Lead Data Product Manager, Finance

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

Job summary

RBC Insurance is seeking a seasoned Product Manager to lead a critical transformation initiative focusing on finance and actuarial data processes. The role involves aligning stakeholders and improving data platforms, making it vital for enhancing financial and risk reporting under IFRS 17. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in product management and a strong grasp of data architecture.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Work/life balance programs

Career development programs

Investment and retirement savings plans

Competitive pay and high-earning potential

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management or enterprise data initiatives.
• Deep understanding of data architecture and platform concepts.
• Experience working with finance or actuarial teams in large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the data product roadmap for finance and actuarial transformation.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between different teams.
• Identify and prioritize improvements to data pipelines and platform integration.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Communication

Critical Thinking

Data Analysis

Finance

Financial Regulation

Interpersonal Relationship Management

Leadership

Product Development Lifecycle

Product Management

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

RBC Insurance is seeking a seasoned Product Manager to steer a major transformation initiative at the intersection of Finance, Actuarial, Data and Technology. This role is critical to the continued evolution of our reporting processes under IFRS 17 and will focus on building a robust, auditable, and scalable data ecosystem to support financial and risk reporting needs.

In this role, you will be responsible for driving the Finance & Actuarial data product strategy, aligning stakeholders, and overseeing the successful delivery of improvements to data platforms, processes, and system integration. You will be part of the Data & AI organization, which oversees Data and AI-related products and projects across RBC Insurance. This role reports to the Director of Data Product Management and will work alongside a team of Product Managers and Product Owners to ensure alignment, support, and consistency across all initiatives.

This is a highly cross-functional role requiring a strong understanding of enterprise data architecture as well as fluency in finance and accounting operations. The ideal candidate brings product leadership experience in data environments and is comfortable operating in complex, multi-stakeholder organizations.

What Will You Do?

• Define and execute the data product roadmap for the Finance and Actuarial Transformation program, align with IFRS 17 and broader reporting priorities.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between Data Engineering, Architecture, Finance, Actuarial, Accounting, IT, and reporting teams.
• Identify and prioritize improvements to data pipelines, platform integration, semantic layers, data quality, lineage, and system scalability.
• Translate complex data and system issues into clear business impact and prioritization frameworks.
• Ensure alignment between technical delivery and finance business objectives, including auditability and control requirements.
• Coordinate the intake, planning, and execution of data workstreams across multiple squads and timelines.
• Established product KPI's and success metrics and support regular progress reporting to leadership.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• 10+ years of experience in product management, program leadership, or enterprise data initiatives.
• Deep understanding of data architecture and platform concepts: data lakes, warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, SLAs, data contracts, and semantic layers.
• Experience working with finance, accounting, or actuarial teams in large organizations, ideally with an insurance or financial services.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to delivery.
• Experience navigating large scale, regulated environments, and working within enterprise delivery frameworks.

Nice-to-have:

• Exposure to IFRS 17 or other regulatory financial reporting frameworks (like IFRS 9, Solvency II, SOX, etc.).
• Experience working in organizations using structured delivery models (enterprise agile, SAFe, or hybrid frameworks)

What’s in it for you?

• A Total Rewards program that includes flexible benefits, work/life balance and career development programs and investment and retirement savings plans
• Competitive pay and high-earning potential
• All the tools, training, and team support you need to grow your career.
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Sophisticated RBCI and enterprise software tools and technologies to boost your productivity.

RBC Insurance is an organization that succeeds by bringing out the best in its people. You’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team that shares common values – including a fundamental respect for each other. At the heart of this is a commitment to diversity. RBC respects and responds to the many competing and evolving priorities in our lives – so you can focus on what you can do best – putting clients first.

Job Skills

Agile Methodology, Communication, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Finance, Financial Regulation, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Leadership, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Development Methodology, Product Management, Product Services, Results-Oriented

Additional Job Details

Address:

MEADOWVALE BUSINESS PARK, 6880 FINANCIAL DR:MISSISSAUGA

City:

MISSISSAUGA

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

INSURANCE

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-14

Application Deadline:

2025-09-15

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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