Senior Consultant, Payments Transformation

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CIBC's Payments Transformation team seeks a Senior Consultant to lead strategy and compliance efforts in High Value Payments. This challenging role emphasizes the need for analytical skills, payment expertise, and the ability to manage relationships across teams. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative, hybrid environment, balancing on-site and remote activities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Incentive pay

Banking benefits

Defined benefit pension plan

Employee share purchase plan

Vacation offering

Wellbeing support

Social recognition program

Qualifications

• Experience with MT standards and ISO20022 message translations.
• Experience in High Value Payments, Wires Transaction, and Swift/Lynx Payments.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates strategy and insight for High Value Payments.
• Builds and fosters strong business relationships.
• Collaborates to document complex business requirements.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Business Case Development

Client Service

Continual Improvement Process

Project Management

Technical Knowledge

Job description

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Senior Consultant, Payments Transformation

Apply locations Toronto, ON time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: July 4, 2025 (7 days left to apply) job requisition id 2514288

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

Global Money Operations’, Payments Transformation Team helps synthesize technology and process strategy across channels, products, and multiple businesses for CIBC employees. As a Senior Consultant, you're excited about the future of payments at CIBC. This role facilitates strategy and insight into High Value Payments program and drives coordination and alignment. You will ensure our Business delivery supports compliance, regulatory and business requirements from an ISO/MX business perspective. You will be joining a team of ambitious, like-minded payment enthusiasts who are passionate about the intersection of business, strategy and project delivery. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environments and are able to balance assertion and patience along with perseverance.
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

• Subject Matter Expert – Experience working with MT standards as well as ISO20022 message translations.

• Business Analysis – Collaborate with business partners to gather and document complex business requirements by leading discussions, identifying scope, and defining appropriate solutions. Prepare and validate comprehensive business requirements to address both business objectives and technical considerations

• Relationship Management – Build and foster strong business focused relationships through ongoing collaboration and regular touchpoints with key Stakeholders.

• Production and Partner Bank Testing – Streamlining production processes and managed outcomes validation.

Who You Are

• You understand that payments life cycle is critical to the organization experience in High Value Payments, Wires Transaction, ISO20022, Swift/Lynx Payments, Accounting/Settlement/Reconciliation.

• Communication – You will facilitate conversations with various stakeholders (external and internal to communicate the payments vision, tactical steps, blockers.

• You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems, and making sense of information. You're confident in your ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way.

• Critical Thinking – You utilize your critical thinking and analytical skills to assess the development of payment solutions, and how they achieves the desired outcomes from a business and customer standpoint.

• You put our clients first. You engage with purpose to find the right solutions. You go the extra mile, because it’s the right thing to do.

• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

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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]

• 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 tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). 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-595 Bay St., 7th

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Business Case Development, Client Service, Continual Improvement Process, Deliverables Management, Global Payment, ISO 20022, Leadership, New Program Development, Payment Methods, Payment Operations, Payment Plans, Payment Services, Payment Terms, Project Management, Strategic Objectives, Technical Knowledge

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 44,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.