Lead Product Manager, Enterprise Architecture
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
The Lead Product Manager will develop existing and new product roadmaps for technology products, platforms and services. They will manage and drive overall product development informed by Enterprise Architecture strategy and inputs from stakeholders and technical SMEs.
What will you do?
**Strategic Contribution & Roadmap Development: **
- Own and develop the architecture product and platform vision and roadmaps with phased in advances across suite of product offerings (i.e. APM, certification technologies and RBC Architecture Centre). Translate architecture strategy and target-state into product capabilities, features and offerings for users of architectural tools including, architects, engineers and business stakeholders.
- Run discovery with internal users (business, domain and functional architects as well as delivery and operations leads) to understand user needs and pain points in architecture governance, decisioning and portfolio management.
Execution Leadership:
- Actively engage and manage delivery pipeline and releases to ensure roadmap alignment, including the maintenance of a communication/release strategy, to drive delivery of products and services with efficiency, scalability, and alignment with business priorities and end user needs.
- Analyze usage data, portfolio data and incident/problem trends to refine EA capabilities and identify automation or standardization opportunities, input into refinements of dashboards and build new dashboards as required to manage usage and adoption.
**Stakeholder & Client Management: **
- Represent EA in forums such as architecture review boards, portfolio councils, special interest groups. Collaborate with technical teams to ensure integration patterns between platforms, utilizing reference architectures and aligned to architecture strategy.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives with Enterprise Architecture (EA) and other groups to embed EA capabilities into pipelines and governance processes. Facilitate workshops and interviews to gather requirements for new EA dashboards, reports and workflows in collaboration with delivery and governance teams.
Performance Tracking:
-
Define and refine appropriate KPIs and OKRs to track architecture products, including adoption, reuse, certification review cycles, ensure data dictionary is up to date and metrics are reproduced from data on a monthly basis. Where require generate ad hoc reports
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Computer science, Engineering or Business with 7+ years of technical leadership/product management experience.
- 5+ years of recent financial services or fintech experience.
- Excellent understanding of Architectural and technology concepts.
- Strong collaboration skills with design, data, and engineering team.
- Strong bias to action and delivery, strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Nice-to-have:
- 3+ years of experience working in IT Governance, Risk or Compliance functions
- Marketing experience
- Digital decision experience
What is 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, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Opportunities to work with the best in the field
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
#LI-post
#TECHPJ
Job Skills
Business Case Design, Communication, Critical Thinking, Effectiveness Measurement, Enterprise Architecture, Financial Regulation, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Development Methodology, Product Management, Product Services, Product Strategies, Results-Oriented, Waterfall Model
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:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-10-22
Application Deadline:
2025-12-19
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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.
Lead Product Manager, Enterprise Architecture
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
The Lead Product Manager will develop existing and new product roadmaps for technology products, platforms and services. They will manage and drive overall product development informed by Enterprise Architecture strategy and inputs from stakeholders and technical SMEs.
What will you do?
**Strategic Contribution & Roadmap Development: **
- Own and develop the architecture product and platform vision and roadmaps with phased in advances across suite of product offerings (i.e. APM, certification technologies and RBC Architecture Centre). Translate architecture strategy and target-state into product capabilities, features and offerings for users of architectural tools including, architects, engineers and business stakeholders.
- Run discovery with internal users (business, domain and functional architects as well as delivery and operations leads) to understand user needs and pain points in architecture governance, decisioning and portfolio management.
Execution Leadership:
- Actively engage and manage delivery pipeline and releases to ensure roadmap alignment, including the maintenance of a communication/release strategy, to drive delivery of products and services with efficiency, scalability, and alignment with business priorities and end user needs.
- Analyze usage data, portfolio data and incident/problem trends to refine EA capabilities and identify automation or standardization opportunities, input into refinements of dashboards and build new dashboards as required to manage usage and adoption.
**Stakeholder & Client Management: **
- Represent EA in forums such as architecture review boards, portfolio councils, special interest groups. Collaborate with technical teams to ensure integration patterns between platforms, utilizing reference architectures and aligned to architecture strategy.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives with Enterprise Architecture (EA) and other groups to embed EA capabilities into pipelines and governance processes. Facilitate workshops and interviews to gather requirements for new EA dashboards, reports and workflows in collaboration with delivery and governance teams.
Performance Tracking:
-
Define and refine appropriate KPIs and OKRs to track architecture products, including adoption, reuse, certification review cycles, ensure data dictionary is up to date and metrics are reproduced from data on a monthly basis. Where require generate ad hoc reports
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Computer science, Engineering or Business with 7+ years of technical leadership/product management experience.
- 5+ years of recent financial services or fintech experience.
- Excellent understanding of Architectural and technology concepts.
- Strong collaboration skills with design, data, and engineering team.
- Strong bias to action and delivery, strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Nice-to-have:
- 3+ years of experience working in IT Governance, Risk or Compliance functions
- Marketing experience
- Digital decision experience
What is 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, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Opportunities to work with the best in the field
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
#LI-post
#TECHPJ
Job Skills
Business Case Design, Communication, Critical Thinking, Effectiveness Measurement, Enterprise Architecture, Financial Regulation, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Development Methodology, Product Management, Product Services, Product Strategies, Results-Oriented, Waterfall Model
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:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-10-22
Application Deadline:
2025-12-19
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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.