Job Description

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What you\xe2\x80\x99ll be doing

CIBC Capital Markets provides corporate, government, and institutional clients with innovative solutions to help them raise capital, and grow and invest actively throughout North America, Latin America, and key financial centers around the world. Our mission is to bring Canadian Capital Markets products to Canada and the rest of the world, and also bring the world to Canada.
CIBC Capital Markets Investment Banking group provides equity and debt underwriting as well as corporate finance advisory services to corporations. CIBC\xe2\x80\x99s Investment Banking group of professionals are dedicated specifically to advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, hostile takeovers, buyouts, takeover defense and restructurings. There is an extensive amount of interaction with other groups within the firm in order to provide clients with customized financing and advisory solutions.
The role of an Associate within CIBC\xe2\x80\x99s Investment Banking group is challenging and fast-paced. As an Associate on our Global Investment Banking team you will be making a real difference to our clients by helping to provide customized financing and advisory solutions. You will be expected to provide a broad range of analytical, research and presentation preparation support to all the professionals within the group as well as mentoring the group\xe2\x80\x99s analysts.
With offices located in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, our Global Investment Banking group provides equity and debt underwriting as well as corporate finance advisory services to corporations and institutions through several industry and product groups. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a group of professionals ranging from Analysts to Managing Directors who are dedicated to advising clients on infrastructure and project finance and mergers and acquisitions.
You will be aligned with one of the following desks:

• Diversified
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Energy, Infrastructure & Transition
• Financial Institutions and Private Capital

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How you\xe2\x80\x99ll succeed

• Project management \xcc\xb6 Assist in analyzing and developing proposals to clients and potential clients for mergers, asset or company divestitures or acquisitions, and other financial products and advisory services. Prepare industry and financial analysis to determine client recommendations
• Relationship building \xcc\xb6 Participate in cross-functional teams and liaise with other units of CIBC Capital Markets in executing mandates or preparing proposals for clients
• Research and analytics \xe2\x80\x93 Lead a broad range of analytical, research and presentation preparation support to the team including preparing of offering memoranda and marketing materials along with industry comparables and precedent transaction analyses.

Important Information

• Include your resume, cover letter, and your most recent unofficial transcript with your application. These should all be uploaded into the resume section of your application in a PDF format.
• Work Location: Toronto. Please note all employees must work within their current jurisdiction and must reside within Canada. All CIBC student positions require you to be based in Canada for the duration of the term.
• Duration of work term: 4 months (May 2024 \xe2\x80\x93 August 2024)
• This job posting closes on January 3rd 2024 at 11:59PM EST.

REQUIREMENTS

• Self identify as First Nations, Metis, Inuit
• You must be currently enrolled in a MBA or Master\xe2\x80\x99s program in Business, Commerce, Finance, Economics or a related program with a graduation date no sooner than December 2024. Please indicate your expected graduation date on your resume
• You have demonstrated interest in Capital Markets. You are highly motivated, accomplished and a success-oriented individual who has a keen interest in pursuing a career in the financial services industry demonstrated through school courses, clubs and/or related work experience
• You put our clients first. You engage with purpose to find the right solutions. You go the extra mile, because it\'s the right thing to do.
• You\xe2\x80\x99re goal oriented. You\xe2\x80\x99re motivated by accomplishing your goals and delivering your best to make a difference.
• You have a strong work ethic. You are a dedicated and motivated individual with high career aspirations. You must be capable of assuming high levels of responsibility within short time frames.
• You\'re driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to bring a shared vision to life.
• You understand success is in the details. You can multi-task with the best of them, constructively push the status quo, and deliver competing project-based and operational demands in a dynamic environment. You have the ability to work well under pressure with multiple or competing deadlines while maintaining meticulous attention to detail.
• You can demonstrate analytical and technical skills. You have excellent analytical abilities, including demonstrated knowledge of valuation techniques and practices. You have knowledge of accounting principles relating to financial statement preparation and business combinations. You have strong technical skills as it relates to Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), industry technology (Bloomberg, Factset) and applicable software. You have the ability to develop and audit sophisticated financial models.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment. You have well-developed interpersonal and relationship-building skills in order to develop, manage and leverage relationships with clients, and internal and/or external business partners. You have well-developed written and verbal communication skills sufficient to provide detailed explanation and interpretation of factual and conceptual information and ideas related to complex technical and conceptual issues.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values \xe2\x80\x93 trust, teamwork, and accountability.

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. Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities - a place where you can excel.