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What you'll be doing The Data Governance team within CAO and GTDAI helps strengthen how we manage, protect, and use data across the bank. As Director, Data Governance, you'll lead strategic initiatives that advance our data governance framework, support enterprise priorities, and help ensure data is managed with consistency, quality, and accountability. You'll work closely with data owners, data stewards, data custodians, and business and technology partners across CAO and GTDAI to guide governance practices, support policy and control implementation, and drive alignment across teams. In this role, you'll oversee delivery planning, reporting, risk and issue management, and continuous improvement initiatives that support a strong governance environment. You'll also lead a team, building capability and providing direction that helps translate strategy into practical execution and measurable outcomes. At CIBC 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 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

Lead strategic initiatives - Drive data governance priorities across the portfolio, ensuring initiatives align with business objectives, regulatory expectations, and enterprise data practices. Strengthen governance practices - Oversee the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of data governance policies, standards, controls, and procedures that support effective data management across CAO and GTDAI. Manage delivery and oversight - Monitor timelines, deliverables, risks, issues, resources, and budgets to support effective execution of governance-related programs and projects. Partner across the organization - Collaborate with data owners, data stewards, data custodians, senior leaders, and business and technology teams to support decision-making, resolve dependencies, and advance shared outcomes. Enable reporting and insights - Oversee governance reporting, dashboards, and portfolio metrics to provide clear visibility into progress, priorities, and operational effectiveness. Lead people and develop talent - Direct, coach, and develop a team while setting clear expectations, fostering collaboration, and creating an inclusive environment where people can do their best work.

Who you are

You can demonstrate 5+ years of experience as a leader in data governance, data management, project delivery, or a related leadership role, ideally within a complex enterprise environment. You have strong technical knowledge. You understand data governance and data management tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Databricks, Informatica, or similar platforms, and you know how they support governance, metadata, and data quality practices. You are a caring and accountable leader. You have experience developing and implementing strategic team goals. You have experience coaching employees and inspiring successful team performance. You're a strategic thinker. You can connect day-to-day execution to broader business goals and guide initiatives that improve governance maturity, operational effectiveness, and risk management. You're a collaborative communicator. You build strong relationships across business and technology teams and can clearly communicate priorities, recommendations, and progress to senior stakeholders. You’re a certified professional. It’s an asset if you have certification such as Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM) or Data Management Association (DAMA). 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 Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com 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.

Job Location

Toronto-141 Bay, 16th Floor Employment Type Regular Weekly Hours 37.5 Skills Business Case Development, Group Problem Solving, Leadership, Long Term Planning, Process Implementations, Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC), Project Management Oversight, Quality Management, Strategic Objectives, Technical Knowledge