Governance Excellence Lead - Execution Assurance

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Senior Manager to lead governance standards and execution assurance within Group Risk Management in Toronto. You will partner with the Director to translate enterprise policies into practical operating processes, strengthen delivery discipline, and ensure consistent execution across GRM initiatives.

You will oversee templates and templates, manage the standards repository, and drive improvement through governance reviews, risk assessments, and executive reporting to senior

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in governance, project/program management, transformation delivery, risk management, or PMO environments.
• Strong understanding of portfolio/program governance, delivery controls, execution risk management, and assurance practices.
• Experience interpreting enterprise policies, standards, or regulatory requirements and translating them into practical operating processes.
• Ability to identify governance gaps, assess impacts, recommend solutions, and drive sustainable improvements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development and maintenance of governance templates, checklists, guidance documents, and reference materials.
• Manage the governance process and standards repository, including version control, accessibility, and ongoing currency.
• Lead governance standard review and refresh cycles to ensure continued relevance and effectiveness.
• Coordinate governance enhancement initiatives, including requirements gathering, design, piloting, and implementation.
• Support the Director in communicating governance updates and changes to senior leadership.
• Lead the health check and delivery assurance program, including methodology development, assessment execution, and findings analysis.
• Develop governance maturity assessment frameworks and conduct periodic organizational governance assessments.
• Collect, synthesize, and analyze governance review findings to identify enterprise-level trends, themes, systemic risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare governance assurance reports and executive insights for the Director and senior leadership, with recommendations for enterprise action.
• Recommend targeted improvements and corrective actions, distinguishing between program-specific issues and enterprise-level governance gaps.
• Oversee implementation of governance recommendations and track sustained improvement.
• Provide advisory support to programs requiring governance intervention or coaching.
• Establish governance metrics and KPIs that measure assurance program effectiveness and governance health.

Skills

Governance, Risk & Delivery Expertise

Stakeholder management

Process & Continuous Improvement

Delivery & Tool Knowledge

Tools

PlanView

Jira

Confluence

Job description

RBC is seeking a Senior Manager to lead governance standards and execution assurance within Group Risk Management in Toronto. You will partner with the Director to translate enterprise policies into practical operating processes, strengthen delivery discipline, and ensure consistent execution across GRM initiatives.

You will oversee templates and templates, manage the standards repository, and drive improvement through governance reviews, risk assessments, and executive reporting to senior