Analyst/Associate, Fixed Income, Currency and Commodity

What You’ll Be Doing

This Analyst position is primarily for Fixed Income, Currency and Commodity coverage. Under the guidance of the business leader, the individual will be responsible for client coverage out of CIBC - Chicago and support a multi-product desk. This role will include an assigned client portfolio and will require the pricing, execution, and booking of trades. It will also include serving as a productive team member and helping as a backup for others. An essential part of the function will be to ensure coordination with Commercial Banking.

At CIBC, we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement will be discussed at the time of your interview. This role operates in a high-energy trading floor environment.

How You’ll Succeed

Main Objectives:

• Executes the sales function, ensuring that all transactions are executed in accordance with established risk management strategies and risk parameters
• Contribute to the team orientated culture
• Enhance the ability to monitor, scrutinize, measure and mitigate risks
• Ensure adherence to policy
• Keep up to date with market trends

Within Mid-Market Solutions Group - US:

• Work closely with Commercial Banking to identify new clients & opportunities
• Actively promote/market new concepts, products and services
• Act as an information source on regulations, processes and procedures to other areas of CIBC and provide value-added consulting
• Ensure that recommendations and opinions offered to clients are in compliance with legislation and policies of CIBC Champion CIBC values, and provide support in a manner consistent with the highest quality standards and CIBC objectives

Cross-Functional Relationships

• Partner with trading, risk, origination and structuring teams across the firm to enhance CIBC’s functional capabilities
• This job liaises with Commercial Banking

Who You Are

• University degree in Business/Economics (or equivalent) with 0-3 years of experience in the industry
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial markets,
• Ability to generate creative (out-of-the box) insights that differentiate CIBC from competition
• Teamwork – work within the sales/trading organization
• Business unit must achieve annual revenue / notional targets in an extremely competitive environment
• Developing productive relationships with “clients”, both internal and external
• Maximizing new business opportunities, which requires a quick response to changing priorities and information
• Developing and maintaining current knowledge in one’s product area
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.