Sr. Director, Financial Products, Simplii Financial
Top Benefits
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 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.
To learn more about CIBC, please visit
CIBC.com
Simplii Financial is transforming how millions of Canadians manage their money and the Product team is central to the Simplii organization. We turn complexity into clarity – working across design, operations, engineering, analytics, compliance, and risk – to build features that solve real human problems.
As an integral member of Simplii’s Product Management team reporting to the Vice President, the Senior Director, Financial Products, will own a broad portfolio of everyday financial products, from chequing and savings accounts to payments. You will lead the product vision and strategy, drive measurable growth, and build a strong team of product leaders and product managers to deliver meaningful customer outcomes.
This is a senior product leadership role that requires an ownership mindset and bias to action. You will set a clear direction and empower your team to build new products and scale existing ones, navigating ambiguity and overcoming barriers with resourcefulness and resolve. Accountability for outcomes is paramount—both for the business and the development of your people.
At Simplii Financial, we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role you’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 2-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.
What You’ll Do
- Strategy development - Articulate a compelling vision and crystallize a strategy to achieve, evangelizing the story to your team and stakeholders. Set and execute the product roadmap, informed by customer insights, business priorities, and careful judgment about trade-offs. Lead product development end-to-end, with relentless focus on usability, reliability, and delight. Own the P&L for your portfolio, driving profitable growth while managing risk and compliance in a regulated environment.
- People leadership - Build, coach, and develop product managers to foster strong individual ownership and collective impact. Champion a culture of high agency where teams are trusted to act, innovate, and iterate with autonomy and discipline.
- Product leadership - Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners to align efforts, remove blockers, and accelerate delivery. Make data-driven decisions with speed and confidence, embracing experimentation and learning from setbacks. Represent product leadership internally and externally, influencing strategy, cultivating alignment, and securing necessary support. Approach every challenge with resilience and a solutions-oriented mindset, viewing obstacles as opportunities to adapt and grow.
- Customer obsession - Unwavering commitment to putting customers first and delivering exceptional experiences that solve real financial challenges for Canadians.
- Ownership mentality - Proactive, results-driven approach with full accountability for outcomes and continuous improvement mindset that drives organizational excellence.
- Innovation leadership - Embrace change, challenge conventional thinking and champion continuous innovation while maintaining operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborative excellence - Build effective partnerships and drive teamwork across functions, levels, and organizations to achieve shared objectives and maximize collective impact.
- Data-driven decision making - Leverage analytics, experimentation, and insights to inform strategic decisions while maintaining intuitive understanding of customer needs and market dynamics.
Who You Are
- You can demonstrate 12+ years of work experience leading product teams within fintech, software or financial services, managing complex portfolios with P&L responsibility. You have experience building and leading product teams, building and shipping products at scale.
- You can demonstrate in-depth experience and ability to grow product lines through strategic thinking, customer obsession, and clear execution, not through pricing & marketing alone.
- You can demonstrate strong grasp of Canadian regulatory frameworks with experience embedding compliance and risk considerations into product decisions.
- You can demonstrate exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and strategic planning abilities with proven capacity to translate complex market dynamics into actionable business strategies and measurable outcomes. Advanced data interpretation skills with experience using analytics platforms, business intelligence tools, and customer insights to drive product decisions and optimize performance metrics.
- Your influence makes a difference. Outstanding communication and presentation skills for executive audiences, board reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with ability to influence outcomes across all organizational levels. Demonstrate ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while delivering high-quality results under aggressive timelines and resource constraints and exceptional ability to build and leverage strategic relationships both internally and externally, driving consensus and collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups to achieve ambitious business objectives.
- You are highly skilled in forging partnerships across engineering, design, analytics, risk, marketing, and operations to drive consensus and action. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a bias for practical solutions and timely delivery.
- You are an accountable leader. You have proven leadership and people management capabilities with track record of building, developing, and retaining high-performing teams in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments. You can demonstrate work experience developing and implementing strategic team goals.
