Director, Program Delivery (Capital Markets)

RBC • Toronto, ON

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Program Delivery will lead, own and drive the execution of large multi-asset /multi-year strategic initiatives. This role oversees multi million dollar program budgets within Capital Markets and Quantitative Technology Services (QTS) divisions. This role requires a solid understanding of Capital Markets technology. Will lead, own and drive the execution of large multi-asset /multi-year strategic initiatives. This role requires a solid understanding of Capital Markets technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in CompSci, Finance or related degree.
• Minimum of 10 years strategic portfolio/program delivery in financial services technology.
• Proven experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Capital Markets
• Recent/current director level experience
• Strong problem-solving capabilities; Strong structured, analytical and methodological thinking
• Strong knowledge of SDLC
• 3+ years of experience with Agile delivery methodologies & tooling (JIRA, Confluence, Rally Central)

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• Prior Big 4 or boutique consulting firm experience
• Domain expertise in one or more asset classes (Rates, Credit, Equities) and F2B functional areas Front Office (trade capture, pricing, trading risk/pnl), Operations, Product Control, Market and Credit Risk.
• Experience with AI initiatives
• 1-2 years people management experience
• Experience working with AI platforms such as Chat GBT, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic…

Responsibilities

• Own, define and maintain comprehensive multi-year strategic roadmap for Capital Markets and Quantitative Technology services portfolios
• Own the centralized risk register for the entire portfolio – identify risks, regulatory challenges, cross program dependencies, technical redundancy/obsolescence
• Lead the annual and multi-year investment planning cycles, provide accurate financial forecasts, burn rate analysis, ROI and provide executive level performance reporting
• Primary liaison to C-suite executives, providing transparent and timely communication on portfolio health and strategic process
• Build, lead and mentor a high-performing team of Program Managers, fostering a collaborative environment making data driven decisions
• Establish appropriate governance and oversight for assigned initiatives

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and competitive compensation
• Ability to make a difference and have a lasting impact via contributions to high visibility initiatives involving challenging work
• Opportunity to build cross-asset cross functional relationships across the bank
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative and high-performing team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director