Director- Market & Physical Distribution Strategy
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
The Director of Physical Network Planning is a senior leadership role responsible for developing and executing RBC's physical distribution strategy, overseeing network planning, real estate portfolio management, and location strategies to drive growth, efficiency, and business continuity. This role involves leading a team, providing strategic insight, and engaging with senior leaders and stakeholders to inform decisions and optimize market coverage, manage risk, and ensure business continuity. Key responsibilities include market optimization, real estate lease portfolio management, and developing multi-year strategies to support distribution transformation and long-term business objectives.
What will you do?
- Lead a senior team to develop and implement a forward-looking distribution strategy that transforms and optimizes our network and market coverage.
- Develop and oversee the implementation of multi-year market strategies that align with market trends, customer needs, and long-term investment goals.
- Oversee the planning of openings, closures, and relocations to optimize coverage, efficiency, and growth, using a data-driven approach to select optimal locations and assess market conditions.
- Responsible for managing the real estate lease portfolio, including strategic lease reviews, renewals, and maintaining a pipeline of ongoing project.
- Assist in the creation of business cases to support effective and cost-effective decision making
- Develop and deliver presentations to executive audiences that effectively communicate key strategies, initiatives, and financial impacts.
- Assess and optimize existing processes to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and overall performance".
- Foster and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the organization, including Personal and Commercial banking, real estate, and external partners"
- Foster a culture of high performance, inclusivity, and continuous learning within the team, promoting growth and development opportunities for all members".
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Previous National Office experience: A strong background in Personal and Commercial banking, knowledge of distribution strategy, and portfolio management.
- Strategic Leadership: The ability to set a long-term vision, drive transformation, and lead a senior team
- Real Estate Strategy & Distribution Planning: Developing and implementing comprehensive distribution strategies to maximize market coverage is a critical component of this role
- Stakeholder & Relationship Management: Proven experience in influencing, collaborating, and gaining buy-in across businesses, senior and executive leadership is necessary.
- Advanced Analytics and Problem-Solving: The ability to deliver results through data-driven decision-making, assess complex trade-offs, and prioritize initiatives is required.
- Financial and Business Acumen: Strong understanding of financial metrics and performance indicators, ability to develop and manage budgets, and make informed decisions based on financial and business data
- Communication & Executive Presence: Strong verbal and written skills, with the ability to present and influence at executive levels, are essential.
- People Leadership: The ability to inspire, coach, and develop high-performing teams while fostering inclusivity and achieving ambitious goals is required
** Nice to have:**
- Familiarity with financial modeling and analysis, including experience with financial metrics and performance indicators
- Experience with organizational transformation
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to do challenging work
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.
Director- Market & Physical Distribution Strategy
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
The Director of Physical Network Planning is a senior leadership role responsible for developing and executing RBC's physical distribution strategy, overseeing network planning, real estate portfolio management, and location strategies to drive growth, efficiency, and business continuity. This role involves leading a team, providing strategic insight, and engaging with senior leaders and stakeholders to inform decisions and optimize market coverage, manage risk, and ensure business continuity. Key responsibilities include market optimization, real estate lease portfolio management, and developing multi-year strategies to support distribution transformation and long-term business objectives.
What will you do?
- Lead a senior team to develop and implement a forward-looking distribution strategy that transforms and optimizes our network and market coverage.
- Develop and oversee the implementation of multi-year market strategies that align with market trends, customer needs, and long-term investment goals.
- Oversee the planning of openings, closures, and relocations to optimize coverage, efficiency, and growth, using a data-driven approach to select optimal locations and assess market conditions.
- Responsible for managing the real estate lease portfolio, including strategic lease reviews, renewals, and maintaining a pipeline of ongoing project.
- Assist in the creation of business cases to support effective and cost-effective decision making
- Develop and deliver presentations to executive audiences that effectively communicate key strategies, initiatives, and financial impacts.
- Assess and optimize existing processes to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and overall performance".
- Foster and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the organization, including Personal and Commercial banking, real estate, and external partners"
- Foster a culture of high performance, inclusivity, and continuous learning within the team, promoting growth and development opportunities for all members".
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Previous National Office experience: A strong background in Personal and Commercial banking, knowledge of distribution strategy, and portfolio management.
- Strategic Leadership: The ability to set a long-term vision, drive transformation, and lead a senior team
- Real Estate Strategy & Distribution Planning: Developing and implementing comprehensive distribution strategies to maximize market coverage is a critical component of this role
- Stakeholder & Relationship Management: Proven experience in influencing, collaborating, and gaining buy-in across businesses, senior and executive leadership is necessary.
- Advanced Analytics and Problem-Solving: The ability to deliver results through data-driven decision-making, assess complex trade-offs, and prioritize initiatives is required.
- Financial and Business Acumen: Strong understanding of financial metrics and performance indicators, ability to develop and manage budgets, and make informed decisions based on financial and business data
- Communication & Executive Presence: Strong verbal and written skills, with the ability to present and influence at executive levels, are essential.
- People Leadership: The ability to inspire, coach, and develop high-performing teams while fostering inclusivity and achieving ambitious goals is required
** Nice to have:**
- Familiarity with financial modeling and analysis, including experience with financial metrics and performance indicators
- Experience with organizational transformation
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to do challenging work
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.