Senior Talent Acquisition Sourcing Partner - Private Wealth & Private Banking

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 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. As a Senior Talent Acquisition Sourcing Partner, you’ll proactively source, identify and assess best‑in‑class external talent, hiring strong talent and leaders who can help us deliver an exceptional client and employee experience. You will support the Private Wealth and Private Banking business units and play a strategic role by developing talent attraction strategies, sourcing plans, and actively recruiting high‑quality passive candidates with a focus on client‑facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source, identify and assess best‑in‑class external talent.
• Hire strong talent and leaders who can help deliver an exceptional client and employee experience.
• Support the Private Wealth and Private Banking business units.
• Develop talent attraction strategies, sourcing plans, and actively recruit high‑quality passive candidates focused on client‑facing roles.
• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans; utilize social media, ATS (Workday), attend industry events, and lead modern marketing and sourcing campaigns.
• Identify strategies and sourcing channels to build a pipeline of candidates for your assigned portfolio.
• Establish connections, maintain and leverage a professional social media presence online, and prospect talent through your network.
• Provide trusted advice to hiring managers by using diverse interviewing and assessment techniques to validate candidate experience levels.
• Cold call, prospect and mine for passive talent in the market and influence them to join the organization.
• Develop talent attraction strategies and contribute to the team’s sourcing roadmap to ensure speed and accuracy.
• Stay up‑to‑date on labor market trends and competitor information, providing business partners with insights and recommendations that improve the quality of external hires.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert in your portfolio to better forecast and influence hiring plans and decisions.
• Advocate on the latest sourcing strategies, techniques and technologies to keep CIBC’s sourcing team equipped for niche skillsets.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with leaders, internal partners, and candidates.
• Deliver a best‑in‑class candidate experience by managing your talent pipeline, acknowledging all applicants, and engaging in regular communication.
• Consult with business partners on Talent Acquisition processes, activities and outcomes.
• Deliver on important recruitment projects, build pipelines for headcount growth, and support onboarding.
• Participate in additional projects by the Centre of Excellence team and provide support to other sourcing teams as needed.
• Champion and promote diversity initiatives specific to each line of business, working with the inclusion team to meet hiring goals.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Driven to succeed with a passion for finding rare talent (“Purple Squirrels” or “Unicorns”).
• Curiosity that drives continuous refinement of sourcing strategies.
• Operates with a sense of urgency and competitiveness; understands the critical role in avoiding third‑party agency costs, with efficiency as a key success metric.
• Puts clients first; ability to build relationships and network is paramount.
• Embodies values such as trust, teamwork and accountability.
• Proven experience as a Talent Sourcer with practical knowledge of sourcing techniques (social platforms, Boolean search strings).
• Proficiency in HR databases,