Job Title: IT - Business Systems Analyst - Intermediate
Line of Business: CIBC Global Asset Management
What does the LOB do: CIBC Global Asset Management (GAM) is a leading North American investment manager with over $330 billion in assets under management. GAM combines deep investment expertise with an innovative, client-centric mindset to deliver dynamic global investment solutions across a diverse range of asset classes, industries, and global markets. The platform serves institutional, private wealth, and retail investors, offering access to differentiated investment strategies and tailored solutions. With innovation at its core and a fiduciary commitment to clients, GAM helps clients navigate complexity and achieve their financial ambitions.
Reason the role is open: Support for ongoing business requirements
Potential for this contract to be extended or converted to FTE?
Extension: Yes
Conversion: Possible
Work Schedule (hours per week, start time): 9-5
Interview Process:
2 interviews to hire
Team Size? counting with this contract, 5
Selling points:
- Opportunity to work in a high-impact, hybrid role combining systems, data, and business engagement
- Exposure to industry-leading trading platforms and technologies with influence on enhancements and improvements
- Strong visibility across teams, collaborating with front, middle, and back office partners as well as technology stakeholders
- Involvement in meaningful system and process improvement initiatives that drive efficiency and data quality
- Ability to build and apply technical and analytical skills in a real-world trading environment
Job Description:
- The Senior Analyst, Trading Systems Management plays a key role in supporting and evolving trading and order management systems across multiple asset classes.
- This position combines system expertise, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement to ensure platforms operate efficiently, data is accurate and reliable, and business needs are effectively supported.
- The role involves working closely with front, middle, and back office teams to understand requirements, resolve system and data issues, and deliver enhancements that improve workflows and user experience.
- The incumbent also contributes to the development of reporting and analytical capabilities, enabling better visibility into trading activity and operational performance.
- Responsibilities include maintaining system configurations, ensuring data integrity, supporting daily operations, and participating in initiatives to enhance processes and system functionality.
- The role requires building strong relationships with internal partners and external vendors to ensure systems remain aligned with evolving business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and enhance trading and order management systems (e.g., ThinkFolio, Bloomberg AIM/PORT and related platforms) to ensure optimal functionality, performance, and user experience
- Serve as a central point of contact for system-related inquiries, troubleshooting issues, and supporting front, middle, and back office users across asset classes
- Gather, analyze, and translate business needs into system improvements, workflows, and data requirements, ensuring alignment with operational and strategic objectives
- Perform data extraction, validation, and analysis across multiple systems to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of trading and operational data
- Develop and maintain reporting solutions, dashboards, and analytical outputs to support decision-making, monitoring, and performance tracking
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes through automation and improved data workflows using tools such as SQL, Python, Excel, or similar technologies
- Monitor system data flows and proactively resolve discrepancies by collaborating with technology teams, data providers, and operations partners
- Support system enhancements, upgrades, and project initiatives, including testing, implementation, and post-launch validation
- Maintain documentation of system processes, data definitions, and workflows to support transparency, audit requirements, and knowledge sharing
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure systems remain aligned with evolving business needs and industry standards
- Contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives by leveraging data insights and identifying areas for increased efficiency and control
Must Have Requirement:
- 3–5+ years experience in data analytics, financial systems, or business analysis
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- SQL, Python, Excel
- Data extraction, cleansing, and transformation (ETL)
- Experience building dashboards and reports (Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
- Strong understanding of data validation, quality control, and governance
- Ability to translate business needs into data and technical requirements
- Experience working with financial data, portfolios, or trading environments
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Bloomberg, Capital IQ, or trading platforms
- Exposure to predictive modeling / advanced analytics / machine learning
- Experience with automation (VBA, scripting, APIs)
- Knowledge of asset management, portfolio analytics, or capital markets
- Experience working in Agile / Jira environments
Soft Skills:
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
Ability to communicate data insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders
High attention to detail and data accuracy
Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
Pay: $50.00-$52.00 per hour
Experience:
- BSA: 3 years (required)
- Bloomberg, Capital IQ, or trading platforms: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON
