Equipment Financing Operations Manager

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Chicago is seeking a results-driven Loan Operations leader to guide a mid-sized team in a fast-paced back-office setting. You will oversee direct reports across Equipment Financing Lending and Leasing workflows and ensure timely resolutions of complex issues.

As a manager, you will coach staff, assign workloads, and promote service excellence while aligning with CIBC's values of trust, teamwork and accountability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and coaching teams in a back-office operations environment.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to staff within a medium/moderately complex operational unit.
• Oversee direct reports across equipment financing lending and leasing processes; ensure timely resolution of escalated issues.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Business Operations

Customer Service

Operations Management

Operations Support

Prioritization

Process Improvements

Technical Knowledge

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

As a member of CIBC's Loan Operations team, you'll work in a fast-paced back-office environment, directly supporting our clients' needs. As a manager, you'll be accountable for providing leadership and management to staff within a medium/moderately complex operational unit, as defined in the standard operating guidelines, to achieve high performance and outstanding customer service. You'll oversee direct reports managing multiple processes, related to the bank's Equipment Financing Lending and Leasing portfolio, each requiring distinct procedures and varied complexity. You'll handle all escalated issues using your knowledge, experience, and procedural expertise to identify root causes and make sound decisions, ensuring timely resolution of complex problems. Flexibility to work processing center hours, including evenings and weekends, is required.

How You'll Succeed

Client experience

Ensure the consistent delivery of high quality service through service excellence principles to meet or exceed the expectations of internal business partners, and ultimately go above and beyond service standards in order to exceed the expectations of our clients.

Results driven leadership

Assemble a culture of teamwork to deliver quality standards with minimal overtime and monitor, delegate and distribute workload to ensure efficient and equitable workflow.

People leadership

Lead, motivate, mentor and guide staff providing regular coaching and feedback to ensure employees are capable of performing at or developing to the necessary standards; provide industry specific expertise to resolve complex issues and develop problem-solving capability within all team members.

Who You Are

• You are a caring and accountable leader.
• You're passionate about developing and growing team members abilities.
• You have experience providing coaching and hands on support to meet team goals.
• You look beyond the moment.
• You know what you do will make a difference today and tomorrow.
• You look for new opportunities to define what's possible.
• 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.
• You're motivated by collective success.
• You know that teamwork can transform a good idea into a great one.
• You know that an inclusive team that enjoys working together can bring a vision to life.
• You embrace and advocate for change.
• You continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• Values matter to you.
• You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $86,600- $93,000 or the market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which may also include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee's needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave and Vacation), Holidays and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.

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*, 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, 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 IL-Chicago, 70 W Madison St Fl 9

Employment Type Regular

Weekly Hours 40

Skills Analytical Thinking, Business Operations, Customer Service, Operations Management, Operations Support, Prioritization, Process Improvements, 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 48,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.