Senior Project Manager, IT

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

What you'll be doing

Our Technology team supports the systems, platforms, and delivery practices that help CIBC serve clients and communities with confidence. As a Senior Project Manager, IT, you’ll lead the day-to-day delivery of complex technology projects, ensuring project controls, governance standards, and delivery practices are consistently applied. You’ll manage project plans, reporting, risks, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communications while using your expertise to guide sound project decisions and maintain momentum. Working with minimal direction, you’ll build strong relationships with business and technology partners, align stakeholders on priorities, and help teams navigate scope and timeline considerations. You’ll also provide clear status updates and progress reporting to senior leaders and project stakeholders to support informed decision-making and manage expectations.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How you'll succeed

- Lead project delivery - Define project goals, scope, resource needs, timelines, and costs for complex technology initiatives. Build and maintain project plans that support effective execution and reflect input from key stakeholders.
- Strengthen project practices - Apply project management best practices, governance standards, and control procedures to support consistent delivery. Assess existing processes and identify opportunities to improve planning, reporting, and execution.
- Manage risk and dependencies - Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies that could affect delivery. Develop mitigation strategies and adjust plans to help teams stay on track with timelines, budgets, and business objectives.
- Build collaborative partnerships - Work closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and project partners to support informed decisions on programs, products, and services. Negotiate milestones and deliverables when needed to keep priorities aligned.
- Communicate with impact - Lead project meetings, share clear updates, and prepare concise reporting for stakeholders and senior leaders. Build confidence through thoughtful communication, sound judgment, and a strong focus on outcomes.
- Support team success - Provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship to colleagues and project team members where appropriate. Foster a collaborative environment that supports accountability, learning, and high-quality delivery.

Who you are

- You can demonstrate 5+ years of experience leading complex technology projects in a matrix environment, ideally within financial services or a similarly regulated industry. You’re confident managing cross-functional stakeholders, competing priorities, and end-to-end delivery.
- You have experience in project delivery methodologies and tools,  agile and waterfall delivery approaches and understand the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). It’s an asset if you have experience with tools such as Planview, ServiceNow, and Jira.
- You have a degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field. It’s an asset if you hold a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
- Your influence makes a difference. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by sharing your expertise.
- 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're digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
- You live your values. You bring high standards, genuine care to your relationships, and want to grow with an employer that shares your values and brings out your best.

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]
- CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.
- 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 test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).
- We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. 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-141 Bay, 24th Floor

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
37.5

Skills
Analytical Thinking, Client Service, Leadership, Project Controls, Project Delivery, Project Management, Project Planning, Technology Operations