Senior Director, Indigenous Strategy and Planning, RBC Origins

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is looking for an advisor to the Head of RBC Origins to drive strategic initiatives aligned with the Indigenous Strategy. This role involves managing multiple projects, facilitating prioritization exercises, and ensuring effective execution across teams, impacting the organization's commitment to reconciliation and economic prosperity. Candidates should have a strong background in strategic planning and relationship management.

Benefits

Dynamic collaborative work environment

Opportunities for challenging work

Ability to make a lasting impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational background.
• Experience in strategic planning, program management, consulting, or chief of staff roles in financial services.
• Strong relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee the RBC Origins portfolio of initiatives ensuring strategic alignment.
• Develop and maintain the program plan, ensuring each workstream lead has defined plans.
• Provide oversight and monitor data-driven KPIs and performance metrics.

Skills

Strategic planning

Program management

Relationship-building

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, strategy, or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

RBC Origins was created to help drive reconciliation by forging meaningful relationships and delivering lasting impact. It brings together RBC’s Truth and Reconciliation Office and Indigenous Banking strategy team, guided by Indigenous knowledge, principles, and a commitment to economic prosperity for all. Join our innovative and purpose-driven team on the next chapter of our journey to bring RBC’s Reconciliation Action Plan to life.

What is the opportunity?

In this role, you will be an advisor to the Head, RBC Origins on the evolving design of the Indigenous Strategy for RBC. You will drive change and create strategic impact across the organization by providing support and oversight to ensure that all initiatives are executed effectively and prioritized based on strategic alignment to the Indigenous Strategy. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, address risks and issues, and monitor and report on the progress of strategic priorities.

What will you do?

• Define and oversee the RBC Origins portfolio of initiatives to ensure strategic alignment. Track initiative rollouts, dependencies, and key milestones to maintain visibility on execution

• Facilitate strategic prioritization exercises to ensure teams focus on high-impact initiatives. Support risk and issue identification, ensuring critical blockers are escalated and addressed

• Develop and maintain the program plan, ensuring each workstream lead has defined plans and activities aligned with RBC Origins' strategy

• Establish governance processes, protocols, and reporting structures in alignment with RBC’s Enterprise Program Management Framework to ensure clear accountability and execution discipline

• Define and maintain a structured approach to performance tracking, ensuring initiatives adhere to objectives and timelines. Implement an issues log and resolution process, prioritizing challenges and tracking resolution progress

• Provide oversight and monitor data-driven KPIs and performance metrics to assess execution effectiveness and guide leadership decisions

• Ensure rigor in oversight of budget allocations and act as a senior decision maker around strategic budget decisions

• Oversee structured status reporting and escalation pathways, ensuring the right stakeholders receive relevant insights

• Coordinate communication efforts to drive alignment, transparency, and timely decision-making across the portfolio (across a wide variety of stakeholders and rights holders)

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational background in business, finance, strategy, or a related field

• Experience in strategic planning, program management, consulting, or chief of staff roles within financial services, banking, or a related field

• Demonstrated track record of developing and executing on multiple strategic initiatives

• Strong relationship-building skills and highly collaborative approach, with an ability to influence and drive alignment with a broad range of stakeholders and partners

• Effective communication and presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to influence and steward change

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on driving results and continuous improvement

Nice to have:

• MBA or equivalent educational background

• Experience working with Indigenous communities, First Nations governments, or Economic Development Corporations

• Experience in Commercial Banking

• Experience in people leadership, people management and coaching/mentorship

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.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• Opportunities to do challenging work

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Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-30

Application Deadline:

2025-07-20

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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