Consultant, Government Relations

* **Policy strategy and advocacy** – Support the development and execution of CIBC’s public policy strategy with Congress, the U.S. Administration, and regulatory agencies.* **Relationship management –** Build and maintain strong relationships with U.S. policymakers, trade associations, industry participants and think tanks. Serve as a point of contact for senior management as it relates to official sector engagement.* **Policy monitoring and analysis** – Monitor and report on U.S. regulatory and legislative developments, providing timely intelligence and impact assessments to internal stakeholders.* **Collaboration** – Work with internal teams to develop policy goals through close collaboration with Enterprise Government Relations as well as North American and global business lines/functions like Risk Management, Operations, Technology, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Control Group, CIBC Foreign Offices and the business units (Capital Markets, Wealth Management and Personal and Business Banking and US Commercial Banking). The job may also require participating on cross-functional teams in order to support initiatives from other groups.* **Communication** – Prepare memos, talking points, policy papers, and strategic communications for meetings with key US government stakeholders and influencers.* **Industry engagement** – Participate in trade association committees and leverage industry intelligence to track and prioritize issues affecting CIBC.* **You have at least 5 years of experience in** government relations, public policy, or a related area within the private sector or government.* **You have a bachelor’s degree** in Law, Finance, Public Policy, Politics, International Affairs, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.* **You have strong communication skills**, both oral and written, and can present to senior executives and government officials.* **You’re digitally savvy** and comfortable using Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint and Excel; project management experience is an asset.* **You’re client focused.** You engage with purpose and take pride in representing the organization with professionalism and integrity.* **You’re collaborative.** You work effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong internal and external partnerships.* **You’re analytical.** You have experience interpreting complex policy, legal, and regulatory information, and can communicate insights clearly to diverse audiences.* **Values matter to you**. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.* 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.At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them. Our ability to create value for all CIBC stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, Teamwork and Accountability.

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