Transformation Program Lead

Royal Bank of Canada•Edina, MN

8d•$90,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on Transformation Program Leadership and Analysis within RBC. The Transformation Program Lead will assist leadership in the development and execution of transformation strategy by creating comprehensive transformation roadmaps and strategic plans aligned with RBC's business objectives and operational vision. Key responsibilities include managing strategic stakeholder alignment through executive-level collaboration, facilitating consensus across business units, and ensuring alignment throughout transformation journeys. The role involves executing change governance and frameworks by implementing governance structures, change management protocols, and organizational frameworks to support transformation. Additionally, the lead will spearhead large-scale change programs, managing transitions, stakeholder adoption, and organizational culture transformation. Progress and outcomes of transformation initiatives will be managed through integrated plans, critical paths, and milestones, with proactive risk mitigation, compliance with governance frameworks, and support for escalation processes. The role also requires developing presentations and reports for executive forums. In terms of analysis, the Transformation Program Lead will develop transformation strategies, including roadmaps and business cases for enterprise-wide initiatives, aligning with RBC’s operational vision and industry objectives. This involves investigating and analyzing business situations, identifying improvement options, performing gap analyses between current and future states, and assessing/recommending highest value-added solution options. The role leverages advanced data analytics and market intelligence to inform strategic planning and transformation decisions, and guides strategic investments in technology and process improvements. The lead will establish priority and portfolio objectives, leveraging business analysis expertise to understand business context and the impacts of proposed changes on people, processes, organizational structure, policies, and technology. Finally, the role involves designing future-state operating models by partnering with business partners to conduct problem analysis and architect innovative models that enhance efficiency, service delivery, and competitive positioning.

Requirements

5+ years in program management, transformation, or strategic consulting within financial services.
Strategic thinking and long-term planning capabilities
Ability to articulate compelling organizational vision and transformation narrative
Enterprise-wide perspective and systems thinking
Business acumen and understanding of competitive landscape
Executive presence and credibility with C-suite stakeholders
Ability to build consensus and align diverse stakeholders around transformation goals
Influencing without authority across business units and departments
Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
Expertise in large-scale organizational change methodologies and frameworks
Change leadership and ability to drive adoption across resistant environments
Stakeholder change management and resistance mitigation
Cultural transformation and organizational development experience
Change governance and program management capabilities

Responsibilities

Create comprehensive transformation roadmaps and strategic plans aligned with RBC's business objectives and operational vision.
Facilitate executive-level collaboration, build consensus across business units, and ensure alignment throughout transformation journeys.
Implement governance structures, change management protocols, and organizational frameworks to support transformation.
Spearhead large-scale change programs, managing transitions, stakeholder adoption, and organizational culture transformation.
Manage integrated plans, critical paths, and milestones for transformation initiatives.
Proactively mitigate program-level risks, ensure compliance with governance frameworks, and support escalation processes.
Develop presentations and reports for executive forums.
Create comprehensive roadmaps and business cases for enterprise-wide initiatives, aligning with RBC’s operational vision and industry objectives.
Investigate and analyze business situations and identify options for business improvement.
Perform a gap analysis between current and future states; assess and recommend highest value-added solution options.
Leverage advanced data analytics and market intelligence to inform strategic planning and transformation decisions.
Guide strategic investments in technology and process improvements that support transformation objectives.
Establish priority and portfolio objectives leveraging business analysis expertise understanding business context and the impacts of the proposed change to people, processes, organizational structure, policies, and technology.
Partner with the Business partners to conduct problem analysis, Architect innovative models that enhance efficiency, service delivery, and competitive positioning.