Senior Manager, Application Development (.Net, React, Databricks)

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Manager, Application Development at CIBC, you will lead cross-functional development teams and oversee several large-scale projects and support functions for key business lines. You will provide technical and strategic direction, ensuring best-practice development, high-quality delivery, and alignment with organizational goals.

In this role, you will direct, motivate, and develop your team to maximize engagement and performance, collaborate closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions, champion continuous improvement and innovation in processes and technology adoption and ensure measurable success through quality, timeliness, and positive business outcomes.

CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 2-3 days per week on-site at our Chicago location, while other days may be remote.

How You’ll Succeed

• People Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team. Maximize team contributions and professional growth through effective motivation, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem-solving. Foster an inclusive and diverse work environment.

• Technical Leadership: Guide the development and implementation of complex software solutions across multiple platforms. Drive best practices in architecture, coding, and quality assurance. Champion the integration of AI coding assistants and modern development tools. Mentor junior engineers and support their technical growth. Expert communication with C-suite and key technical partners for governance and tollgate forums. Strong technical storytelling ability for recommendations and solution proposals

• Relationship Management: Build strong partnerships with business and technology stakeholders, including product owners and business leaders. Advise on technology solutions that drive business value and innovation

• Strategic Development & Execution: Translate business requirements into robust system and application designs, collaborating with architects to ensure alignment with CIBC’s technology roadmap and strategic objectives.

• Strategy and Roadmap: Contribute to the development and execution of technology roadmaps. Lead multiple technology initiatives, ensuring consistency, best practices, and continuous improvement.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay abreast of emerging technologies, particularly in AI, cloud, and data engineering. Identify and implement opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and automation.

• Change Leadership: Lead teams through organizational and technological change, ensuring adoption and engagement. Experience leading teams through change and transformation. Performance management: setting objectives, measuring outcomes, and providing feedback. Commitment to fostering an inclusive and high-performing team environment.

• Security & Compliance: Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices and regulatory requirements relevant to banking/financial services

Who You Are

• You demonstrate hands-on experience in .NET (C#) application development, SQL Server database design and optimization, data technology stack (SSIS, Azure SQL, REST APIs), BI tools (Tableau, Cognos, Power BI), Databricks for scalable ETL pipelines and data models. You have a solid knowledge of DevOps practices including environment management, security, pipeline management, compliance, release management with proficiency in Jira/Azure DevOps for taxonomy, story writing, estimation, and velocity measurement with proven experience managing large-scale projects/programs, including budgeting and resource planning and vendor management/third-party solution integration. Strong understanding of software architecture, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred) is required.

• You are a people leader. Leading a team of developers and testers for 4-5 years and are a seasoned professional with the ability to coach and help develop other team members. You are a code quality champion with hands-on experience in Software Design using SOLID Design principles.   

• It is an asset if you have a familiarity with foundation AI models (e.g., GPT, BERT, Llama) and integrating AI/ML solutions into enterprise applications, understanding of AI model fine-tuning and customization with a strong experience with AI-powered coding agents (e.g., GitHub Copilot).

• You have a degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field of study.

• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of a team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision.

• You put our clients first. Passion for client service - You want the work you do each day to result in a positive client experience.

• You give meaning to technology. You enjoy investigating complex problems, and making sense of information. You're confident in your ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way.

• You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.

• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.

• You're passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships and build trust through respect and authenticity and enjoy being a team member.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

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At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package.  This role has an expected salary range of $140,000- $170,000 based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position.  The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee’s needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave, and Vacation), Holidays,  and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.

This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

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 aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, 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.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and 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-carrieres@cibc.com

• 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, 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

IL-Chicago, 70 W Madison St Fl 10

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

40

Skills

.NET Core, Application Development, Applications Programming, ASP.NET C#, Azure API Management, Azure App Service, C#.NET, C# Software Development, Databricks SQL, Databricks Unity Catalog, jQuery, Microsoft .NET Platform, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Functions, Microsoft SQL Server, PySpark, Python (Programming Language), React.js, SQL Databases, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SSIS Packages, Work Collaboratively