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CIBC Sr. Director, Workforce IAM in Toronto, Ontario
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)
What you'll be doing
As a member of the Cyber Delivery and Operations organization, you’ll work in a fast-paced environment focused on introducing new security services to the bank and maintaining controls to protect the bank against cyber threats.
As the Sr. Director of Workforce Identity and Access Management (IAM), you’ll maintain an enterprise-wide program to develop and deliver modern authentication and user access lifecycle management for CIBC applications, tools and systems.
In this role, you will manage teams that set strategy and direction, provide oversight, operate controls and lead projects and initiatives that enhance and deliver workforce IAM services. This includes business application and non-privileged system user access scope across all technology environments, including in data centres, cloud and use by third parties. You will continuously drive improvements to strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of workforce IAM practices and increasingly focus on building and operating automated solutions and processes to support continued growth at scale given the accelerating pace of the cyber, technology and regulatory landscape.
You’ll provide leadership to a large team and direct, coach and develop team members to set strategic team goals and inspire successful team performance. You will be a role model and support a positive work environment by championing CIBC’s vision and values of trust, teamwork and accountability.
You’ll work with major bank stakeholders and programs to ensure the direction for workforce IAM is adhered to. You’ll foster key relationships with internal partners to guide services development and adoption, maintain controls compliance and operational excellence, drive remediation of risks and issues, and deliver dashboards and executive reporting to govern and manage workforce IAM. This includes strong engagement, oversight and coordination with regions and CIBC subsidiaries. You’ll also monitor and assess external trends and maintain a strong network of industry relationships in support of the workforce IAM strategy.
At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, you’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-2 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.
How you'll succeed
Workforce IAM strategy – Provide thought leadership for workforce IAM. Analyze CIBC business strategy, changes in the cyber threat landscape, security risk assessments, IAM issues and incidents, current and target state workforce IAM security posture and maturity for inclusion into the workforce IAM strategy and roadmaps.
Workforce IAM service management – As the business owner for relevant workforce IAM technology systems and processes, define enterprise plans and develop business cases for workforce authentication (including multi-factor authentication, passwordless technologies, modern application authentication) and user access lifecycle management services (including user provisioning, attestations, deprovisioning). Lead and oversee related projects and initiatives, drive continued adoption of centralized workforce IAM services, oversee workforce IAM services lifecycle management, develop service KPIs and KRIs and monitor and report on service health.
Identity and Access Lifecycle Operations – Operate IAM technologies to automate user provisioning, recurring access review campaigns and deprovisioning for CIBC applications, tools and systems. Perform governance and oversight across the enterprise to maintain strong compliance to standards. Maintain formal IAM controls and documentation and ensure workforce IAM controls comply with controls testing by the internal Lines of Defense and external parties such as auditors and regulators.
Process optimization and change adoption – Develop and continuously improve workforce IAM practices, with a focus on streamlining and automating output and activities across different teams.
Relationship building - Grow your network, deepen relationships, and guide and collaborate with technology, risk, and business stakeholder teams across the organization to reduce risk by ensuring that IAM services are adopted and effectively and efficiency leveraged.
Enhanced reporting and governance – Enhance metrics and reporting to measure, track, and report on workforce IAM. This will provide various key stakeholders (e.g., Information Security management, Technology teams, Business Partners, Executives) with an ongoing understanding of risk and compliance status and enable prompt escalation and action.
Who you are
You embrace and advocate for change. You continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work to deliver your best.
You are passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You connect with others through respect and authenticity.
You can demonstrate experience in identity and access management and remediation. It’s an asset if you have knowledge of IAM-related technology practices in terms of threats and countermeasures,have experience leading diverse teams responsible for IAM, have led large enterprise IAM initiatives, managed IAM controls, maintained compliance to audit and SOX-related control practices, collaborated with business partners to optimize IAM services for both user experience and compliance, and prepared and delivered executive reporting pertaining to IAM services.
You look beyond the moment. You know what you do will make a difference today and tomorrow. You look for new opportunities to define what is possible.
You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You communicate detailed information in a meaningful way.
You are motivated by collective success. You know that teamwork can transform a good idea into a great one. You know that an inclusive team that enjoys working together can bring a vision to life.
Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
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
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-81 Bay, 19th Floor
Employment Type
Regular
Weekly Hours
37.5
Skills
Identity and Access Management (IAM) Operations, Leadership, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Security Policies, Security Strategy
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.