Executive Director, Corporate Credit Risk

What You’ll Be Doing

As the Executive Director II, Corporate Credit Risk, you will form an integral part of the Corporate Credit team and will be accountable to the Vice-President, US Corporate Credit, Global Credit Risk Management for the management and adjudication of a Corporate Loan portfolio focused on US Diversified, Power and Utilities, Project Finance and Infrastructure, and Leveraged Lending credits.

Your role will focus on the Project Finance and Infrastructure Industry, while supporting the other industries in the portfolio. In addition, Corporate Credit will provide advice and counsel to Line of Business partners in fulfillment of the corporate credit risk components of strategic plans.

You will work closely and collaboratively with our business partners to understand, measure, and monitor risk and adhere to CIBC’s policies in order to maintain a risk profile that is consistent with a prudently run financial institution.

How You’ll Succeed

• Collaborate - Develop strong relationships and work collaboratively with line of business partners.
• Knowledge - Develop a high level of knowledge of industry sectors or business lines covered, and provide advice to executives on relevant matters.
• Meetings - Attend client meetings with front-line relationship managers as appropriate.
• Advise - Provide constructive advice and guidance to relationship managers on credit transactions, within CIBC’s credit policies and guidelines and CIBC’s risk appetite.
• Compliance - Demonstrate a keen understanding of current and developing regulatory issues, as well as CIBC credit policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Risk Management - Effectively utilize CIBC risk rating methodologies to ensure an objective and accurate assessment of risk in credit transactions.
• Consult - Provide consulting and assistance as a subject matter expert to influence the development, implementation and management of policies and programs related to the sector(s) covered.