Agile Coach at CIBC in Toronto, Ontario, CA

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 member of the Enterprise Capabilities and Organizational Agility team, you’ll play a key role in shaping how we deliver value at CIBC by championing agile principles and practices. As an Agile Coach, you’ll empower leaders and teams through guidance and mentorship, fostering a culture rooted in agility, continuous improvement, and client-centricity. You’ll work to address organizational challenges and drive meaningful change, accelerating business agility and the achievement of strategic objectives.

At 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 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you’ll succeed

• Coach and Empower Teams – Provide expert coaching and mentorship to Squads, Crews, and senior stakeholders on advanced agile principles and practices. Influence leaders to build empowered, high-performing teams and embed agile mindsets across the organization.

• Champion Continuous Improvement – Advocate for data-driven decision-making, prioritization frameworks, and ongoing refinement of processes to achieve sustained enhancements in agile delivery and business outcomes.

• Remove Barriers and Foster Collaboration – Identify and address systemic challenges that hinder business agility and effective delivery. Promote cross-functional collaboration to enhance agile capabilities and support enterprise-wide scalability.

• Partner and collaborate – Work closely with leadership, stakeholders, and Product Owners to drive culture change, embed agility, and improve delivery of valuable outcomes. This includes supporting them to manage roadmaps, create resource plans, and facilitate agile ceremonies. Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external partners to advance agile adoption.

Who you are

• Agile/Adaptable- You embrace and advocate for change. You continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.

• Technical skills- You have deep expertise in agile coaching, organizational change, and business agility, with a demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders, as well as advanced facilitation, mentoring, and advisory skills. You possess proven experience with agile techniques and frameworks such as User Stories, Sprints, Continuous Integration, and Testing, as well as other agile approaches including XP, Kanban, and Design Thinking. You are skilled at introducing these practices to the appropriate teams at the optimal time. You are experienced with agile tools (i.e., Jira, Confluence).

• Certified Professional- It would be an asset if you hold certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or PMI-ACP highlighting your expertise and commitment to agile coaching.

• You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You communicate detailed information in a meaningful way.

• You're motivated by collective success. You know that teamwork can transform a good idea into a great one.

• You’re outcome oriented. You’re motivated by accomplishing desired outcomes and developing actions plans to do so. You track progress to help inform next actions.

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

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*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, 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

• CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.

• 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 test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).

• We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. 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

Toronto-81 Bay, 6th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Agile Adoption, Agile Delivery, Agile Methodology, Agile Principles, Fostering Collaboration, Leadership