Senior Director, Commercial Credit Risk - Montreal - Bilingual

In your role as Senior Director, Commercial Credit you will manage a major segment of risk rated credits from Commercial Banking, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.  By exercising good credit judgment and providing leadership to a group of risk managers, you will ensure that effective credit policies and strategies are in place and are adhered to in order to sustain portfolio quality and support effective portfolio growth. The candidate should be comfortable working virtually, and will invest in relationships with visits to locations and some travel will be required to meet partners and clients.  

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

• Risk Management Leadership -  You will manage and develop a team of Credit Risk professionals, sharing knowledge, growing skill, supporting productivity as well as employee engagement objectives.  You will represent or lead as required in projects/initiatives that have  both Regional and National scope.  You will interface with Leadership in our Business Partners, aligning objectives, activities and resources, and support the growth of credit capability and relationship trust with Commercial Bankers.

• Transactional Adjudication Expertise – You will ensure sound credit judgment is applied to credit requests, shaping credit solutions to align with our Risk Appetite.  You will support evolution of and effective execution of approved risk rating methodologies, develop and maintain industry expertise within your team for the assigned industry sectors covered, and ensure credit applications and credit policies and processes are effectively managed, documented and adhered to.

• Portfolio Management – Measure, monitor and control credit risks, actively engaging your team to identify and assess challenges in accounts, industries, and shape action plans to effectively minimize capital and resource costs and loan losses.  You will manage and review reporting processes to ensure that credit irregularities are identified and resolved on a timely basis and ensure performance of portfolio for trends; non-performing and problem accounts; assessing revenue and loss experience ratios; identification of under-performing units. Overall, you will assess effectiveness of current credit policies and procedures, develop action plans outlining corrective actions to be taken to resolve credit problems; and monitor such corrective plans for resolution and effectiveness.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate experience in and expert knowledge of commercial business and credit practices in order to assess different customer requirements, and effectively sort and prioritize relevant risk factors.

• You are calm under pressure, able to balance priorities in a complex decision environment, and marshal and motivate team resources in challenging times.

• You are a problem solver, drawing support from experience and networks, to forward business and team objectives.

• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by communicating and listening effectively.

• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to bring a shared vision to life.

• You are a bold and accountable leader. You have experience developing and implementing strategic team goals. You have experience coaching employees and driving successful team performance.

• You have a degree/diploma in Business/Finance/Accounting, MBA or equivalent. Proficiency in Fundamental Financial Skills for Commercial Lending.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

• You're fluent in French and English to serve our clients in the community.