Director, Corporate Actions Operations Management

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What You’ll Be Doing:

The Corporate Actions Specialist is accountable for providing in-depth advice/consultation typically of an operational or tactical nature, to management and designated clients, within an area of specialization.  The individual will be responsible for advising Securities Operations and Prime Services Group on the set of processes, procedures and flows for corporate actions related to the US Prime Brokerage business. Once the business is live, the individual will assist in the resolution of routine and non-routine corporate action queries or issues by investigating, analyzing and providing an informed and independent opinion or recommendation.  At the request of PSG or Securities Operations management, the individual will oversee and track complex corporate actions for high profile hedge fund clients.  This will help ensure these clients are accurately informed of the details of pending corporate actions and will help ensure the election is process correctly.  The individual will lead projects related to the development and implementation of new and revised policies, procedures and standards for corporate actions and will provide technical guidance and professional advice to more junior specialists.

How You’ll Succeed:

Provide in-depth operational and tactical advice and guidance to management and client groups, within corporate action processing, in dealing with issues of a transactional nature:

• Determine client priorities and objectives through consultation.

• Ensure clients are well-informed of the corporate actions specialist area's mandate and nature, including relevant policies and legislation.

• Promote and market the concepts, products and services of the specialist area.

• Work with client groups to consider alternative approaches, products or services for corporate action processing and serving.

• Interpret, provide advice on, and promote compliance with CIBC policies, procedures, standards as well as external regulatory and legislative requirements, in routine and non-routine situations.

• Provide technical support/information to clients.

• Evaluate the impact of introducing new methods or products into the client's operations.  Identify and assess risks and opportunities for enhancing the performance of programs or policies, and make appropriate recommendations.

• Provide advice to clients in formulating effective implementation approaches for the business area.  

• Champion CIBC values and provide support in a manner consistent with the highest quality standards and CIBC objectives.

May act as a resource for the functional area or as an informal regional leader and liaise with line management, clients, and regularly with external contacts:

• Act