- You are a proven leader who builds autonomous, accountable teams that deliver results and develop leaders. You are a deeply committed to continuous learning, coaching, and fostering a culture where ownership and accountability thrive.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
#LI-TA
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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 tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). 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.
Job Location
Toronto-161 Bay St., 4th
Employment Type
Regular
Weekly Hours
37.5
Skills
Business Cases, Business Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Executive Presenting, Group Problem Solving, Innovation, Leadership, People Leadership, Performance Analytics, Pricing Strategies, Product Management, Product Marketing, Project Management, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Influence, Strategic Influence, Strategy Analytics
About CIBC
CIBC is here to help all our clients reach their goals.
We know the importance of reliable financial products and services, and we’re dedicated to providing them in a way that lets you bank however you want, whenever you want.
With innovative tools designed around your priorities and a team fully focused on your success, you’ll get the insights you need to get even closer to achieving your goals.
This culture of innovation and shared values of trust, teamwork and accountability are why we’ve been named a top employer in Canada. They’re also why a career at CIBC is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to grow and work alongside some of the brightest in Canada.
La Banque CIBC est là pour aider tous nos clients à atteindre leurs objectifs.
Nous connaissons l'importance de produits et services financiers fiables, et nous nous engageons à les fournir d'une manière qui vous permette d'effectuer vos opérations bancaires comme vous le souhaitez, quand vous le souhaitez.
Avec des outils innovants conçus autour de vos priorités et une équipe entièrement centrée sur votre réussite, vous obtiendrez les informations dont vous avez besoin pour vous rapprocher encore plus de vos objectifs.
Cette culture de l'innovation et les valeurs partagées de confiance, de travail d'équipe et de responsabilité sont la raison pour laquelle nous avons été nommés l'un des meilleurs employeurs au Canada. C'est aussi pourquoi une carrière à la Banque CIBC est plus qu'un emploi : c'est une occasion de grandir et de travailler aux côtés de certaines des personnes plus brillantes au Canada.
Sr. Director, Financial Products, Simplii Financial
Top Benefits
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 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.
To learn more about CIBC, please visit
CIBC.com
Simplii Financial is transforming how millions of Canadians manage their money and the Product team is central to the Simplii organization. We turn complexity into clarity – working across design, operations, engineering, analytics, compliance, and risk – to build features that solve real human problems.
As an integral member of Simplii’s Product Management team reporting to the Vice President, the Senior Director, Financial Products, will own a broad portfolio of everyday financial products, from chequing and savings accounts to payments. You will lead the product vision and strategy, drive measurable growth, and build a strong team of product leaders and product managers to deliver meaningful customer outcomes.
This is a senior product leadership role that requires an ownership mindset and bias to action. You will set a clear direction and empower your team to build new products and scale existing ones, navigating ambiguity and overcoming barriers with resourcefulness and resolve. Accountability for outcomes is paramount—both for the business and the development of your people.
At Simplii Financial, we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role you’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 2-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.
What You’ll Do
- Strategy development - Articulate a compelling vision and crystallize a strategy to achieve, evangelizing the story to your team and stakeholders. Set and execute the product roadmap, informed by customer insights, business priorities, and careful judgment about trade-offs. Lead product development end-to-end, with relentless focus on usability, reliability, and delight. Own the P&L for your portfolio, driving profitable growth while managing risk and compliance in a regulated environment.
- People leadership - Build, coach, and develop product managers to foster strong individual ownership and collective impact. Champion a culture of high agency where teams are trusted to act, innovate, and iterate with autonomy and discipline.
- Product leadership - Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners to align efforts, remove blockers, and accelerate delivery. Make data-driven decisions with speed and confidence, embracing experimentation and learning from setbacks. Represent product leadership internally and externally, influencing strategy, cultivating alignment, and securing necessary support. Approach every challenge with resilience and a solutions-oriented mindset, viewing obstacles as opportunities to adapt and grow.
