Director, Executive Development

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Director of Executive Development to enhance its leadership strategy by designing executive programs and acting as a trusted advisor to HR. The role requires significant experience in leadership development and strong communication skills, aimed at empowering RBC's executive leaders.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits

Supportive leadership for professional development

Collaborative dynamic team environment

Opportunities for greater accountabilities

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant executive-facing experience in leadership development.
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated strategic advisory capability.
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a best-in-class executive development and onboarding strategy.
• Enhance executive assessment framework to identify and grow talent.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert to drive key leadership priorities.

Skills

Business Oriented

Decision Making

Strategic Thinking

Workforce Development

Education

University degree or related business experience

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

What is this opportunity?

The Leadership team is focused on identifying and developing leaders to enable RBC’s winning culture. As a collective team, we: develop and enable the enterprise leadership strategy by executing and advancing RBC’s talent and performance practices, delivering leadership development programs and leading executive on-boarding and development.

As the Director, Executive Development, you will report to the VP, Leadership and focus on strengthening alignment and developing the capabilities of RBC executive leaders to expand their skills and confidently lead their teams forward to deliver on our bold ambitions.

YOU will be accountable to help deliver on RBC’s Leadership Strategy and will:

• Partner across the organization to design and deliver a best-in-class executive development and onboarding strategy including curating experiences, programs and resources that meet emerging needs.
• Act as a strategic advisor to HR Business Partners on development solutions to support and accelerate executive leaders in key moments that matter.
• Enhance our comprehensive executive assessment framework to identify, develop and grow talent – and use these insights to offer recommendations and propose executive-level development support and plans.
• Be accountable to continually evolve and elevate the quality of our executive coaching bench, ensure holistic, high touch and impactful support and measure the impact of the investment.
• Define key success metrics to evaluate the effectiveness and business impact of development programs to continuously improve our approach
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and change agent to help solution, implement and operationalize key leadership priorities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with third-party providers to stay ahead of market trends and bring expert insights into our approach.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• University degree or related business experience
• 5-7 years of relevant executive-facing experience in leadership development, organizational psychology, talent management and/or coaching
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated strategic advisory capability including influencing a range of senior leaders and stakeholders
• Strong communication, presentation and storytelling skills (oral and written) with the ability to express ideas clearly and concisely
• Ability to constructively challenge while building and maintaining strong relationships
• Ability to navigate and adapt through ambiguity, complexity and change
• Be a strong team player, act as one team and speak up for the good of RBC

Nice to have:

• Accredited coach (or certification in progress)
• CHRP, CHRL or other HR designation is an asset
• HR Business Partner experience
• Bilingual (English and French)

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
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

Job Skills

Business Oriented, Creative Visioning, Decision Making, HR: Trends and Direction, Human Resources Policies, Organizational Savvy and Politics, Program Management, Strategic Thinking, Workforce Analytics, Workforce Development

Additional Job Details

Address:

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-06

Application Deadline:

2025-06-20

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

Inclusion 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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