Senior Manager, Application Development

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

As a Senior Manager, Application Development at CIBC, you will lead cross-functional development teams and oversee several large-scale projects and support functions for key business lines. You will provide technical and strategic direction, ensuring best-practice development, high-quality delivery, and alignment with organizational goals.

In this role, you will:

• Direct, motivate, and develop your team to maximize engagement and performance
• Collaborate closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation in processes and technology adoption
• Ensure measurable success through quality, timeliness, and positive business outcomes

This role is a Hybrid role with 2-3 days required on-site per week.

How You’ll Succeed

People Leadership:

Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team. Maximize team contributions and professional growth through effective motivation, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem-solving. Foster an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Relationship Management:

Build strong partnerships with business and technology stakeholders, including product owners and business leaders. Advise on technology solutions that drive business value and innovation.

Technical Leadership:

Guide the development and implementation of complex software solutions across multiple platforms

• Drive best practices in architecture, coding, and quality assurance
• Champion the integration of AI coding assistants and modern development tools
• Mentor junior engineers and support their technical growth

Strategic Development & Execution:

Translate business requirements into robust system and application designs, collaborating with architects to ensure alignment with CIBC’s technology roadmap and strategic objectives.

Strategy and Roadmap:

Contribute to the development and execution of technology roadmaps. Lead multiple technology initiatives, ensuring consistency, best practices, and continuous improvement.

Continuous Improvement:

Stay abreast of emerging technologies, particularly in AI, cloud, and data engineering. Identify and implement opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and automation.

Change Leadership:

Lead teams through organizational and technological change, ensuring adoption and engagement.

Knowledge and Skills

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of software architecture, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred)

• Hands-on experience with:
• .NET (C#) application development
• SQL Server database design and optimization
• Data technology stack: SSIS, Azure SQL, REST APIs
• Databricks for scalable ETL pipelines and data models
• Familiarity with foundation AI models (e.g., GPT, BERT, Llama) and integrating AI/ML solutions into enterprise applications
• Understanding of AI model fine-tuning and customization
• Strong experience with AI-powered coding agents (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
• Outstanding DevOps practices: environment management, security, pipeline management, compliance, release management
• BI tools (Tableau, Cognos, Power BI)

Delivery & Operations:

• Proficient in Jira/Azure DevOps for taxonomy, story writing, estimation, and velocity measurement
• Proven experience managing large-scale projects/programs, including budgeting and resource planning
• Experience with vendor management an