Director Program Management - Quantitative Technology Services

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Director of Strategy & Portfolio Management in Toronto. This role involves defining strategic roadmaps and liaising with C-suite executives. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience in financial services technology, particularly in Capital Markets, with a strong capability to manage multiple initiatives. This position promises a comprehensive rewards package and impactful contributions to high-visibility initiatives.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Competitive compensation

Dynamic and collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years in strategic portfolio/program management in financial services technology.
• Proven experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a comprehensive multi-year strategic roadmap.
• Lead investment planning cycles and provide financial forecasts.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team of Program Managers.

Skills

Strategic portfolio management

Capital Markets experience

Analytical thinking

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Finance

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Rally Central

Job description

Director, Strategy & Portfolio Management will lead, own and drive the execution of large multi-asset /multi-year strategic initiatives. This role oversees program budgets north of $75M per annum within Capital Markets and Quantitative Technology Services (QTS) divisions. This role requires a solid understanding of Capital Markets technology.

What you will do

• Own, define and maintain comprehensive multi-year strategic roadmap for Capital Markets and Quantitative Technology services portfolios
• Own the centralized risk register for the entire portfolio – identify risks, regulatory challenges, cross program dependencies, technical redundancy/obsolescence
• Lead the annual and multi-year investment planning cycles, provide accurate financial forecasts, burn rate analysis, ROI and provide executive level performance reporting
• Primary liaison to C-suite executives, providing transparent and timely communication on portfolio health and strategic process
• Build, lead and mentor a high-performing team of Program Managers, fostering a collaborative environment making data driven decisions
• Establish appropriate governance and oversight for assigned initiatives

What you need to succeed?

• Minimum of 10 years strategic portfolio/program management in financial services technology. Proven experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Capital Markets
• Recent/current director level experience
• Domain expertise in one or more asset classes (Rates, Credit, Equities) and F2B functional areas Front Office (trade capture, pricing, trading risk/pnl), Operations, Product Control, Market and Credit Risk.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities; Strong structured, analytical and methodological thinking
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and 3+ years of experience with Agile delivery methodologies & tooling (JIRA, Confluence, Rally Central)
• Bachelor’s degree in CompSci, Finance or related degree. Master’s degree preferred

Nice to have

• Prior Big 4 or boutique consulting firm experience
• Experience with AI initiatives
• Experience working with AI platforms such as Chat GBT, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic…

What’s in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and competitive compensation
• Ability to make a difference and have a lasting impact via contributions to high visibility initiatives involving challenging work
• Opportunity to build cross-asset cross functional relationships across the bank
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative and high-performing team

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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