Vice-President, Data Platforms (Toronto)

Vice‑President, Data Platforms

The Vice‑President, Data Platforms leads the Data Platforms team, owning platform strategy, reliability, cost efficiency, and adoption across the bank. The role ensures data platforms enable analytics, AI, regulatory reporting, and business outcomes with speed, safety, and scale, embedding governance and controls by design.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Data Platform Ownership

Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of CIBC’s data platforms, including cloud and hybrid platforms, streaming and real‑time data capabilities, and core analytics and business intelligence platform capabilities.

Platform Reliability, Scalability & Security

Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of enterprise data platforms, embedding security, privacy, and regulatory controls directly into platform guardrails and ensuring auditability and compliance by default.

Platform‑as‑a‑Product Operating Model

Operate data platforms as long‑lived products with clear roadmaps, service levels, and adoption metrics; drive enterprise reuse, reduce duplication across lines of business, and shorten time‑to‑value for analytics and AI teams.

FinOps & Cost Transparency

Own Data Platform FinOps practices, including cost visibility and optimization, capacity planning and usage‑based chargeback, while balancing performance, resilience, and efficiency at scale.

Partnership with Chapters & Delivery Teams

Partner closely with the Data Engineering Chapter to ensure platforms align with engineering standards and enable business‑aligned delivery teams with paved paths and self‑service capabilities, acting as a force multiplier for enterprise delivery.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred).
• Extensive background in information technology disciplines with knowledge of technologies, applications, and system development tools and methodologies suitable for large global corporate settings.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in data management, analytics, automation, artificial intelligence, capability design, and application within large, global corporate settings.
• Advanced knowledge of strategic, business, and financial planning processes.
• Exceptionally strong influencing, presentation, and communication skills to convey complex concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strategic orientation with the ability to act tactically and manage, prioritize, and balance diverse needs—risk objectives, front‑line business revenue, customer objectives, enterprise‑wide objectives, employee development, and budget constraints.
• Strong conceptual and critical thinking skills with the ability to develop unique, creative solutions to complex problems.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the capacity to deliver effective solutions in a fast‑moving environment.

Benefits

• Market‑competitive salary and incentive pay.
• Banking benefits and a benefits program.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Employee share purchase plan.
• Vacation offering and wellbeing support.
• Social recognition program, including a points‑based system.
• A paid day off dedicated to growth and development (“Purpose Day”).

Additional Information

• Job Location: Toronto – 81 Bay, 16th Floor.
• Employment Type: Regular.
• Weekly Hours: 37.5.
• Skills: Platform management.

EEO Statement

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 provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact View email address on ca.talent.com.

Legal

You need to be legally eligible to work in the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.