Director, Program Manager

Socket.dev; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program

Bonuses

Cross-asset exposure

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Director of Program Delivery in Toronto to lead large, multi-asset initiatives across Capital Markets and QTS. You will own strategic roadmaps, manage risks, and drive governance, budgeting, and executive reporting.

This role requires a strong background in financial services technology and Capital Markets. You will build and mentor a high-performing PMO, collaborate with senior leaders, and ensure cross-functional alignment across markets, operations, product control, and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CompSci, Finance or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years in strategic portfolio/program delivery in financial services tech.
• 2+ years in Capital Markets with director-level experience.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and structured thinking.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Structured thinking

Communication

Decision making

Leading Project Teams

Long Term Planning

Matrix Management

Organizational Change Management

People Management

Planning

Program Management

Program Project Management

Project Administration

Results-Oriented

Strategic Objectives

Team Management

Time Management

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CompSci, Finance or related degree

Master's degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Rally Central

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Director, Program Delivery will lead, own and drive the execution of large multi-asset /multi-year strategic initiatives. This role oversees multi million dollar program budgets within Capital Markets and Quantitative Technology Services (QTS) divisions. This role requires a solid understanding of Capital Markets technology. Will lead, own and drive the execution of large multi-asset /multi-year strategic initiatives. 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?

• Bachelor’s degree in CompSci, Finance or related degree. Master’s degree preferred, along with minimum of 10 years strategic portfolio/program delivery in financial services technology. Proven experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Capital Markets along with recent/current director level experience
• 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)

Nice to have

• Prior Big 4 or boutique consulting firm 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.
• Experience with AI initiatives
• 1-2 years people management experience
• Experience working with AI platforms such as Chat GBT, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic…

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 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

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Job Skills

• Agile Scrum Project Management
• Business Oriented
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Leading Project Teams
• Long Term Planning
• Matrix Management
• Organizational Change Management
• People Management
• Planning
• Program Management
• Program Project Management
• Project Administration
• Results-Oriented
• Strategic Objectives
• Team Management
• Time Management
• Vendor Management

Additional Job Details

Address: RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-03-31

Application Deadline: 2026-09-25

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