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Acts as a key operational and strategic partner to the Platform Lead, managing end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional workstreams while ensuring alignment with platform objectives, enterprise architecture standards, and regulatory requirements.\nThis role bridges operational execution with strategic planning, ensuring that platform initiatives translate into measurable business outcomes while maintaining discipline in delivery, governance, and stakeholder engagement.\nWhat will you do?\nStrategic Planning & Roadmap Execution\nDevelop and own functional-area roadmaps aligned with the broader platform strategy in partnership with functional-area Product Ownership team\nWorks with technology and Product Owner team to prioritize and plan out delivery leveraging Agility best practices\nEnsures Operational Readiness and Change Management activities and complete prior to launch, including training plans and communications; ensuring solutions are production-ready and operationally sustainable\nEmbed & Sustain activities including post-implementation oversight to ensure Key Success Metrics are met, resolve any issues, ensuring post launch feedback loop, and adoption.\nTranslate platform-level OKRs into actionable quarterly and annual plans\nPrioritize initiatives based on value, risk, and organizational capacity\nPartner with stakeholders to identify investment opportunities and mitigation strategies\nTrack and communicate progress against committed deliverables\nCross-Functional Delivery & POD Coordination\nLead cross-POD workstreams and manage interdependencies within functional scope\nRemove blockers and escalate risks to Platform Lead in a timely manner\nCoordinate with multiple teams to ensure aligned delivery and consistent quality\nDrive adoption of delivery disciplines and agile practices\nMonitor delivery velocity and throughput, identifying improvement opportunities\nStakeholder Management & Communication\nServe as primary point of contact for assigned functional area stakeholders\nPresent progress updates, risks, and investment cases to senior leadership\nTranslate technical execution into business impact and operational benefit\nInfluence cross-functional partners (Technology, Risk, Finance, Operations)\nEnsure transparency and alignment across all levels of engagement\nGovernance, Compliance & Risk Management\nEnsure initiatives comply with regulatory, legal, and risk requirements\nPartner with Risk and Compliance teams on design reviews and control validation\nMaintain documentation and audit trails for functional area decisions and changes\nProactively identify and mitigate operational, compliance, and execution risks\nSupport regulatory reporting and control obligations\n Data governance and stewardship for the functional area as the system transitions to a corporate asset, ensuring data quality, consistency, and accessibility across enterprise stakeholders\n Partner with business stakeholders across the organization to understand data requirements, validate data accuracy for critical business processes, and resolve data issues that impact enterprise decision-making and operational performance\n Support compliance and control activities by ensuring data availability, traceability, and accuracy for regulatory reporting, audits, risk assessments, and corporate audit trails\nPlatform Integrity & Architecture\nEnsure adherence to enterprise architecture standards within functional scope\nRecommend technical debt remediation and modernization initiatives\nPromote reusability, scalability, and standardization across deliverables\nGuide functional-area design decisions aligned with platform coherence\nKey Outcomes & Success Metrics\nFunctional-area roadmap delivered on time and on budget\nMeasurable business value achieved (efficiency gains, risk mitigation, cost reduction)\nConsistent delivery performance across assigned workstreams\nReduced cycle time and improved throughput\nStrong stakeholder satisfaction and confidence\nHigh adoption rates and operational stability\nCompliance and control objectives met\nEffective risk and issue escalation discipline\nWhat you need to succeed?\n10+ years of relevant professional experience\nUniversity degree or College Diploma or equivalent combination of qualifications\nStrategic thinking and business acumen\nExecution excellence and delivery discipline\nCross-functional influence and stakeholder management\nRisk awareness and compliance mindset\nProblem-solving and analytical capability\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\nProficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)\nWhat’s in it for you?\nWe 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.\nA comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation\nLeaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities \nWork in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team\nOpportunities to do challenging work\nFlexible work/life balance options\n Job Skills\nAdaptability, Budgeting, Business Oriented, Cross-Team Collaboration, Decision Making, Information Technology (IT) Projects, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Long Term Planning, Resource Management, Vision AlignmentAdditional Job Details\nAddress:\nRBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTOCity:\nTorontoCountry:\nCanadaWork hours/week:\n37.5Employment Type:\nFull timePlatform:\nCAPITAL MARKETSJob Type:\nRegularPay Type:\nSalariedPosted Date:\n2026-09-24Application Deadline:\n2026-10-11Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above\nOur Employment Opportunities\nAt RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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.\nJoin our Talent Community\nStay 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.\nExpand 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.\nRBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. 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