Job Description

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 Client Lifecycle Management and Regulatory Data team plays an important role in shaping how we deliver trusted, efficient, and compliant data capabilities across Capital Markets. As a Product Owner, you'll define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for regulatory data initiatives while ensuring priorities align with business goals, stakeholder needs, and client outcomes. You'll own and prioritize the product backlog, translate business objectives into clear user stories and requirements, and work closely with Business Analyst Leads, Development Managers, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, and delivery teams. You'll act as the primary decision-maker for product priorities, support release planning, and guide product development cycles from concept through delivery. You'll also review completed work against acceptance criteria, monitor key performance indicators and value realization, and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders with clarity and confidence.

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 day per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

• Product strategy and roadmap - Define and communicate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Client Lifecycle Management Regulatory Data initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities and long-term objectives.
• Backlog management - Own and prioritize the product backlog, refine requirements, and translate business needs into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for delivery teams.
• Cross-functional collaboration - Partner closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, and business stakeholders to support effective sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery execution.
• Quality and acceptance - Review and validate completed work against defined acceptance criteria to ensure solutions meet business requirements, quality expectations, and client needs.
• Stakeholder engagement - Build strong relationships across teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and communicate decisions, progress, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs in a timely and transparent way.
• Value realization - Monitor product outcomes, key performance indicators, and business value to continuously improve the product experience and ensure delivery supports strategic goals.

Who you are

• You have relevant experience. You bring 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Architect, or in a related role within Capital Markets, with strong knowledge of client and regulatory data. Experience in banking and the regulatory data space is required.
• You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You communicate detailed information in a meaningful way.
• 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 can demonstrate experience in Agile and Scrum delivery, backlog prioritization, user story development, stakeholder management, and tools such as Confluence, Jira, and Azure DevOps. It’s an asset if you have experience supporting large-scale data, regulatory, or transformation initiatives within Capital Markets.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

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
• 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-81 Bay, 28th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Primary Recruiter

Ahmad Affaan

Skills

Agile Thinking, Business Requirements Analysis, Communication, Critical Thinking, Domain Knowledge, Operational Efficiency, Problem Solving, Process Design, Python (Programming Language), Technical Writing