Senior Software Engineering Leader – Banking Onboarding

CIBC US; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Incentive pay

Benefits program

Wellbeing support

MomentMakers recognition

Job summary

CIBC US is seeking a Sr. Manager, Software Engineering in Chicago to lead engineering for enterprise-scale client onboarding and compliance solutions.

You will oversee architecture, delivery, and vendor integrations across commercial banking platforms while coaching teams and coordinating with business stakeholders. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cloud delivery, secure API design, and an inclusive, collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in application development, with significant experience leading Banking enterprise platforms and integration-heavy solutions; Preferred Commercial Banking experience.
• 3+ years in people leadership or managing technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software Engineers delivering solutions for digital onboarding, workflow orchestration, KYC/AML integration, document management, identity and access integration, and downstream connectivity into core banking systems.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership while overseeing design, build, integration, delivery, and support of enterprise applications such as Commercial Client Onboarding and vendor integrations.
• Coach teams and partner with business, product, compliance, architecture, security, and vendors to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Skills

Leadership

People Management

Project Management

Analytical Thinking

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Job description

CIBC US is seeking a Sr. Manager, Software Engineering in Chicago to lead engineering for enterprise-scale client onboarding and compliance solutions.

You will oversee architecture, delivery, and vendor integrations across commercial banking platforms while coaching teams and coordinating with business stakeholders. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cloud delivery, secure API design, and an inclusive, collaborative culture.