Head, Country

The Country Head is accountable for overall country financial, local regulatory interactions, reputational and market performance, human resources, branch administration and property management.

About Us

CIBC Caribbean is a relationship bank offering a full range of market leading financial services through our Corporate Banking, Private and Business Banking and Wealth Management segments through its leading digital banking network and locations across the region. CIBC Caribbean is one of the largest regionally listed financial services institutions in the Caribbean.

About the Role

The Country Head is accountable for overall country financial, local regulatory interactions, reputational and market performance, human resources, branch administration and property management. The incumbent leads the day-to-day operations, sales, business development and change management within the country to ensure the enhancement of market share and strengthening of the Bank’s reputation to deliver agreed country performance. The Country Head leads the country team ensuring their understanding of the Bank and country strategies to deliver the targets agreed for the country and is the chair of the Country Management Committee (CMC).

About Success

• Drives client-focused solutions to current and prospective customers, enhancing the customer experience, business development and the execution of priorities and client strategies.
• Leads the financial planning and execution process for the country ensuring the projections are reasonable based on knowledge of the market and economy for the country, including the formulation of and implementation of targets, budgets, sales development, and business plan.
• Manages the Bank’s relationship with key stakeholders (e.g. regulators, government, peer financial institutions, multilateral banks, unions, community organizations, press and media), represents the Bank at official functions, hosts client events and undertakes visits to client’s premises when appropriate.

About You

• 10 years’ experience in banking in a senior management position.
• Experience in country management and leadership, managing personal banking, corporate banking and international banking.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working in operations environment at a management level or equivalent would be an asset.
• Team leadership and management with a proven track-record of achieving targets, goals and objectives.
• In-depth understanding of corporate, wealth, retail businesses and their potential financial issues.
• Proven quality management, e.g. evidence of successful initiatives led which met timelines, brought in agreed revenue and no major risks occurred as a result of implementation.
• Minimum Bachelor’s and 10 years banking experience, master’s an asset
• ACIB or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline.

About our Offer

We use the same innovation and vigour for our benefits and reward package. It is attractively structured, and performance bonuses are offered. You will have a challenging, diverse experience with opportunities for professional growth. We value agility, collaboration, integrity, sense of ownership and urgency.

Applications with detailed resumes should be submitted no later than February 26^th, 2025