Director, Data Analytics

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What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be joining CIBC’s Capital Markets Technology (CMT) department, specifically within FICC eTrading Technology. The Director, Data Analysis is responsible for the overall, business analysis and solution design of the strategic roadmap for the Fixed Income business plan. This role will include major accountability over the planning, management of the sub-streams of the portfolio including responsibility for the business partner relationship. This is a key role within the Fixed Income technology group to understand, manage, and drive forward the Fixed Income overall technology strategy. This role will cover front to back rollouts, migrations, including a key accountability to drive product roadmap, and contribute to the expansion of the internal platforms. Resource management, solution design, relationship building and strong leadership are keys to the success of this role. Through direct and indirect management of a variety of resources, you will have the opportunity to provide impact to a fast moving business with expansive growth plans.

How You’ll Succeed

• Technology Delivery: Provide expert technical guidance on the operational vision (or business case) to ensure they are aligned with enterprise strategies/standards and satisfying the technical strategy and design for the business.  Oversee the completion of project deliverables by providing appropriate leadership and resources; ensure optimal quality of the applications while delivering solutions that are aligned with the business strategy; deliver on time and on budget and successfully meet commitments with high quality.
• Strategic Relationship Management: Directly partner with Capital Markets front office and contribute to overall business strategies; identify opportunities to leverage technology to meet business goals, increase efficiency and create robust platforms that support operational excellence; and liaise with third party vendors regarding contract negotiations; understand and validate the vendor technical architectures to ensure they are aligned with the enterprise standards and/or are well understood by employees and have the necessary approvals from governing bodies within the enterprise.
• Strong Leadership & Expertise: Provide leadership to Technology & Operations executive teams as required. Balance business requirements to current technical roadmap, and be a promoter of change and innovation to enable the long-term goals of the FI Trading business.
• Resource Management: Provide technology leadership and strategic direction to Fixed Income teams and business executives as required. Be a bold and authentic leader who is passionate about developing and coaching to bring out the best in people.  Provide direction, motivate, develop and manage performance of key staff.

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate experience with:  Leading Business Analysis teams ideally within Fixed Income, Capital Markets, or other Capital Markets Trading streams. Have extensive practical experience in working with Front Office Stakeholders and managing end-to-end client Solution Delivery or have in-depth experience with Front Office workflows.  You have at least 5 years of Data Bricks and KDB+ experience, along with at least 5 years of Plotly, Tableau, SQL and/or PowerBI. You possess expert level knowledge of trading desk workflows and can appreciate the innovative mindset that needs to be applied to the environment.
• You're passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships, and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You build trust through respect and authenticity.  You have passion for client service and you want  the work you do each day to result in a  positive client experience.
• You embrace and champion change. You’ll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best. 
• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.
• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of a team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision.
• 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 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 [email protected]

• 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.

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