Consultant, Payments Technology Strategy

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What you’ll be doing

You’ll be joining CIBC’s Enterprise Payments Technology team as a Consultant, Payments Technology Strategy. In this role, you’ll support the planning and management of the technology portfolio across a range of payments-related initiatives by developing multi-year roadmaps, preparing executive materials, and contributing to business management activities that enable effective decision-making and execution. You’ll work across strategic planning, financial management, workforce planning, governance, and process improvement initiatives. You’ll also help identify opportunities to improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions and support a broad range of stakeholders across the organization.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How you’ll succeed

- Strategy and Planning – Develop multi-year technology roadmaps aligned to business priorities and enterprise direction. Prepare clear, well-structured materials for senior leadership discussions and strategic planning forums and Stakeholder engagement – Partner effectively with teams across technology and business functions to drive coordination, provide updates, and support informed decisions.

- Business management – Support budget planning, workforce planning, governance routines, and business case development for the portfolio and Process improvement – Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, strengthen reporting, and improve team effectiveness through AI and other practical enhancements.

- Technology Awareness – Apply knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to ensure strategic recommendations are grounded in delivery realities.

Who you are

- You can demonstrate 5+ years of experience in technology strategy, business management, consulting, or a related field, along with experience in roadmap development, business case preparation, budget planning, workforce planning, and governance support. The ideal candidate should have strong PowerPoint and Excel skills, a solid understanding of the SDLC, and excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities, with a proven ability to produce polished materials for senior audiences. Nice to have knowledge of payments products, processes, or the technology landscape, along with experience working with payments teams in a banking or financial services environment. Experience with Power BI and exposure to AI use cases, including agentic AI, would also be considered strong assets.