Senior Manager, Global Workplace Strategy and Transformation

RBC • Toronto, ON

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About The Position

Working with the Director of Strategy and Transformation to conduct data analysis, develop market based strategic models, and synthesize insights to drive efficient and employee-centric workspace recommendations. Along with managing long-term strategic plans for key markets for office and retail portfolio and manage key socialization with business stakeholders and internal stakeholders. The role emphasizes continuous skill development in areas like structured thinking, stakeholder communication, and advanced analytics to ensure high-quality, repeatable outcomes. All responsibilities carried out in accordance with Code of Conduct, RBC Values and Guiding Principles ensuring adherence to Privacy Principles.

Requirements

• Minimum 7+ years in management consulting/real estate experience
• Demonstrated expertise in developing workplace/portfolio strategies and business cases for executive presentation and approval
• Strong PowerPoint and executive presentation/communication skills
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Good working knowledge of Excel and comfortable working with large data sets

Nice To Haves

• Previous consulting experience with large clients/financial services or previous global strategy roles
• Financial services industry experience
• Global Corporate Real Estate experience
• MBA or Graduate Degree

Responsibilities

• Synthesize complex data (e.g., occupancy metrics, employee feedback, cost benchmarks) into actionable insights and digestible content for executives
• Contribute to the development of mid-long term strategic recommendations to optimize workspace utilization, occupancy cost, and operational efficiency
• Provide relevant enterprise project support on key priorities for CRE, and help to develop long term plan and strategy for the internal function
• Build and maintain analytical models, charts, slides to support problem solving and executive stakeholder meetings
• Build and maintain dynamic analytical models (e.g., scenario planning, ROI analysis) and visual tools (charts, dashboards) to support decision-making
• Build and maintain relationships with executives, influencing key decisions through data-driven storytelling
• Derive maximum efficacy from the Service Partner collaboration with the location strategy and/or market planning teams as required
• Partner closely with CRE, HR, IT, Finance, and business leaders to integrate workplace strategies with broader organizational goals, such as hybrid work models, sustainability, and cost optimization

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and 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
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees