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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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What you'll be doing

You will be joining CIBC’s Enterprise Technology team. The Scrum Master is responsible for managing day-to-day project activities of complex projects, ensuring project control procedures and policies are adhered to as per technology’s project performance standards. The role demonstrates initiative to initiate projects, conduct feasibility studies, prepare business cases, and analyze and document complex data and processes to provide estimates of work effort and duration for projects. The Scrum Master uses independent judgment to determine methods and approaches to work, utilizing the project tracking system to manage project reviews and prepare and distribute project status, updates, and progress reports to project stakeholders. In addition, the role acts as a resource integrator for their area, managing stakeholder expectations related to the project scope and timeline constraints.

At CIBC, we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Therefore, details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed during your interview.

How you'll succeed

• Agile Experience – Facilitate a range of scrum activities, including Sprint, Daily Scrums, Retrospective Meetings, and Backlog Refinement. Actively promote agile and scrum methodology across the business to enable quick, effective, and meaningful transformation.

• Project Management – Outline project goals, terms of reference, resource requirements, and costs. Create a resource plan that ensures all stakeholders have a voice in the project. Assess the efficiency of the practices and procedures used by a team, and provide guidance that will continuously improve the project plan.

• Collaboration – Help internal partners make informed decisions about developing programs, products, and services. Coach and mentor your teams as you work toward a common goal. Negotiate deliverables and milestones whenever necessary.

• Project Coordination – Proactively identify risks to the project schedule and find ways to mitigate them. Monitor milestones; ensure they’re completed according to timelines and budgets. Then, execute a project plan that strikes the right balance between budget, time, and risk.

• Communication and Persuasion – Share ideas, build consensus, and write impactfully. Chair meetings.

• Relationships – Develop trusted working relationships with business stakeholders and technology partners.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate at least two years of experience in project management including Agile Methodology, ideally within the financial services or technology industry. You have managed cross-portfolio projects in a matrix environment. You have experience with waterfall and agile methodologies and knowledge of the Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC).

• You have a degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field of study. It’s an asset if you have your PMP designation.

• You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and how you work to deliver your best.

• You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace leading-edge technologies. As a result, you can quickly adapt to new tools and trends.

• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

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 [email protected]

• 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.

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