Senior Manager, Strategic Execution and Data Transformation

Job Description

What is the opportunity?
The Strategic Execution team within the Chief Legal and Administrative Office (CLAO) plays a critical role in driving highly visible, enterprise-level transformation initiatives providing thought leadership and collaborating with senior leaders to contribute to strategic objectives and the clear path to execution excellence. We are seeking a high-performing and motivated leader to join our team to lead the delivery of enterprise-wide strategic and regulatory initiatives.

This role enables business-driven transformation by fostering effective project governance and driving the delivery of meaningful outcomes that align with RBC’s long-term strategic objectives.

What will you do?

Partner with business stakeholders to assess needs, identify optimization opportunities and execute on program deliverables, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and fostering collaboration across stakeholders

Lead and facilitate working groups with cross-functional teams to shape strategic direction, triage issues, and drive progress on enterprise-level initiatives, ensuring effective coordination and accountability (i.e. for Data Foundation Layer, Electronic Funds Transfer Reporting transformation)

Contribute to senior management materials preparation, including Executive Steering Committees, and other program forums, ensuring clear, concise, and impactful communication of program updates, risks, and key decisions

Support program status reporting across the program and at the executive level to ensure program goals and objectives are executed and consistently communicated, enabling transparency and informed decision-making

Maintain project plans and ensure that tasks are on track to meet project milestones, identifying and resolving potential roadblocks proactively

Facilitate issue resolution and escalation, manage interdependencies, and ensure the accurate and timely maintenance of the RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) log to support effective program delivery and governance

Engage with third-party suppliers/consultants as needed to deliver on program objectives, while ensuring alignment with internal delivery standards and governance frameworks

Provide leadership and guidance to junior staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration within the Strategic Execution team

What do you need to succeed?
Must Have

Undergraduate degree in computer science or technology (i.e. BSc., BASc.,

B.Eng)

Working knowledge of data architecture, data modelling, data pipeline, and data management

Working knowledge of advanced data technology (i.e. Snowflake, Data Bricks)

5+ years of project management experience with a demonstrated track record of leadership, problem-solving, and relationship management

Strong executive presence, with experience interfacing with senior executives

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to collaborate, partner with senior business stakeholders, project managers and team members

Advanced proficiency with Excel (pivot tables, lookups) and PowerPoint (strong storyboarding of executive presentations)

Comfort with ambiguity

Nice to Have

Technology related consulting experience

Analytics and Artificial Intelligence experience

Regulatory programs and/or Anti-Money Laundering (AML) experience

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified

Experience with enterprise transformation initiatives

What’s in it for you?

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