Associate Director, Digital Strategy & Product Management

RBC•Toronto, ON

5d•CA$90,000 - CA$140,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director, Digital Strategy & Product Management is responsible for the vision, roadmap, prioritization, and delivery of digital capabilities supporting Royal Trust. Working closely with business leaders, technology teams, and product partners, this role translates business objectives into digital solutions that enhance client and operational experiences. The successful candidate will combine strong business acumen with product management expertise, driving strategic initiatives from concept through delivery while fostering collaboration across business and technology teams.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, digital strategy, business analysis, or technology delivery roles.
Leadership experience with responsibility for mentoring or developing team members.
Experience leading digital products through Agile delivery methodologies.
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, backlog prioritization, roadmap development, and stakeholder management.
Experience working with Agile teams as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar product leadership role.
Experience managing complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, and demonstrated ability to work effectively with both business and technology teams.
Knowledge of modern product management practices and customer-centric design approaches.
Experience contributing to digital transformation or modernization initiatives.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills.
Experience within wealth management, private wealth, trust services, financial planning, insurance, or financial services.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the digital product roadmap for Royal Trust platforms and capabilities.
Identify opportunities to improve client, trust officer, and employee experiences through digital solutions.
Align digital investments and priorities with business objectives and enterprise strategy.
Define and communicate product vision, objectives, and success measures.
Own and prioritize product backlogs based on business value, customer needs, risk considerations, and technical dependencies.
Partner with technology teams to deliver enhancements, new capabilities, and platform modernization initiatives.
Lead requirements discovery, business case development, and solution definition activities.
Support Agile delivery teams through planning, prioritization, and ongoing product decision-making.
Build trusted relationships with business leaders, subject matter experts, technology partners, and enterprise stakeholders.
Facilitate alignment across competing priorities and complex stakeholder groups.
Communicate roadmap priorities, delivery progress, risks, and outcomes to leadership audiences.
Act as a bridge between business and technology teams.
Support portfolio governance, prioritization, and investment planning processes.
Establish and monitor key performance indicators to measure product success and adoption.
Identify opportunities to improve product management practices, Agile ways of working, and delivery effectiveness.
Contribute to the evolution of digital strategy and product management capabilities across Wealth Management.

Benefits

bonuses
flexible benefits
competitive compensation
commissions
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.
Flexible work/life balance options.
Opportunities to do challenging work.
Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.
Access to a variety of job opportunities across business.