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Credit Officer

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Chicago, IL, United States


* **Credit Assessment and Oversight** – Assess and advise on the creditworthiness of Commercial, Corporate, and Industrial transactions, ensuring alignment with CIBC’s credit policies and risk appetite.* **Due Diligence and Risk Rating** – Review and provide input on credit packages, ensuring all due diligence is complete and risk ratings conform to the bank’s framework.* **Portfolio Monitoring** – Assist in monitoring portfolio asset quality, attend management meetings, and support the oversight of Watch and Criticized accounts.* **Mentorship and Team Leadership** – Mentor credit analysts and junior loan officers, fostering growth and knowledge sharing across teams.* **Strategic Initiatives** – Participate in industry meetings, conferences, and strategic credit risk projects to stay current on trends and regulatory changes.* **Process Improvement** – Recommend and implement changes to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness within the credit risk function.* **You bring deep credit risk expertise.** You have at least 10 years of experience in Commercial, Corporate, and Industrial Credit Risk within a US Commercial Bank.* **You have a strong educational background.** You hold a bachelor’s degree in business or finance; an advanced degree is an asset.* **You’re an effective communicator.** Your strong verbal and written communication skills help you interact confidently with all levels of staff and management.* **You’re analytical and detail-oriented.** Your excellent technical, analytical, and organizational skills enable you to assess complex situations and present findings clearly.* **You’re a team player and leader.** You work well independently and collaboratively, and you’re committed to mentoring and supporting others.* **You’re proficient with technology.** You’re comfortable using the MS Office Suite to organize and present your work.* **Values matter to you.** You bring integrity to everything you do, and you’re committed to upholding CIBC’s purpose and shared values.* 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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