Senior Director, Technology Infrastructure Operations & Resiliency

Royal Bank of Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada is seeking a Senior Director for Technology Infrastructure Operations & Resiliency in Toronto. You will establish a proactive, data-driven operating model to prevent issues before clients are affected, defining KPIs, data architecture, and governance to enable AI and automation-driven cost and resource optimization.

You will lead agile sprints, drive adoption of RBC AI tools, and oversee the transformation of the technology operations landscape with a focus on resilience and

Qualifications

• BSc degree in a relevant field with business/tech experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-grade platforms and data models.
• Experience with Power BI, Elastic, AI/LLM development, DevOps toolchains, and Kanban boards.

Responsibilities

• Define the new proactive operating model, governance, data collection architecture, and cadence.
• Set operational KPIs, RAG thresholds, and drill-in views across timeframes.
• Design data models for operational views and onboard trusted data sources.
• Develop operational views and data collection using AIOps and BI tools.
• Own the product roadmap and lead agile sprints for transformation and improvement.
• Drive AI adoption for data analysis and automation across RBC tools and platforms.

Skills

Leadership

Proactive problem management

Data-driven mindset

Education

BSc

MBA (nice-to-have)

Tools

Power BI

Elastic

AI/LLM development

DevOps toolchains

Kanban boards

Job description

What is the opportunity?

As the Senior Director, Technology Infrastructure Operations & Resiliency, you will lead the shift of Royal Bank of Canada's Technology Operations & Resiliency (TOR) team to a proactive, data-driven model that closes problems before they affect clients. The Senior Director will define this new operating model and the KPIs and tools that run it, and will drive the AIOps and automation adoption that underpins cost and resource optimization across Technology Infrastructure and Technology and Operations & Resiliency.

What will you do?

• Define the new proactive operating model, including process, cadence, governance, and data collection architecture.
• Define operational KPIs (internal and external), RAG thresholds, and drill-in views across daily, monthly, quarterly, yearly, and historical timeframes.
• Design the data model behind operational views and work with the Data Governance committee to onboard new data elements and identify trusted sources.
• Lead development of operational views and data collection using tools such as AIOps, Mission Control, Elastic, and Power BI.
• Own the product roadmap and lead agile sprints for the initial transformation and continuous improvement.
• Drive adoption of AI for data analysis and automation, including RBC Internal AI tools, RBC Deep Research, and Mission Control.
• Lead operational change management to build understanding and adoption of the new model.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• BSc, with experience spanning business and technology in large-scale enterprise business engineering
• Experience designing, building, and scaling an enterprise-grade business engineering platform
• Hands-on experience with Power BI, Elastic, AI/LLM development, DevOps toolchains, and Kanban boards
• ITIL knowledge, with strength in proactive problem management and continuous improvement
• Proven people leadership experience, including building teams, developing leaders, and driving operational change

Nice-to-have

• MBA

What's in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business

Job Skills

Big Data Management, Budgeting, Business Case Design, Business Performance Management, Business Statistics, Critical Thinking, Knowledge Organization, Long Term Planning, Operational Requirements, Performance Management (PM)

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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.

Additional Job Details

• Address: RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO
• City: Toronto
• Country: Canada
• Work hours/week: 37.5
• Employment Type: Full time
• Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
• Job Type: Regular
• Pay Type: Salaried
• Posted Date: 2026-11-02
• Application Deadline: 2026-12-04 (Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above)