Director - Digital Trading

RBC•Minneapolis, MN

5d•$140,000 - $230,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Director – Digital Trading provides strategic leadership and oversight of digital product initiatives within RBC US Wealth Management. They manage a team of Product Owners, align product strategy with core brokerage and trading objectives, and drive innovation across the digital client experience for our portfolio management and trading tools. This role focuses on trading systems including advisor order entry, order processing and execution systems. You’ll work with vendors and internal development partners to ensure the best overall experience for our clients and advisors.

Requirements

12+ years of product management experience in financial services in money movement
5+ years leading product management teams
Proven track record of scaling digital products in highly regulated banking environments
Strong understanding of banking industry, deposit products, credit products, and lending operations
Experience navigating regulatory compliance, risk management, and consumer protection in financial services
Excellent strategic thinking and executive communication abilities
Deep knowledge of agile and digital product development methodologies

Responsibilities

Define digital product strategy for trading platforms, portfolio analytics, risk management, and execution systems
Establish roadmaps aligned with business goals and client needs
Identify opportunities in algorithmic trading, analytics, and workflow automation
Ensure regulatory compliance across all initiatives
Hire, mentor, and develop Product Owners
Coach on product strategy, regulatory requirements, and capital markets best practices
Set performance expectations and foster cross-functional collaboration
Oversee product performance and ROI across the trading and portfolio management portfolio
Manage budget allocation and prioritize investments
Monitor trading volumes, execution quality, and client retention metrics
Manage relationships with traders, portfolio managers, clients, compliance, and risk teams
Represent the product function in regulatory discussions
Act as "the glue" between vertical silos within project teams – including operations, risk/compliance and other technology delivery teams
Partner across business, tech, design, research, communications, training, compliance, legal, and risk functions
Enable partners by equipping communications/training teams with data, digital messaging, and timely updates
Provide regular visibility and updates to senior leadership on project status and releases
Lead user engagement through pilot management, research, and feedback collection
Align product teams with user experience and increase speed to delivery through agile ways of working
Conduct user research, design solutions, and iterate through agile cycles (Research → Design → Build → Pilot)
Own end-to-end requirements
Move from fragmented digital environments to deliver cohesive user experiences across advisor-facing, branch-facing, and client-facing platforms