at CIBC in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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.
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Build your Project Management career with CIBC!
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution, offering a full range of advice, solutions and services in the United States, across Canada and around the world. In the United States, CIBC Bank USA provides commercial banking, private and personal banking and small business banking solutions and CIBC Private Wealth Management offers investment management, wealth strategies and legacy planning.
The US TI&I (Technology, Infrastructure and Innovation) PMO plays a key role in driving the Technology organization’s mandate to Run, Protect and Transform. Ensuring successful on-time delivery of projects within budget and scope is critical to the ongoing success of the team and the business overall. Success requires hiring diverse and talented people who are equipped with the right leadership skills, technical acumen, passion and drive to successfully deliver technology solutions.
CIBC works to help you make your ambitions a reality with a team that is committed to being always professional, genuinely caring and collaborates to find simple solutions as we build our relationship-focused bank for the modern world. Every year, CIBC is recognized for its business success, community commitment and employee initiatives. We are proud of this success and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and an environment where all of our team members can excel.
What you will do
The Technology PMO Process Lead role reports to the Managing Director, US TI&I PMO. The primary goal of this position is to lead and enhance the processes and systems used to provide portfolio management and project management functions as the team grows, serving the US TI&I organization. In addition, this role may be responsible for direct involvement in managing projects, depending on varying demand from active projects across the portfolio. The following responsibilities will be shared with the Managing Director, US TI&I PMO based on skillset, interest and capacity:
+ Project Management Execution – Lead and support US TI&I PMO project managers, and collaborate with other US TI&I initiative leaders, to ensure compliance with project management standards and promote effective project management practice across the full portfolio of initiatives. Drive best practices resulting in consistent project delivery on-time, within budget, and with full scope. While all traditional aspects of project management are important, there will be additional emphasis on managing project risk, schedules and financials.
+ Project Management Process – Collaborate with the US Region Business PMO and US Change Initiatives organizations in standardizing and improving project management practices across the US region. Collaborate with and support US TI&I project managers to ensure deep understanding of project management concepts, practical implementation, and world-class application of the profession to drive project success.
+ Portfolio Management – Own the US TI&I initiative roadmap, collaborating across US TI&I leadership to build and actively maintain the portfolio. Efforts include collection and refinement of proposals, prioritization with leadership, analysis of financial impact, coordination with the US region initiative intake team, baselining the annual plan, and ongoing portfolio change management.
+ Project Estimation – Operate and optimize the US TI&I estimation process, which serves to provide comprehensive project estimates for all initiatives impacting US TI&I. Responsibilities include interfacing with the US region initiative intake team for estimation requests, collaborating directly with various lines of business to ensure clarity, coordinating the generation of estimates across 12 discrete US TI&I teams, and identifying and implementing opportunities to improve estimation accuracy and turnaround time.
+ Resource Management – Operate and enhance current time tracking practices deployed across the US Technology team with a future goal of expanding into the design and deployment of a comprehensive resource planning, management and forecasting solution.
How you will succeed
+ Skillset – You leverage your knowledge and experience in both project management and technology, in combination with proven organizational leadership skills, to build the organization’s capabilities in project and portfolio management and ensure the successful delivery of technically complex projects.
+ Work Ethic – You’re motivated by accomplishing your goals and make a difference by putting forth your best.
+ Collaboration – You’re motivated by collective success. The relationships you establish are a basis for effective partnership within the US TI&I PMO, throughout the larger US TI&I team, and with stakeholders across the US region.
+ Learning – You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You identify new processes, tools, and trends, and effectively operationalize them across the organization.
+ Values – You bring your real self to work, and you live our values of trust, teamwork, and accountability.
Who you are
+ Minimum of 5 years of project management experience, preferably in banking or the financial services industry.
+ Strong working knowledge of the Project Management function, with a minimum of 2 years explicit governance, process or project controls experience.
+ Possess a technical degree or a demonstrated technical aptitude, including the ability to quickly gain expertise on new systems and lead others through technology transitions.
+ Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
+ Adapts well to a fast-paced and changing environment, and able to prioritize work responsibilities and workload as priorities shift.
+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills – both written and oral. Ability to communicate complicated matters in a simple, structured way to leadership.
+ Ability to influence key stakeholders through information that is articulated clearly and backed by data.
+ Detail oriented and highly organized.
+ Strong analytical skills; ability to apply logical solutions to business problems.
+ Ability to positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
+ Maintains a strong working knowledge of bank operations, systems, products, processes and controls.
+ Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
+ Planview project management software experience is a plus.
+ Professional certification preferred (e.g. PMP or Prince2).
+ College degree required.
At CIBC, our people are our greatest asset. You’ll become part of a diverse community that acknowledges everyone’s unique talents and empowers teams to do what’s right for the client and to do it well. As part of our team, you will:
+ Thrive: Benefit from an open and approachable culture that provides the flexibility and support you need to integrate your life at work and home.
+ Connect: Work in a place where the right technology and infrastructure foster innovation, collaboration, and creativity.
+ Develop: Grow your skills and career through our best-in-class onboarding experience, ongoing learning opportunities, individual development planning, and comprehensive pr
