Senior Manager, Reporting & Analytics

Job Description

What is the opportunity? We are seeking a Senior Manager, Reporting & Analytics to join our Wealth Management Canada Business Intelligence Team. You will play a critical role in enabling our Business Intelligence and Analytics team to deliver timely, accurate reporting and insights to our business stakeholders. Your primary focus will be on building robust data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and providing efficient data delivery mechanisms that empower Business Analysts to focus on analytics and insights generation.

This role offers the opportunity to directly support the transformation of our analytics infrastructure while maintaining the highest standards of data reliability and accessibility.
What will you do?
· Data Pipeline Development:
Design, build, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines to efficiently supply clean, accurate data to Business Analysts for reporting and analytics purposes, reducing manual data preparation time

Support Business Analyst Requirements:
Collaborate closely with Business Analysts to understand their data needs and rapidly deliver structured, accessible data layers that enable efficient dashboard and report creation

Data Quality & Validation:
Implement automated data quality checks, validation rules, and monitoring to ensure data accuracy and reliability, minimizing errors in downstream reporting and analytics

Cloud Migration & Modernization:
Lead the migration of data processes from legacy SAS and SQL Server environments to Snowflake, enabling faster data delivery and near real-time analytics capabilities

Data Accessibility & Performance:
Optimize query performance and data accessibility so Business Analysts can quickly retrieve and analyze the data they need without technical bottlenecks

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:
Create clear documentation of data sources, transformations, and data lineage to enable Business Analysts to understand and trust the data they're working with

Metadata & Data Governance:
Establish and maintain metadata catalogues, data dictionaries, and governance standards that make data discoverable and usable across the organization

What do you need to succeed?

Enable Business Analysts to self-serve data needs through well-structured, easily accessible data environments

Support cloud-first migration from SAS/SQL Server to Snowflake for faster, near real-time data delivery

Establish unified data ecosystem with consistent data sources accessible to all reporting and analytics teams

Implement automated data validation and lineage tracking to ensure data integrity and traceability

Reduce time-to-insight by optimizing data pipelines and eliminating manual data preparation tasks

Support 100% on-time delivery of regulatory reports (e.g., CRM3, CIRO) through reliable data infrastructure

This is an individual contributor role

Must haves:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

7+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar data infrastructure role

Strong proficiency in SQL and or Python and experience with data modeling and dimensional design

Knowledge of data warehouse architecture and best practices

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, with ability to work effectively with Business Analysts and other stakeholders

Nice-to-have:

Proficiency with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent) and MS Excel

Experience with Snowflake or other cloud data warehousing platforms (AWS Redshift, Google Big Query, Azure Synapse)

Proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala for data processing and automation

Knowledge of financial services or wealth management industry

Familiarity with data governance frameworks and metadata management tools

What's In It For You?We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

Opportunity to shape the future of analytics at RBC Wealth Management

Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies and modern BI practices

Collaborative team environment with experienced mentors

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

A world-class training program in financial services

Flexible work/life balance options

Opportunities to do challenging work

Professional development and career growth opportunities

Job Skills
Agile Methodology, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management,…