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 (https://www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc.html) **STRATEGIC** **BUSINESS UNIT DESCRIPTION** CIBC US Region is focused on deepening client relationships by delivering a full range of financial products and services to clients in the US Region. The group provides business strategy and integrated financial services to clients. Being in line with CIBC’s core purpose: to help make our client’s ambitions a reality, the CIBC US offer focuses on integrated relationship management, where Investment Management Trust, Fiduciary, Asset Management, and Wealth Strategies teams work together to deliver customized financial solutions. In addition, CIBC US also offer Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate Financing and Community Banking solutions to clients. **JOB PURPOSE** The Sr. Project Associate is responsible for coordinating and preparing project schedules, assigning work to the project team, monitoring progress, responding to changing priorities and adjusting work schedules. The role applies comprehensive knowledge and skills to assist in the development and delivery of key project planning initiatives such as the project charter, project scope, and project schedule. The Sr. Project Associate exercises independent judgement within defined procedures, tracking progress and making recommendations on response plans for risks, resolution plans for issues and results on action items. Working with limited direction, the Sr. Project Associate proactively identifies any deviations to the project schedule and recommends corrective action to the project manager to mitigate risk. **KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES** + This position will have responsibility for supporting the operations of various program initiatives. + Work with stakeholders to schedule and facilitate meetings. + Create status reports, meeting minutes, and presentations. + Maintain up-to-date risks, actions, issues, and decisions logs. + Track follow-ups, ensuring that the teams adhere to the project management approach and expectations. + Assist the workstreams with creating business requirement documents, process maps, or other project artifacts and analyzing project needs.  + Work collaboratively with the bank project managers and stakeholders to track progress on workplans and milestones. + Support maintenance and tracking of program budget(s) + The position will often support more than one project at a time. **CROSS-FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS** + Be the liaison between business units, technology teams, and support teams. **KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS** ( _e.g., technical, programming language, management experience etc.)_ + Be highly detail oriented and have strong organizational and communication skills. + Adapts well to fast-paced and changing environment. + Curious about the bank, its strategies, its businesses and its people. + Ability to build rapport with a variety of stakeholders and team members. + Strong analytical skills; ability to apply logical solutions to business problems. + Ability to track project expenses against an agreed upon budget. + Ability to identify issues and properly document them. + Work with project managers to build project, skillset, and resource plans. + Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal stakeholders. + Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously. + Work independently with users to define concepts, under the direction of project managers. + Three years of professional experience, in support of projects in the financial services industry, preferable. + Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. + Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint experience preferred. + College degree required **WORKING CONDITIONS** + Hybrid - This role operates within a normal office environment when in the office **TRAVEL REQUIRE** **D** __ Frequent __ Occasional _X_ No California residents — your privacy rights regarding your actual or prospective employment (https://us.cibc.com/en/about-us/california-consumer-privacy-act-employment.html) **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*, 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 + 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, 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** IL-120 S LaSalle St, 11th Fl **Employment Type** Regular **Weekly Hours** 40 **Skills** Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Deviations, Leading Project Teams, Mitigated Risks, Personal Initiative, Planning Ability, Prioritization, Project Charters, Project Planning, Project Scheduling, Project Scope Development At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them. Our ability to create value for all CIBC stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, Teamwork and Accountability. Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities - a place where you can excel. Every day, our 44,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.