Executive Director​/Director, Global Asset Management

What you’ll be doing

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CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with a purpose‑driven strategy. Built on a foundation of strong relationships and innovation, CIBC delivers a comprehensive suite of financial services to personal, business, commercial, wealth management, and capital markets clients across Canada, the U.S., and globally.

CIBC Global Asset Management (GAM) is a leading North American investment manager with over $330billion in assets under management. GAM combines deep investment expertise with an innovative, client‑centric mindset to deliver dynamic global investment solutions across a diverse range of asset classes, industries, and global markets. The platform serves institutional, private wealth, and retail investors, offering access to differentiated investment strategies and tailored solutions.

Reporting to the Managing Director & COO, Global Asset Management, the Executive Director / Director will serve as a strategic partner to the COO, helping translate financial and business performance data into strategic insights and decisions that drive profitable growth across GAM’s distribution platforms — including Retail, Online / Self‑Directed Investing, Private Wealth, Institutional, and U.S. Private Wealth channels.

This is a strategic decisioning role focused on shaping the forward agenda of the business. Working in close partnership with the GAM Finance team, the Executive Director / Director will focus on interpreting business performance, identifying the strategic implications, and shaping the actions the business should take in response. The role connects profitability, business mix, and KPI trends to forward‑looking decisions on where to invest, where to optimize, and how to position GAM for sustainable, long‑term growth.

The successful candidate will be a commercially‑minded individual who is highly comfortable with financial data and is able to use it as a foundation for sharpening business strategy, prioritizing initiatives, and informing executive decisions. The Executive Director / Director will also lead revenue strategy, client segmentation, operating efficiency, and competitive intelligence agendas in support of the COO and the GAM leadership team.

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. The expected annualized base salary range for this role is $111,060 to $161,060. The base salary is determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s skills, experience, and job‑related knowledge, as well as geographic location and specific business needs.

Our compensation philosophy supports ongoing growth and development, enabling progression within the salary range as team members advance in their roles. In addition to base pay, compensation for this role includes participation in an annual discretionary incentive or bonus program. We are committed to providing fair, equitable, and competitive compensation opportunities for all employees and we encourage open conversations about compensation throughout the recruitment process.

Strategic Interpretation of Financial & Business Performance. Act as the COO’s strategic lens on GAM’s financial and business performance — translating financial data into actionable insights, strategic recommendations, and decisions that grow the business. Interpret trends in profitability, business mix, AUM dynamics, and revenue quality across distribution channels, identifying what is working, where headwinds are emerging, and where strategic intervention is needed.

Pressure‑test business performance against strategic objectives — surfacing implications…