Sr. Manager, Governance and Control (12 months)

CIBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CIBC seeks a Senior Manager, Governance and Control for a temporary 12-month role in Toronto. This position involves overseeing governance structures, ensuring the effectiveness of controls, managing relationships with stakeholders, and leading a team of business consultants. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in the banking sector, excellent leadership skills, and a strong understanding of operational risks.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Banking benefits

Wellbeing support

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• You have led diverse, high performing teams.
• 5+ years experience or knowledge of banking products and associated risks and controls.
• Experience from auditing firms or internal audit at financial institutions is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Review and test controls, develop work plans, and monitor remediation plans.
• Conduct risk assessments and identify key risk indicators.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders across the organization.

Skills

Business Controlling

Controls Testing

Employee Relationships

Leadership

Performance Management (PM)

Process Streamlining

Risk Management and Mitigation

Job description

Sr. Manager, Governance and Control (12 months)

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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.

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What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Manager in Governance and Control, you will report to the Director, Finance Governance and Controls and will be involved in various initiatives within Finance to ensure there is an appropriate Governance structure and provide advisory services for process enhancements, control implementation, key risk identification, regulatory exposure among various others. You will ensure ongoing control effectiveness through performing review and testing to determine design and operating effectiveness of the control environment. You will oversee a team of business consultants to ensure there adequate governance coverage over the line of business.

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

• Control Activities - Review and/or test controls, Develop work plans, Identify, raise and record deficient and ineffective controls, Monitor the timely implementation of remediation plans. Review new business initiatives from a control perspective.
• Operational Risk Management - Conduct risk assessments and identify mitigating controls, Analyze operational risk incidents, Create and monitor appropriate Key Risk Indicators
• Relationship Management - Primary relationship manager with key stakeholders across the organization including: Internal Audit, Risk Management, Compliance, external auditors and the Business.
• Guidance to Managers - Provide guidance to managers and provide resolutions to issues faced by the team during control testing and other governance related activities.
  
  

Who You Are

• You are a bold and accountable leader. You're passionate about developing and coaching to bring out the best in people. You have led diverse, high performing teams.
• You can demonstrate 5+ years experience/knowledge of banking products and associated risks and controls. It’s an asset if you have experience from auditing firms or internal audit at other financial institutions.
• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.
• You act like an owner. You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• 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 work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive compensation, a banking benefit*, wellbeing support and additional offers such as employee and family assistance programs 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.
• Subject to 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.
  
  

Expected End Date

2026-07-31

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 26th Floor

Employment Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Business Controlling, Controls Testing, Employee Relationships, Leadership, Performance Management (PM), Process Streamlining, Risk Management and Mitigation

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Banking

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