Director – AFL Portfolio & Financial Governance

RBC • Toronto, ON

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Director within the RBC GFT Group, you will lead the strategy, planning, governance, and value realization for AML, Fraud and Law IT area. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, driving portfolio planning and governance while collaborating with senior executives, finance, and business leaders to shape executive decisions, define performance frameworks, and ensure AI initiatives deliver sustained enterprise impact.

Requirements

• 5-10 years in strategy, transformation, consulting, or financial services leadership
• 5-10 years experience in portfolio or program management
• 5-10 years experience working with executives, including governance deliverables and, and cross-functional alignment.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and bridge divergent views.
• Financial and business acumen, with a track record of driving strategic outcomes, managing complex budgets and maintaining strong financial governance
• People management experience and ability to foster high-performing teams.

Nice To Haves

• Innovation Mindset: Passion for Financial mgmt., vendor mgmt. and AI tools usage to ensure best dashboards are being presented at all levels of management.
• Experience in employee engagement strategies and large-scale communication for internal teams.
• Advanced analytical skills for data-driven decision-making in portfolio and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, planning, governance, and value realization for AML, Fraud and Law IT area.
• Drive portfolio planning and governance.
• Collaborate with senior executives, finance, and business leaders to shape executive decisions.
• Define performance frameworks.
• Ensure AI initiatives deliver sustained enterprise impact.
• Establish clear governance frameworks to monitor resource utilization.
• Integrate training programs to upskill resources, align with evolving role requirements.
• Maintain year-end variance within ±3% of the approved plan through proactive monitoring and corrective actions.
• Align resource allocation (FTE, contractors) with project demand to avoid over/under-staffing.
• Standardize cost/capacity reporting templates for consistency and auditability.
• Enhance Employee Engagement Through Connection, Recognition, and Culture.
• Organize Quarterly Townhall Meetings for alignment and accessibility.
• Implement an Instant Recognition Program for real-time acknowledgment.
• Lead the team to ensure participation in Employee Giving across the year.
• Organize Social events to honor diversity, strengthen community, and promote belonging.
• Maintain all vendor contracts in alignment with GFT COO team’s governance framework.
• Manage accruals meticulously to ensure clean books for the AFL function.
• Allocate and recover ITAS resources strictly per contractual guidelines.
• Process vendor milestone payments on time to strengthen RBC-vendor relationships.
• Establish a structured feedback mechanism (e.g., bi-monthly reviews) to align vendor deliverables with business expectations.
• Enhance AFL engagement through leadership forums, governance meetings, partnering with different stakeholders across function.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders to help them drive best results for the function.
• Work closely with the GFT-COO and finance control team to ensure end results are met.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• The opportunity to interface with senior level executives from many different parts of the organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed