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 (https://www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc.html) The **Director of Business Analysis** is a hands-on leader responsible for establishing and overseeing the business systems analysis process within Simplii Core Banking. This role supports technology initiatives and ensures alignment with business goals through active engagement in the entire software delivery lifecycle. The Director will provide strategic leadership in business consulting and information architecture as well as fostering strong internal relationships across the organization. This position involves conducting in-depth analyses of complex business information and making comprehensive recommendations to management, including executives and business leaders. The Director will drive innovation and process improvement, utilizing expert interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills. _At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview._ **What You’ll Be Doing** + Establish Business Systems Analysis Process: Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive business systems analysis framework and processes to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment with organizational objectives. + Hands-On Leadership: Actively engage with the team and stakeholders to guide the business analysis process, providing mentorship and support to ensure high performance and collaboration. + Build and Lead a Team: Build, develop and cultivate a new team of business systems analysts, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and high performance. + Project Oversight: Oversee team mandates, ensuring all projects are delivered on time and meet the highest quality standards through active participation in project activities. **How You’ll Succeed** + Leadership: Manage and measure the performance of a team of business systems analysts and consultants, ensuring accountability for delivering business and system requirements. + Client Advocacy: Collaborate closely with business teams to advocate for client needs and monitor satisfaction levels, ensuring that solutions align with expectations. + Strategic Alignment: Ensure that requirements for systems and solutions are strategically aligned with the organization’s business goals and objectives. + Accountability: Standardize artifacts and deliverables throughout the solution development lifecycle process, ensuring compliance with CIBC requirements, work practices, processes, security standards, and policies. + Relationship Building: Develop and sustain strong relationships across the organization, leveraging negotiation and influence to drive successful outcomes. + Delivery Excellence: Take ownership of the successful delivery of business and system requirements for all product initiatives involving the Simplii team, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. **Who You Are** + You have demonstrated experience in leading a collaborative team in a fast-paced environment, with a minimum of 5 years of experience using JIRA and Confluence, and at least 5 years of experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Core banking and payments experience is a strong asset. + You have good leadership skills and have experience building a team from ground up. + You are digitally savvy, actively seeking innovative solutions and embracing evolving technologies, with the ability to adapt to new tools and trends. + Your influence makes an impact; you understand that relationships and networks are essential to success and inspire outcomes through effective communication. + You thrive in a hands-on role, taking the lead in establishing and refining analysis processes, and going above and beyond to deliver results. + You prioritize client engagement, seeking the right solutions and going the extra mile because it’s the right thing to do. + You are a bold and accountable leader, passionate about developing and coaching others to bring out the best in people, with experience leading diverse, high-performing teams. **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 Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com + 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-161 Bay St., 4th **Employment Type** Regular **Weekly Hours** 37.5 **Skills** Building Architecture, Business, Communication, Design, Innovation, Leadership, Solutions Design, Teamwork, 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.