Global Markets, FICC, Summer 2026 Associate

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What You'll Be Doing
As a member of the Global Markets team, you'll be delivering innovative banking and investment solutions to CIBC's retail, wealth and business clients including corporates, governments and institutional clients around the world. Our goal remains to be the leading Capital Markets franchise in Canada and to work as one team to build our brand across North America and the world - proudly living our values as we work toward our vision to be the leader in client relationships. CIBC is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment where diverse ideas and perspectives are valued.

Our Global Markets business comprises our sales, trading, structuring and research teams spanning cash and derivative products in foreign exchange, commodities, rates and equities in addition to securitization, prime brokerage, money markets and more. We are widely recognized for our capabilities and leadership in these areas and remain committed to investing in technology and talent to drive innovation and scalable growth.

As a Summer Associate on the FICC team, you will support Canadian investment grade corporate credit institutional clients, sales, and trading. The position will involve analysis and financial modeling across sectors, capital structures, geographies, products, and relative value. Further, the credit analyst will also contribute to internal/external client presentations and marketing events.

• Credit research related to Canadian corporate bond issuers including preparation and maintenance of financial models and write-ups of financial reporting/events
• Follow credits in assigned sectors, contribute to reporting and marketing needs
• Relative value of issuers/sectors/products considering fundamental analysis and market technical factors
• Researching, collecting, analyzing and organizing information in a manner that is presentable to clients

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, you'll be on-site full-time.
Important information

• You must be currently enrolled in a MBA or Master's program, with a graduation date no sooner than December 2026. Targeting students with a December 2026 or April 2027 graduation date. Please indicate your expected graduation date on your resume.
• Include your resume, cover letter, and your most recent unofficial transcript with your application. These should all be uploaded into the resume section of your application in a PDF format.
• Work Location: Toronto.
• Duration of work term: 4 months (May 2026 – August 2026)
• This job posting closes on December 28th at 11:59PM EDT.

How You'll Succeed

• Passion for financial markets – Demonstrate strong technical, quantitative, and analytical skills, with keen interest in the financial markets and proven record of academic success, teamwork and extracurricular involvement.
• Process oriented – Present detailed analysis, financial modeling, structuring, and research to support senior professionals and help to identify opportunities to win business, execute transactions, automate existing processes and develop new businesses.
• Communication - Partner with your team to make an impact by applying a technical skillset to help generate insights and/or optimize processes. Showcase highly effective written, oral and presentation skills with an ability to explain complex concepts.
• Relationship management – Provide excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to contribute to high-performance teams and a demonstrate commitment to acting with integrity.

Who You Are

• You have demonstrated interest in Capital Markets. You are highly motivated, accomplished and a success-oriented individual who has a keen interest in pursuing a career in the financial services industry demonstrated through school courses, clubs and/or related work experience.
• You give meaning to data. You have a proven ability to make an impact by applying a technical skillsets to help generate insights and/or optimize processes in a business environment.
• It's an asset if you have knowledge of programming languages such as VBA and Python.
• You understand success is in the details. You can multi-task with the best of them, constructively push the status quo, and deliver competing project-based and operational demands in a dynamic environment.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment. You enjoy collaborating with a high performing team to come up with innovative solutions while being committed to acting with integrity.
• Your verbal and written communication skills are second to none. You are able to explain complex concepts in a meaningful way.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

What CIBC Offers
At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive compensation, a banking benefit*, wellbeing support, and additional offers such as employee and family assistance programs and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
• Subject to program terms and conditions

What You Need To Know

• 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 we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-
• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.
• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location
Toronto-161 Bay St., 5th

Employment Type
Temporary (Fixed Term)

Weekly Hours
37.5

Skills
Accountability, Banking, Capital Markets, Client Relations, Collaborating, Communication, Innovative Solutions