Partner Ecosystem Operations Lead

RBC

Toronto

On-site

CAD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards program

Flexible benefits

Coaching and development opportunities

Work-life balance options

Stock where applicable

Job summary

RBC Capital Markets’ Data, AI and Research Technology team seeks an experienced specialist to drive the strategy and operational management of our external and internal partner ecosystem across data, AI and research tech vendors. This role collaborates with Product, Governance, Compliance, Procurement and Market Data to oversee the partner lifecycle and deliver scalable, value-driven outcomes.

Responsibilities include leading onboarding, maintaining the partnerships repository, owning the data

Qualifications

5-10+ years in financial services, fintech, or enterprise technology environments.
Experience managing data, AI, or technology vendor ecosystems.
Strong understanding of the alternative data market.
Strong understanding of third-party risk, procurement, and regulatory environments.
Proven ability to build operational frameworks from scratch.
Comfortable operating across strategy and execution.
Exceptional stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to embrace an AI-first approach: leverage AI tools to improve productivity and outcomes.

Responsibilities

Central point for all internal and external data and software partners owning the end-to-end partner lifecycle.
Project manages onboarding and delivery ensuring governance body processes.
Maintains repository of all partnerships.
Owns the data registry/catalogue.
Track and optimize value realization from vendors (usage, ROI, business impact).
Create transparency through reporting and dashboards.