- Customer obsession - Unwavering commitment to putting customers first and delivering exceptional experiences that solve real financial challenges for Canadians.
- Ownership mentality - Proactive, results-driven approach with full accountability for outcomes and continuous improvement mindset that drives organizational excellence.
- Innovation leadership - Embrace change, challenge conventional thinking and champion continuous innovation while maintaining operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborative excellence - Build effective partnerships and drive teamwork across functions, levels, and organizations to achieve shared objectives and maximize collective impact.
- Data-driven decision making - Leverage analytics, experimentation, and insights to inform strategic decisions while maintaining intuitive understanding of customer needs and market dynamics.
Who You Are
- You can demonstrate 12+ years of work experience leading product teams within fintech, software or financial services, managing complex portfolios with P&L responsibility. You have experience building and leading product teams, building and shipping products at scale.
- You can demonstrate in-depth experience and ability to grow product lines through strategic thinking, customer obsession, and clear execution, not through pricing & marketing alone.
- You can demonstrate strong grasp of Canadian regulatory frameworks with experience embedding compliance and risk considerations into product decisions.
- You can demonstrate exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and strategic planning abilities with proven capacity to translate complex market dynamics into actionable business strategies and measurable outcomes. Advanced data interpretation skills with experience using analytics platforms, business intelligence tools, and customer insights to drive product decisions and optimize performance metrics.
- Your influence makes a difference. Outstanding communication and presentation skills for executive audiences, board reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with ability to influence outcomes across all organizational levels. Demonstrate ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while delivering high-quality results under aggressive timelines and resource constraints and exceptional ability to build and leverage strategic relationships both internally and externally, driving consensus and collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups to achieve ambitious business objectives.
- You are highly skilled in forging partnerships across engineering, design, analytics, risk, marketing, and operations to drive consensus and action. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a bias for practical solutions and timely delivery.
- You are an accountable leader. You have proven leadership and people management capabilities with track record of building, developing, and retaining high-performing teams in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments. You can demonstrate work experience developing and implementing strategic team goals.
- You are a proven leader who builds autonomous, accountable teams that deliver results and develop leaders. You are a deeply committed to continuous learning, coaching, and fostering a culture where ownership and accountability thrive.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
#LI-TA
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
-
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 tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). 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.
Job Location
Toronto-161 Bay St., 4th
Employment Type
Regular
Weekly Hours
37.5
Skills
Business Cases, Business Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Executive Presenting, Group Problem Solving, Innovation, Leadership, People Leadership, Performance Analytics, Pricing Strategies, Product Management, Product Marketing, Project Management, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Influence, Strategic Influence, Strategy Analytics
About CIBC
CIBC is here to help all our clients reach their goals.
We know the importance of reliable financial products and services, and we’re dedicated to providing them in a way that lets you bank however you want, whenever you want.
With innovative tools designed around your priorities and a team fully focused on your success, you’ll get the insights you need to get even closer to achieving your goals.
This culture of innovation and shared values of trust, teamwork and accountability are why we’ve been named a top employer in Canada. They’re also why a career at CIBC is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to grow and work alongside some of the brightest in Canada.
La Banque CIBC est là pour aider tous nos clients à atteindre leurs objectifs.
Nous connaissons l'importance de produits et services financiers fiables, et nous nous engageons à les fournir d'une manière qui vous permette d'effectuer vos opérations bancaires comme vous le souhaitez, quand vous le souhaitez.
Avec des outils innovants conçus autour de vos priorités et une équipe entièrement centrée sur votre réussite, vous obtiendrez les informations dont vous avez besoin pour vous rapprocher encore plus de vos objectifs.
Cette culture de l'innovation et les valeurs partagées de confiance, de travail d'équipe et de responsabilité sont la raison pour laquelle nous avons été nommés l'un des meilleurs employeurs au Canada. C'est aussi pourquoi une carrière à la Banque CIBC est plus qu'un emploi : c'est une occasion de grandir et de travailler aux côtés de certaines des personnes plus brillantes au Canada.