience developing or managing policy for RESL or comparable financial products is highly valued.
• You give meaning to data. You’re highly analytical and comfortable working through complexity, ambiguity, and competing priorities. You use sound judgment to connect policy, product, risk, client, and operational considerations into a clear path forward.
• Your influence makes a difference. You build credibility through thoughtful analysis, sound judgment, and strong partnership. You’re confident providing recommendations and influencing decisions across stakeholder groups, including senior leaders and executives.
• You're passionate about people. You build strong, trusted relationships across a diverse network of partners. You know how to create alignment and momentum while working through complex business challenges.
• You know that details matter. You understand the importance of strong governance, effective policy design, and regulatory compliance. You focus on quality outcomes and help strengthen practices that support sustainable growth and portfolio health.
• You communicate with impact. You have exceptional written and verbal communication skills and can simplify complex information for different audiences. You tailor your messaging to build understanding, credibility, and action.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

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 recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a 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 great 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.
• 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 [e-mail]
• 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, 24th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Accountability, Banking, Business Outcomes, Collaboration, Communication, Decision Making, Informed Decision Making, Leadership, Lending, Real Estate, Relationship Management, Risk Management, Sound Judgment, Strategic Thinking