Private Banking Underwriter

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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.

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What You’ll Be Doing

As a Private Banking Underwriter , you will be responsible for evaluating and structuring complex credit requests for high-net-worth clients, including investment-backed lending, program lending, real estate-secured facilities, and bespoke unsecured lending solutions. You will use your advanced financial analysis, risk management, and client service skills to deliver customized credit solutions that support CIBC’s business objectives while maintaining strong risk controls. Your responsibilities include conducting thorough due diligence, financial analysis, and credit assessments to ensure sound risk management and the delivery of tailored financial solutions. You will work closely with relationship managers, credit officers, and other stakeholders to facilitate the approval of credit facilities, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards. As a senior underwriter, you will also provide guidance to junior underwriters and act as a subject matter expert on credit structuring.

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

How You’ll Succeed

• Comprehensive Credit Analysis : Evaluate portfolio real estate and non-real estate transactions by assessing financial documentation, cash flow modeling, assets, liquidity strength, collateral, and potential total exposure risks. This includes reviewing personal tax returns, business tax returns, K-1 statements, global cash flow schedules, personal balance sheets, and other supporting documents.

• High-Quality Decision-Making: Prepare portfolio credit summary packages, material amendments, renewals, annual reviews, and other credit requests promptly and accurately. Effective Risk Assessment: Ensure underwriting decisions align with the bank’s guidelines, risk appetite, policies, and consumer laws and regulation requirements while providing sound judgment on credit approvals.

• Strong Written Communication: Craft detailed underwriting narratives that clearly present credit rationale, risk assessment, and evaluation results.

• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with Private Bankers, Loan Processors & Closers, Group Portfolio Managers, and Senior Management to ensure seamless transactions.

• Market Awareness & Compliance: Stay updated on market conditions, industry regulations, and consumer lending laws to maintain compliance and adapt to evolving guidelines.

• Community Involvement: Complete at least five CRA volunteer hours annually, contributing to the bank’s commitment to community engagement.

Who You Are

• Experienced in Underwriting: You bring 3 to 6+ years of underwriting experience, specializing in complex lending solutions for high-net-worth clients, with proven expertise in risk assessment across diverse private banking products and structures.

• Skilled in Financial Analysis: You can analyze financial statements, credit reports, assets, and liabilities with expertise in cash flow modeling and self-employed borrower assessments.

• Detail-Oriented & Organized: You thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments, effectively managing multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy.

• Effective Communicator: You excel at verbal and written communication, clearly presenting complex financial and credit information to stakeholders, including assisting with procedural updates, and presentation materials for training.

• Technology-Proficient: You have working knowledge of industry tools and systems like MS Suite (excel, word, teams) products, and Outlook.

• Regulatory Knowledge: You have a strong understanding of federal and state lending regulations, ensuring compliance with consumer protection laws.

• Customer-Focused & Collaborative: You build strong relationships with internal partners, providing exceptional service while ensuring sound underwriting decisions.

What Success Looks Like

• Timely and accurate underwriting decisions that support business growth while maintaining compliance and risk standards.

• Clear and well-documented credit narratives that provide sound reasoning for evaluation and risk assessments.

• Strong partnerships with Private Bankers, Underwriting Team, Closing, processing, Group Portfolio Managers and Senior Management, ensuring smooth lending processes.

• Proactive risk management, staying ahead of market changes and regulatory shifts.

• Active participation in community involvement initiatives, supporting the bank’s CRA efforts.

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At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package.  This role has an expected salary range of $75,000 – $95,000 for the Chicago, IL market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position.  The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component.

CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee’s needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave, and Vacation), Holidays,  and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members. 

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. Additional total compensation and benefits details will be provided during the hiring process.

This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

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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*, 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 View email address on click.appcast.io

• 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 tests (such as simulation, coding, MS Office). 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

IL-120 S LaSalle St, 7th Fl

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

40

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Group Problem Solving, Reporting and Analysis, Risk Assessments, Risk Monitoring

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.

Every day, our 48,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.