Strategy & Innovation Analyst Co-Op - 8+ Month

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

What you’ll be doing

You're excited about strategy and building products in the digital world and want to join a team of ambitious, like-minded enthusiasts. You're passionate about the intersection of client, business, design and technology and strive to explore how financial services can be a delightful digital experience for our clients. You strive in fast-paced, teamwork focused environments and are able to balance assertion and patience along with perseverance. You will be supporting in the discovery of new and innovative solutions for the bank’s most compelling opportunities. Your knowledge of design thinking methodology is recommended, and a keen eye for asking why.

Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How You’ll Succeed

• Ongoing Learning: You’ll have the opportuntity to actively learn to listen to the voice of a customer and empathize with them as you participate or assist in leading brainstorming, idea review and working sessions. You’ll be expected to challenge the status quo and provide feedback and ideas to help us improve the way we work as you seek out best practices, assess global news, trends, competitor and consumer user trends, and educate key stakeholders on the threats and opportunities.
• Teamwork: You will be creatively working in a team to help visualize and design a possible new product or service and to assess the market, business and technical merits of that concept
• Influence and Inform: You will facilitate conversations with various stakeholders (external) and working team (internal) to help define and/or communicate the product vision, desired benefits, tactical steps, blockers, and success stories.
• Strategic thinking and planning: You’ll incorporate client perspectives, business requirements, research, user needs, and technical details to create product requirements

Who You Are

• Data Analytics: You have the technical skills to review and evaluate data to find innovative opportunities and share with partners. You have experience in the MS Office and other tools required to study and present your findings.
• Research and Design: You enjoy researching and recommending design choices that have a positive effect on the client experience
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability
• Communication: You have excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively articulate ideas and opinions that involve research, interpretation, and assessment
• Organization: Your time management skills are strong and you are able to prioritize competing priorities to ensure successful outcomes
• Problem Solving: You enjoy being presented with problems or issues and working with a team to find innovative solutions
• Process Improvement: You enjoy the process of evaluating current processes and identifying improvements that will optimize or improve standards
• Problem Solving: You enjoy being presented with problems or issues and working with a team to find innovative solutions
• Creativity: You are curious and enjoy working in a team to visualize and design innovative solutions

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 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.
• 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.

Important information

Please note, we have multiple positions available under this posting and you may be considered by more than one hiring team

• Please include your resume (no more than 2 pages) and a cover letter (no more than 1 page).
• This job posting closes on June 2nd at Midnight
• This is a 8+ Month co-op opportunity
• You are currently enrolled in a post-secondary program to be eligible, however, you do not need to be in a registered Co-Op program.

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 [email protected]
• 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.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 33rd Floor

Employment Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Communication, Creativity, Innovative Solutions, Microsoft Office, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Reporting Tools, Teamwork, Time Management