Strategic Partnerships Manager Co-op

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Personal and Business Banking provides a full range of financial products and services to almost 11 million personal, business and wealth clients, as well as investment management services globally to retail and institutional clients. As a Strategic Partnership Manager Co‑op, you will provide support to the Strategic Partnership team in building and maintaining relationships with external business partners, identifying new opportunities that mutually benefit CIBC, our clients and our partners and supporting strategies that will enhance client experience and drive revenue.

You will assist the team in the development, management, presentation and implementation of plans and projects including tactics that will build the business, optimize profitability, improve client experience and drive operational efficiency. You will work with high performing, highly productive and diverse teams to successfully implement programs that enhance the client experience and drive revenue growth.

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.

• You must be currently enrolled in post‑secondary education to be eligible, however, you do not need to be in a registered Co‑Op program to be considered for this role.
• Please include your resume (no more than 2 pages), a cover letter (no more than 1 page), and your most recent unofficial transcript with your application. These should all be uploaded into the Resume section of the application as one pdf document.
• You are a university student pursuing a Masters or MBA degree. Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics major is an asset, but not required.
• You have a strong knowledge of MS Office
  - Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Duration of term:
  Fall 2026 term (September
  - December).
• Please note, we have multiple positions available under this posting and you may be considered by more than one hiring team.
• This is a 4 month opportunity.

• Strategy support – Assist in the development and recommendation of strategic plans, analyzing opportunities, and tracking the effectiveness of programs. Use analytics and research to report on, analyze and optimize our strategic partnerships. Work with various stakeholders to ensure organizational support, execute business initiatives, complete analysis and contribute to recommendations for growing our existing partner relationships.
• Program management – In partnership with Technology and Business partners, manage projects that align with strategic objectives by developing business cases, outlining costs, resource requirements, timelines and any other related requirements for a highly complex business. Coordinate project activities/deliverables to support successful delivery. In conjunction with Technology, Finance and other project stakeholders, support the preparation and delivery of business cases for approved projects.
  
  Develop reporting and information management processes to track and manage current and potential partnership opportunities.
• Relationship management – Work with key stakeholders to proactively develop and maintain a partnership pipeline that is aligned with the team’s strategy and roadmap. Develop communications to address any issues/inquiries that may arise from the front lines or other stakeholders. Provide ongoing, collaborative and high‑quality support to our internal/external partners.

• You can demonstrate industry experience. You have exposure with strategic and business planning, business model development and working knowledge of marketing best practices. It’s an asset if you have in depth knowledge of Credit Card business.
• You can…