Senior Manager, Analytics & AI Strategy

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Senior Manager, Analytics & AI Strategy to drive strategic transformation through advanced data analytics and AI initiatives. You will build scalable performance management routines, lead the AI Transformation program, and translate complex insights into executive-ready narratives for senior leadership.

Key duties include shaping the AI roadmap, identifying high-impact AI/ML use cases, and partnering with Technology, Risk, Finance, and Operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive analytics experience in financial services or enterprise analytics.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and/or Python; able to translate analysis into executive storytelling.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for senior leadership narratives.
• Strategic mindset with ability to handle ambiguous problems and derive insights from partial data.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver performance management metrics to track Progress against PBIs objectives and pillars.
• Lead end-to-end analytics, extract insights, and drive change through data storytelling for executives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, performance drivers, and risks.
• Own PBI's performance measurement process, OKRs, and KPI tracking.

Skills

SQL

Python

Executive storytelling

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

What is the Opportunity?

Personal Banking and Investments is seeking a Senior Manager, Analytics & AI Strategy to drive our strategic transformation through advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence. In this role, you will be critical in advancing Personal Banking’s strategic ambitions by building scalable performance management routines, leading our AI Transformation program, and delivering compelling data-driven narratives that influence senior leadership decisions. You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to design analytics solutions, establish performance monitoring mechanisms, operationalize AI-driven use cases, and translate complex insights into executive-ready materials.

What Will You Do?

Strategic Insights & Performance Management

• Champion the design and delivery of performance management metrics that enable PBI leadership to track progress against Personal Banking performance pillars and critical business objectives
• Lead end-to-end analytics: conduct rigorous analysis, generate insights, and drive change through exceptional data storytelling and executive-ready materials
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, identify performance drivers, optimization opportunities, and strategic risks
• Own PBI's performance measurement process, including defining and maintaining OKRs and key metrics
• Establish and continuously improve analytics processes, performance monitoring routines, and KPI tracking aligned with OKR management

AI Strategy & Program Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of PBI's AI transformation initiatives—from business case through production deployment, partnering with Technology, AI, Operations, Risk, Finance, and other stakeholders
• Own the strategic AI roadmap for PBI, ensuring alignment between business needs, technical feasibility, and innovation priorities
• Define PBI's AI strategy and vision, identifying high-impact AI/ML use cases and enabling monetization across the division
• Serve as a trusted translator, converting AI/ML technical concepts into business language for executive audiences

What Do You Need to Succeed?

Must Have:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in financial services or enterprise analytics with significant focus on analytics, business intelligence, and/or performance management
• End-to-end analytics capability: strong proficiency in SQL and/or Python; ability to move seamlessly from technical analysis to executive storytelling
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills: demonstrated ability to synthesize complex data into compelling executive narratives for senior leadership
• Strategic mindset: comfortable working with ambiguous business problems and deriving insights from incomplete or partial data
• Stakeholder management: proven ability to collaborate effectively across matrixed organizations, managing multiple priorities and competing demands
• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (Data Science, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, MBA, or equivalent)

Nice to Have:

• Proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI)
• Background in financial services product management or enterprise transformation programs
• Familiarity with ML techniques, AI concepts, and ML operationalization practices
• Experience delivering cross-functional analytics programs in matrixed organizations
• Understanding of AI/ML development lifecycles and productionization challenges
• Expertise in advanced analytical techniques (predictive modeling, segmentation, correlation analysis)

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

Job Skills

Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commercial Acumen, Critical Thinking, Data Science, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Product Services, Professional Presentation

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: 2026-08-26

Application Deadline: 2026-09-11

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

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.