Director, Large Enterprise Programs, Strategic Execution

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Ontario seeks a Director for Large Enterprise Programs to lead transformation initiatives. This role involves strategic leadership, governance of project delivery, and risk management. Candidates should have over 5 years of leading transformation efforts, a relevant Bachelor’s degree, and be experienced in financial industries. The position offers an opportunity to influence project outcomes and foster team development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience leading large transformative programs.
• Skilled in recognizing business complexities and prioritizing actions.
• Ability to drive change in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation initiatives and establish credibility.
• Design strategic roadmaps and influence project outcomes.
• Accountable for end-to-end project delivery and governance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Risk management

Effective communication

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or post-graduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

• As Director, Large Enterprise Programs, Strategic Execution, you will lead highly visible, large transformation initiatives, providing thought leadership and collaborating with senior leaders to shape strategic objectives and the clear path to execution excellence. You will bring expertise in architecting large complex programs and defining their strategic objectives and key results (OKRs). You will ensure effective project delivery, managing cross-functional workstreams, and mitigating risks while supporting enterprise and business unit goals. Your strategic thinking combined with your experience in leading transformative projects will drive consistency and success in some of RBC's most ambitious programs.

What will you do?

• Strategic Leadership: Establish credibility by quickly acquiring and demonstrating subject matter expertise and deep business knowledge.
• Strategic Alignment: Design strategic roadmaps, facilitate value-driven programs with clear OKRs, and influence project outcomes to realize benefits and reduce risks.
• Transformative Program Management: Provide expertise in planning, business casing, scheduling, scoping, prioritizing, and resource allocation to ensure timely and successful execution.
• Delivery & Governance: Accountable for end-to-end project delivery, managing controls, documentation, value realization, and integrating workstreams.
• Risk & Schedule Management: Develop detailed schedules, identify risks, and provide timely executive summaries and reporting of milestones and value realized.
• Partnership & Communication: Build strong partnerships, provide strategic advice, and communicate effectively with business leaders and partners.
• Team Development: Contribute to team culture by coaching and developing team members, fostering professional growth.

What do you need to succeed?

• 5+ years’ experience leading large transformative programs from strategy formulation to execution (preferably in financial industries)
• Strategic thinking skilled in recognizing business complexities and making trade-off decisions to relentlessly prioritize and define appropriate actions to drive execution excellence.
• Ability to drive change and manage conflicts in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments, keeping teams focused on business priorities.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree or post-graduate degree (such as MBA, finance, engineering, or science)
• Strong strategic and financial business acumen and strong risk and cost control mindset (preferably CPA, CFA designation)
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice to Have

• Management Consulting experience
• Additional designations Agile, Lean and Six Sigma, Change management
• Change Management designation or significant experience with change management processes

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