1. Strategic Leadership & Franchise Management
- Partner closely with the Regional Head of CIBC and FS to shape and execute regional strategy, including client coverage, portfolio returns and profitability, sector strategy, and growth initiatives.
- Act as a delegate in senior management forums, representing the function and driving alignment across the franchise.
- Lead the overall business management agenda, ensuring disciplined execution and delivery of strategic priorities.
2. Client & Product Leadership
- Oversee the CIBC and FS Segments function, spanning:
- Corporate & Public Sector Coverage
- Financing Solutions
- Digital initiatives
- Transformation programmes
- Drive client franchise development, including profitability, wallet capture, cross-sell, and deepening of strategic relationships.
- Ensure seamless collaboration between coverage and product teams to deliver integrated, client-centric solutions
3. Credit Portfolio & Risk-Return Optimisation
- Provide leadership to the regional credit portfolio team, balancing growth, risk, and return objectives.
- Drive portfolio strategy and capital efficiency, including sector allocation and concentration management.
- Partner with Risk and Credit leadership to uphold strong governance and underwriting discipline.
4. Business Performance & Execution Discipline
- Oversee regional performance across revenue, RWA, and client profitability, ensuring delivery against targets.
- Drive pipeline governance, deal prioritisation, and execution tracking to enhance conversion and outcomes.
- Provide strategic insights and challenge to improve business performance and resource allocation.
5. Governance & Stakeholder Leadership
- Provide senior oversight of governance frameworks (e.g., deal and credit committees), ensuring consistency, transparency, and quality of decision-making.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, influencing decisions across a complex, matrix organization
Who You Are
- A Seasoned banking leader with 15–20+ years of experience in corporate or investment banking.
- Strong track record in client coverage, credit, and product (priority in financial solutions) leadership.
- Proven ability to lead at scale in a regional, matrixed environment.
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen and risk-return mindset.
- Experienced in driving transformation and change initiatives with tangible business impact.
- Highly effective in engaging and influencing senior stakeholder
Why Join Us
This is a unique opportunity to partner closely with the Regional Head of CIBC and FS, lead a regional team, and play a defining role in shaping the strategy, performance, and transformation of the regional franchise. You will have the platform to drive meaningful impact across multiple markets while working at the forefront of corporate and investment banking coverage in ASEAN, North Asia and United Kingdom.
