Senior Manager, Background Screening

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Reporting to the Senior Director, Corporate Security and accountable for supporting delivery of Insider Risk Program. This role will be responsible for leading the enhanced screening program. This role is accountable for the guidance and specialize knowledge of enhanced background screening.  Also involves maintaining the risk methodology for high risk roles.

The Insider Risk team will provide intelligence and insights, bringing awareness to the executive management and communicating both internally and externally in a timely matter at the onset of potential financial crimes activities.

Key Accountabilities:

In support of the overall Corporate Security mandate, the team is responsible for executing the strategic plan for enhanced behavioral monitoring for the Insider Risk Program. These strategies include:

• Responsible for enhanced background screening operations to deliver against service standards.
• Ensure all aspects of enhanced screening are following CIBC, Privacy, and Global Hiring policies and procedures. 
• Meet client expectations by effectively managing priorities, deliverables, and ensuring solutions are rolled out in an integrated, efficient and timely manner. 
• Work with Director Insights and Intelligence, HR, and Privacy to ensure good communication, and compliant with policies and procedures.
• Establish process to identify and refer any team members for further investigation to the Director of Intel and Insights.
• Establishing a methodology for designating high-risk populations, such as employees with “superuser”-like privileges.
• Establishing an assessment methodology and produces output for relevant stakeholders based on its established expertise.
• Employs case management tools to ensure integrity and effectiveness of the insider risk assessment and response processes.
• Conducts routine exercises to improve integration, analysis and response procedures and processes.
• Stays focused and current on threats in an ever-changing environment across the enterprise.
• Interact with industry and experts in industry to review and assess program elements to maintain the bank’s effectiveness of managing the Insider Threat.
• Providing advice and support to LOB Management to mitigate their exposure to insider Risk.
• Conducting related benchmarking to identify best practices and emerging issues; and
• Maintaining an awareness of new or emerging insider risk best practices.
• Creating a positive work environment and being an effective role model by championing CIBC’s mission, vision and values;
• Ensuring compliance with policies, standards, guidelines and controls
• Implementing and monitoring projects/programs against major milestones, and take preventative/corrective action as appropriate to ensure delivery on time, within budget