Vice-president, Energy, Global Corporate Credit Risk Management

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The Vice-President, Energy, Global Corporate Credit Risk Management (VP) is accountable to the Senior Vice-President, Global Corporate Credit Risk for the overall management of a designated portfolio of Corporate and Commercial Banking credits, primarily, but not limited to, Energy and Energy-related entities in North America (Canada and the US). Within the overall management responsibilities of the position, the VP interfaces with Canadian Corporate Banking, US Corporate Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking as well as other areas within Risk Management and external auditors and regulators as required.

The VP also provides (i) direction to senior credit risk managers on accounts within their Delegated Lending Authority (DLA) (ii) authorizes accounts within the VP’s DLA, (iii) provides recommendations to the Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President on accounts in excess of the VP’s DLA (iv) provides oversight and guidance to the Canadian Petroleum Engineering Dept. (v) provides advice to the Bank’s senior executives on industry-related matters, and (vi) works closely with line management counterparts concerning formulation and achievement of their business and financial plans.

As an organizational leader, this role champions:

- CIBC employee experience principles:_- Always professionalso our team members can excel and be their best professional self.- Radically simpleso our team members can focus on what they need to do and make an impact.- Genuinely caringso our team members can feel valued for who they are and what they contribute.
- CIBC leadership capabilities:_- Envisions the future to innovate purposefully to create new value and harness new capabilities in order to meet the evolving needs of our diverse stakeholders.- Inspires hearts and minds to build an inclusive culture where we make bold choices, collaborate, and empower others to take chances and do what’s right for our stakeholders.- Drives action and impact, together to align with urgency around what matters, making decisions with speed and always making a real difference.

What You’ll be Doing

The VP is expected to take all necessary steps to become and remain an informed industry specialist with respect to the designated portfolio, particularly with regard to the factors influencing credit risk. The VP will participate in select external activities, such as client meetings and industry forums, which represent essential aspects of maintaining the required industry expertise.

The VP is also responsible for keeping the Senior Vice President and the Senior Credit Committee apprised of significant developments in industries within the designated portfolio, making written and oral presentations to the Senior Credit Committee concerning these developments, as required from time to time. The VP is responsible for ensuring that both senior risk managers and specialist line officers having responsibilities related to the designated portfolio are regularly provided with the VP’s analysis of the prevailing conditions of and prospects for, the relevant industries:
- The VP is responsible and accountable for a portfolio of Energy producers, midstream and services companies and any other entities involved in the energy industry.- Achieve portfolio specific asset quality targets, ensuring that risk ratings are objective, transparent and reflective of each transaction’s risk profile.- Ensure all aspects of the Bank’s Global Reputation and Legal Risk Policy are met.- Provide and be perceived as providing professional stewardship of the Bank’s credit risks analysis.- Provide quality service to all CIBC business units with respect to their management of the relevant credit portfolios.-
- Establish and recommend various product or client related credit policies which establish and shape the strategies of the various client businesses.- Provide expert input and assist in the development and maintenance of risk rating models.

What We’re Looking For-
- Knowledge of credit products, their appropriateness for different customer needs, risk factors, and profitability potential.- Detailed working knowledge of operations sufficient to apply, adapt and modify practices and processes in response to the changes affecting the delivery of products and services.- Extensive working knowledge of external financial and regulatory environment, specifically as it relates to other financial institutions and foreign governments, from a risk perspective.- Advanced presentation/interactive skills to convey complex conceptual information/ideas on issues requ