Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the Opportunity?
Reporting to the Vice President, the Senior Director will define and drive the Tech Infrastructure (TI) financial strategy to align investment with our strategic goals. The role will lead a team of professionals to prioritize and optimize TI operational spend, creating a culture of efficiency and cost optimization. Crucially the role is responsible for strengthening the alignment between TI investment/NIE and the recovery, so that costs (and levers) are clearly aligned and explainable to our customers.
What will you do?
- Financial Controller Leadership on a Monumental Scale: Oversee and manage a $1.5 billion technology budget, setting a new standard for precision and impact in financial stewardship.
- Shape and lead a Centralized Team: Build and guide a cohesive team to support and collaborate with 3 SVPs and 4 VPs, fostering innovation and streamlined operations across the organization.
- Strategic Authority in Technology Finance: Drive the financial strategy for the Technology Infrastructure, influencing long-term decision-making and shaping the future direction of the organization's technological investments.
- Ensure on-going alignment between our TI strategy, emerging business requirements and our internal financial prioritization process.
- Create data that enables the executive team to make critical investment and cost optimizing decisions.
- Establish TI functional finance roadmap that assesses resources, costs and plan and aligns them with TI Strategic goals.
- Drive the development lifecycle of an effective, transparent recovery system (Apptio) that delivers exceptional customer service transparency continually advance and improve the platforms.
- Provide oversight to the end-to-end infrastructure recovery process, ensure the recovery system (Apptio) meets the needs of the evolving landscape, the associated processes meet the needs of Finance and our end consumers.
- Ensure the presence of comprehensive controls, governance, and alignment with Finance requirements.
- Create a fantastic collaborative team environment that engages customers with flair and creativity.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Ability to create financial strategy for complex large scale functions.
- 10+ years of direct experience leading highly complex and undefined programs, preferably in large, global financial institutions.
- Seasoned expertise in the accounting, financial, and operations of financial institutions.
- Proven ability to translate highly complex technical problems into clear, business language to drive shared understanding and issue resolution.
- Expert-level relationship-building skills, and the ability to work effectively across a wide range of levels.
- Proven track record in leadership and team development.
- Be creative. Have strong communication, collaboration, and diplomacy skills, able to build strong relationships in challenging environment.
- Prior experience with regulatory-focused projects/initiatives.
- Flexible and able to work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Works well independently and in a collaborative team setting but does not hesitate to challenge the status quo. Decisive and focused—understands what needs to be done and moves quickly to that end.
Nice-to-have:
- Exposure to IFRS.
- Ability to use financial reporting systems.
- Understanding of regulatory reporting regimes.
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.
- Opportunities to do challenging work.
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Job Skills
Additional Job Details
Address:
RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO
City:
Toronto
Country:
Canada
Work hours/week:
37.5
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-03-26
Application Deadline:
2025-10-31
Note**:** Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
I****nclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
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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.
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the Opportunity?
Reporting to the Vice President, the Senior Director will define and drive the Tech Infrastructure (TI) financial strategy to align investment with our strategic goals. The role will lead a team of professionals to prioritize and optimize TI operational spend, creating a culture of efficiency and cost optimization. Crucially the role is responsible for strengthening the alignment between TI investment/NIE and the recovery, so that costs (and levers) are clearly aligned and explainable to our customers.
What will you do?
- Financial Controller Leadership on a Monumental Scale: Oversee and manage a $1.5 billion technology budget, setting a new standard for precision and impact in financial stewardship.
- Shape and lead a Centralized Team: Build and guide a cohesive team to support and collaborate with 3 SVPs and 4 VPs, fostering innovation and streamlined operations across the organization.
- Strategic Authority in Technology Finance: Drive the financial strategy for the Technology Infrastructure, influencing long-term decision-making and shaping the future direction of the organization's technological investments.
- Ensure on-going alignment between our TI strategy, emerging business requirements and our internal financial prioritization process.
- Create data that enables the executive team to make critical investment and cost optimizing decisions.
- Establish TI functional finance roadmap that assesses resources, costs and plan and aligns them with TI Strategic goals.
- Drive the development lifecycle of an effective, transparent recovery system (Apptio) that delivers exceptional customer service transparency continually advance and improve the platforms.
- Provide oversight to the end-to-end infrastructure recovery process, ensure the recovery system (Apptio) meets the needs of the evolving landscape, the associated processes meet the needs of Finance and our end consumers.
- Ensure the presence of comprehensive controls, governance, and alignment with Finance requirements.
- Create a fantastic collaborative team environment that engages customers with flair and creativity.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Ability to create financial strategy for complex large scale functions.
- 10+ years of direct experience leading highly complex and undefined programs, preferably in large, global financial institutions.
- Seasoned expertise in the accounting, financial, and operations of financial institutions.
- Proven ability to translate highly complex technical problems into clear, business language to drive shared understanding and issue resolution.
- Expert-level relationship-building skills, and the ability to work effectively across a wide range of levels.
- Proven track record in leadership and team development.
- Be creative. Have strong communication, collaboration, and diplomacy skills, able to build strong relationships in challenging environment.
- Prior experience with regulatory-focused projects/initiatives.
- Flexible and able to work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Works well independently and in a collaborative team setting but does not hesitate to challenge the status quo. Decisive and focused—understands what needs to be done and moves quickly to that end.
Nice-to-have:
- Exposure to IFRS.
- Ability to use financial reporting systems.
- Understanding of regulatory reporting regimes.
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.
- Opportunities to do challenging work.
#LI-Post
Job Skills
Additional Job Details
Address:
RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO
City:
Toronto
Country:
Canada
Work hours/week:
37.5
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-03-26
Application Deadline:
2025-10-31
Note**:** Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
I****nclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
Join our Talent Community
Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.
Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com.
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.