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Program Director, Digital Experience Platforms

RBC1 day ago
Hybrid
Toronto, ON
Senior Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Total Rewards Program with bonuses, flexible benefits, competitive pay, commissions, stock options
Flexible work/life balance options

About the role

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

You will play a key role in end-to-end delivery of our flagship DXP program—standing up a modern CMS/DAM stack, migrating priority web properties, and enabling secure, compliant publishing at scale.

Reporting into Digital Marketing, you’ll run the integrated plan, budget, and critical path; coordinate cross-functional squads (content, tech, risk, analytics, accessibility); and manage partners to milestones and SLAs. You’ll drive cutover readiness, de-risk releases, and embed operating controls for privacy, accessibility, language, and security. Success looks like predictable releases, faster time-to-publish, simplified domains, consistent brand/compliance, and measurable lifts in customer experience and cost efficiency. If you excel at complex delivery, dependency management, and executive-level communication, this role lets you ship high-visibility and transformational outcomes.

What Will You Do?

  • Effectively manage overall program deliverables and team on medium to large initiatives; Including integration of vendor products and in-house applications.
  • Develop and manage a detailed schedule, identify early warning indicators, provide direction for early resolution of risks, and issues and clear escalation path for program committees.
  • Manage financials and staffing levels to efficiently meet project delivery requirements and track value for effective decision-making.
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners (e.g. Vendors, RBC IT teams, Product) and manage stakeholder expectations and provide regular updates on team performance and delivery timelines
  • Build / present for Senior Director and VP level presentations, prepare and manage program/project plans, KPIs, and metrics (including status reporting), prioritization calls and project communications.
  • Apply change and risk management principles, completing risks assessments and the identification of contingency plans, ensuring the team can adapt to evolving business needs and priorities.
  • Facilitate and deliver on initiatives using appropriate delivery methodology (agile/iterative waterfall)
  • Partner with multiple stakeholders in a very complex and demanding business and technology environment;
  • Deliver business results on high-profile and business-critical assignments.
  • Support the team in achieving the sprint goals and removing any impediments that hinder progress, while promoting collaboration among cross-functional team members, including product owners, developers, business analysts, technical system analysts, and architects.
  • Identifies and manages project costs and budgets anticipating operational and some tactical risks.
  • Raises and tracks issues and conflicts, removes barriers, resolves minor project issues and escalates them to immediate manager when required.

What do you need to succeed?

  • Highly skilled in IT Project Management, with experience managing complex tech projects
  • Experience Identifying and managing program costs and budgets anticipating operational and tactical risks.
  • Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
  • 7+ years of experience in a project coordination or project management role within a marketing agency, consulting firm, or professional services environment.
  • Proven track record managing complex programs involving multiple clients, concurrent workstreams, and cross-functional teams.
  • Strong ability to provide constructive, detailed feedback that elevates team performance.
  • Highly organized with a proactive mindset, capable of balancing short-term deliverables with long-term planning and strategic foresight.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and a passion for delivering polished, high-quality outcomes - whether it’s a product, website, or internal process.
  • Deeply curious and inquisitive, consistently asking clarifying questions to eliminate assumptions and align expectations.
  • Familiarity with marketing technology

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.

  • 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.
  • Opportunities to building close relationships with clients.
  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies.

This role is hybrid and will require you to be in office 3 to 4 days each week - subject to change.

Job Skills

Business Oriented, Communication, Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Program Management, Resource Coordination, Results-Oriented, Team Management, Time Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-09-29

Application Deadline:

2025-10-14

Note**:** Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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