EIAM Strategy & Technical Product Lead

RBC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC in Toronto seeks a Director of EIAM Strategy & Technical Product Management to lead an integrated IAM platform strategy. This hands-on role requires deep engineering involvement and collaboration with lines of business and vendors to drive architecture and roadmaps.

You will mentor teams, align with regulatory controls, and accelerate IAM initiatives using emerging technologies including AI while ensuring security and compliance across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IAM experience in large enterprise environments.
• 5+ years translating business and compliance requirements into technical architecture.
• Experience evaluating vendor products and translating requirements into roadmaps.
• Experience developing IAM roadmaps aligned with architectural and organizational strategies.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical teams in regulated banking environments.
• Proficiency with agile product delivery frameworks and automation technologies.
• Strong communication of IAM strategy and progress to senior leadership.
• Ability to determine stakeholder information and communication needs.

Responsibilities

• Own unified EIAM platform strategy and roadmap covering identity lifecycle, authentication, authorization, governance, PAM, and secrets management.
• Collaborate with lines of business to translate requirements into technical specifications for solution architectures.
• Act as liaison between vendor capabilities and RBC product needs, guiding vendor roadmap decisions.
• Evaluate vendor offerings against RBC criteria to validate fit and identify gaps.
• Work with IAM Architects to enable disciplined decisions on access-related solutions with appropriate resourcing.
• Prioritize and adjust roadmaps as vendor landscapes evolve while driving multiple enterprise IAM initiatives.
• Serve as primary contact for cross-functional stakeholders on IAM strategy and vendor integration.
• Develop forward-looking roadmaps aligned with a 2-year technology vision (including AI and PAM trends).
• Collaborate with Compliance and Risk to embed regulatory controls into product design.
• Mentor product and technical teams on identity architecture and governance best practices.

Skills

Identity Access Management

Access Governance

Azure Active Directory

Privileged Access Management

Information Security

IT Systems Integration

Negotiation

Decision Making

Group Problem Solving

Tools

CyberArk

SailPoint

HashiCorp

Secrets Manager

Entra ID

IAM tools

Job description

RBC in Toronto seeks a Director of EIAM Strategy & Technical Product Management to lead an integrated IAM platform strategy. This hands-on role requires deep engineering involvement and collaboration with lines of business and vendors to drive architecture and roadmaps.

You will mentor teams, align with regulatory controls, and accelerate IAM initiatives using emerging technologies including AI while ensuring security and compliance across the organization.