What Youll Be Doing (position summary):

The Application Engineering Shared Platform Technology Team at CIBC is responsible for developing, maintaining, and supporting the foundational technology platforms and services that are used across multiple business units within the bank. Their work enables efficiency, consistency, and scalability for CIBCs digital and operational capabilities.

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

How Youll Succeed (responsibilities):

The Development Lead Manager is accountable for overseeing multiple development projects and teams for a major line of business. The role applies professional expertise to direct, motivate, and develop staff, ensuring systems are developed, tested, and implemented effectively across the organization. The incumbent manages resource requirements and allocations, monitors and improves quality, and ensures best practice development techniques. Additionally, the incumbent collaborates with business partners to deliver application programs that drive business improvement.

Who You Are (skills/qualifications):

Operational Efficiency & Application Delivery:

- Track and analyze the operating environment for specified services and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Lead the development, testing, and implementation of organization-wide systems and application programs.
- Monitor service levels to identify opportunities for improvement and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Ensure adherence to best practice development techniques and quality standards.

People Management:

- Set appropriate context when assigning work to ensure that individuals roles support the achievement of the business units priorities and CIBCs overall goals.
- Build team and individual capabilities by providing development opportunities such as job shadowing, special projects, and training.
- Manage performance by providing fair and accurate formal and informal feedback, identifying and removing obstacles to performance, and explaining how performance expectations align with business priorities.
- Create a positive work environment and be an effective role model by championing CIBCs mission, vision, and values.
- Ensure compliance with policies, standards, guidelines, and controls by applying the policies and controls fairly and consistently so employees understand what to expect.
- Hire the right people in the right jobs to align individual capabilities with job requirements and business unit goals.

Relationship Management:

- Work closely with clients and business partners to develop, test, and implement application programs.
- Advise application owners on technology possibilities and requirements to impact and improve business outcomes.
- Share knowledge and collaborate with internal and external partners to develop effective solutions.

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

- Collaborates with peers both inside and outside the work unit to identify, discuss,



and resolve business issues related to application development and delivery.
- Interacts regularly with clients, business partners, and technology teams for the purpose of negotiating, managing, and delivering services to agreed standards.
- Works closely with external vendors when establishing and monitoring service level agreements and defining service requirements.

COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

- As an employee of CIBC, the incumbent must comply with all applicable CIBC and Line of Business policies, standards, guidelines, and controls.
- As a manager of people, this job must ensure all employees within the business unit comply with all applicable CIBC and Line of Business policies, standards, guidelines, and controls.

AUTHORITIES/DECISION RIGHTS:

- As a key contributor to the business unit, this job has the authority to recommend changes to business processes in order to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- As a manager of people, this job has the authority to assign tasks to employees within their span of control, select individuals for hire, assess individual performance, make employee compensation decisions, and take disciplinary measures up to and including termination.

JOB DIMENSIONS:

- Manages multiple development projects and teams within a major line of business.
- Responsible for resource allocation, quality assurance, and delivery of application programs across the organization.
- Directly oversees a team of developers and coordinates with cross-functional business and technology partners.
- Provides advisory and support services to contribute to the achievement of business improvement initiatives.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or Technical discipline.

Must have skills:

- 7+ years experience in Microservices architecture, Java/J2EE, REST and gRPC APIs, Quarkus, Spring Boot, JSON , RDBMS/SQL, Docker/PodMan, Maven/Gradle, Postman, Junit, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, GIT, OpenAPI/Swagger, OAuth2/JWT.
- 2+ years leading a team of developers.
- Good understanding of Full Stack development, including experience with Java, GoLang, Azure, and design/architectural patterns.
- Strong client focus, goal orientation, relationship building, communication, collaboration, and passion for continuous learning.
- Ability to present information to groups with the appropriate degree of formality.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with individuals and teams.
- Demonstrated decision-making and critical thinking abilities.
- Ability to address staff training and career development needs.
- Proven leadership skills and ability to champion change.

Nice to have:





- Fluency in Object Oriented Design, structured Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC), and Agile environments is an asset.
- Banking Domain knowledge.
- Experience with MS Azure, DevSecOps, Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, and Github is preferred

WORKING CONDITIONS:

This role operates within a normal office environment with little exposure to adverse working conditions.

About CIBC

CIBC is a leading North American bank, with a history of more than 150 years of living our purpose - to help make your ambition a reality. Client relationships are at the centre of our strategy, and our growth is enabled by a highly engaged and connected global team. From digital banking to community impact, were proud to drive progress for our clients and our communities. Recognized for our culture, award-winning innovation and community investment, CIBC continues to evolve by putting people and progress at the centre of everything we do.

About CIBC India

CIBC India is a technology and operations hub in Hyderabad, where youll be part of our highly engaged and global team, and play a central role in supporting our growth. Whether youre driving innovation in digital banking or streamlining client onboarding, youll be part of a culture recognized for excellence and investment in people. At CIBC India, people and progress are at the centre of what we do: youll develop skills, collaborate with industry leaders, and see your ideas realized in a culture that values progress and belonging. We provide cutting-edge resources, ongoing learning, and a supportive environment where people come first. If youre ready to create meaningful change and build your future, CIBC India is where your ambition meets opportunity.

What CIBC India Offers:

At CIBC India, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career that goes well beyond your compensation.

We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including competitive fixed pay, performance-based incentive programs, a family-first benefits program, employer contributions for your retirement, attractive time off and leave offerings, 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 worldwide

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

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📌 Development Lead Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 CIBC India
📍 Hyderabad