Sr Consultant, Strategic Change Management

About the Role

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  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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What You’ll Be Doing

At CIBC, we’re building the bank of the future. The Senior Consultant, Strategic Change Management will play a critical role in shaping and delivering transformational initiatives that drive impact across the organization and for our clients. This role is at the forefront of change, championing the adoption of new ways of working and fostering a culture that embraces innovation and continuous improvement.

This role supports the end-to-end lifecycle of strategic programs – from opportunity identification to execution – with a strong emphasis on change management. With a focus on embedding digital capabilities that are scalable, people-centric, and business aligned, you will proactively identify potential barriers and create strategies to mitigate them, ensuring employees are engaged, prepared, and supported throughout the transformation journey.

Success in this role requires a blend of strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, disciplined execution, and the ability to translate complex business needs into clear action. You’ll drive change that sticks, align stakeholders around a shared vision, and deliver with speed – helping us build the next generation of enterprise solutions.

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

• People Change Management:
  Champion change management activities by developing comprehensive plans that include stakeholder assessments, communication strategies, training, and reinforcement mechanisms to drive adoption and minimize resistance. Facilitate workshops, feedback sessions, and other engagement activities to build buy-in and foster a positive change experience.
• Strategy:
  Develop forward-looking, scalable change strategies and frameworks to prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Execution/implementation:
  Oversee the implementation of strategic initiatives – orchestrating work packages across various partners. Drive disciplined delivery with agility and flexibility, ensuring each initiative delivers measurable outcomes while adapting to evolving priorities.
• Cross-functional collaboration & strategic alignment:
  Act as a key integrator across product, business and functional teams – building strong relationships, aligning priorities, and translating business requirements into clear, actionable strategies. Serve as a central liaison and trusted partner, ensuring strategic initiatives remain connected to enterprise objectives while aligning stakeholders and resolving challenges related to change impacts.
• Deliver with speed:
  Deliver initiatives on time, within scope and budget, while managing multiple priorities and adapting to change with agility.

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate experience in business strategy, product or a business role. It's an asset if you have thorough knowledge of financial services sufficient to analyze and interpret complex information and concepts, apply/present these in innovative ways at all levels of the organization and ability/experience to effectively navigate a complex matrix organization.
• You're tech savvy. You understand how technology-driven change impacts people and processes, and you are skilled at helping others navigate this transition.
• You put our clients & partners first. You engage with purpose to find the right solutions. You go the extra mile, because it's the right thing to do.
• You give meaning to data. You excel at analyzing complex problems and presenting insights in a clear, meaningful way.
• You act like an owner and you’re driven to succeed. You take ownership of…