Director, Enterprise Integration & M&A Readiness

Royal Bank of Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is seeking a Director, Enterprise Integration Services for the OneRBC CNB Integration program—a transformational initiative to integrate City National Bank into RBC’s operating model and to establish repeatable playbooks for future M&A activity.

You will architect cross-entity integration across identity, cloud, network, security, and workplace domains with a strong emphasis on governance, regulatory compliance, and enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 10-12+ years in technology integration, infrastructure, or security leadership roles.
• 5+ years in architect/senior technical leadership roles, leading complex, multi-disciplinary design efforts.
• Deep Microsoft expertise : Azure, Entra ID/Azure AD, Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams), hybrid identity, and federated access.
• Broad infrastructure & security experience : Network architecture, firewall design, cloud infrastructure, IAM, zero-trust principles, and compliance frameworks.
• Financial services regulatory knowledge : Understanding of Canadian/US banking compliance and operational models.
• SDLC fluency : Modern software development lifecycle, agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization.
• Strategic communication : Ability to translate technical concepts for C-suite audiences and influence senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end integration plans and solutions: Define and evolve technology integration for CNB across identity, cloud, network, security, and workplace domains.
• Synthesize requirements into phased roadmaps: Translate competing business/technical needs into actionable plans, balancing trade-offs (e.g., security vs. usability).
• Drive alignment with RBC standards: Partner with enterprise teams to ensure CNB solutions adhere to RBC frameworks while fostering innovation.
• Act as technical liaison: Bridge CNB leadership, RBC CIO, and enterprise teams to maintain alignment on priorities.
• Communicate complex decisions to executives: Present integration trade-offs and business cases in clear, non-technical terms.
• Facilitate cross-functional consensus: Lead design reviews and build trust to resolve conflicts among infrastructure, security, and operations teams.
• Lead proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives: Validate integration assumptions before scaling.
• Define success criteria and baselines: Establish metrics to ensure solution Efficacy.
• Align with modern SDLC practices: Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native patterns.
• Codify playbooks and reference architectures: Document CNB integration patterns for reuse in future acquisitions.
• Establish governance models: Create standards for technology discovery, risk mitigation, and deployment across M&A scenarios.
• Build and mentor integration talent: Develop RBC's M&A capability by identifying and grooming future leaders.
• Ensure sustainable operations: Define runbooks, escalation processes, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain regulatory compliance: Align solutions with financial services regulations and audit standards.
• Monitor and optimize post-deployment: Drive enhancements using user feedback, metrics, and lessons learned.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Entra ID/Azure AD

Microsoft 365 (Exchange/SharePoint/TEA

Hybrid identity

Federated access

Cloud infrastructure

Network architecture

Security posture alignment

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field

Job description

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is seeking a Director, Enterprise Integration Services for the OneRBC CNB Integration program—a transformational initiative to integrate City National Bank into RBC’s operating model and to establish repeatable playbooks for future M&A activity.

You will architect cross-entity integration across identity, cloud, network, security, and workplace domains with a strong emphasis on governance, regulatory compliance, and enterprise standards.