Senior Manager, Distribution Strategy

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & benefits

Stock options

Mentorship

Growth opportunities

Job summary

RBC in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager, Distribution Strategy to shape the future of banking in a Digital-First era. You will develop and lead distribution strategies for Personal Banking across physical, digital and remote channels, translating client needs and market dynamics into actionable plans.

This role requires end-to-end delivery of strategy work, stakeholder alignment, and trusted storytelling with executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading strategy workstreams end-to-end with stakeholder alignment and timely delivery.
• Strong storytelling and executive presentation skills with credibility across the organization.
• Advanced ability to translate data into strategic insights and recommendations.
• Prior experience in Financial Services or large-scale transformations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and advance Distribution strategy for Personal Banking across channels.
• Develop and maintain sub-strategies to guide execution teams.
• Perform strategic reviews and analyses; develop robust recommendations for leadership.
• Frame options and recommendations for senior leadership on investments and pacing.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

PowerPoint & Excel

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

What is the Opportunity?

Join RBC as a visionary leader shaping the future of banking in a Digital-First era. As the Senior Manager, Distribution Strategy, you will support the development of distribution and channel strategies for Digital & Personal Distribution (DPD). You will create structured analyses, research and executive materials that inform strategic decisions across physical, digital and remote channels.

Job Description

What will you do?

• Develop and advance Distribution strategy for Personal Banking, grounded in client needs, economics & market dynamics
• Develop and maintain sub-strategies (channel, segment, journey, role) to operationalize the vision and guide execution teams.
• Perform comprehensive strategic reviews and analyses leveraging frameworks, approaches, tools and methodologies and develop robust recommendations to support DPD Leadership
• Ensure strategies are well developed, articulated and aligned across businesses and with DPD and PB priorities
• Leverage global peer benchmarks, adjacent industries, fintechs, and emerging distribution models to inform strategy
• Analyze client and advisor behaviour and market trends to challenge internal assumptions
• Provide thought leadership on distribution, channels, digitization, productivity and the evolving role of channels
• Frame strategic options, trade‑offs and recommendations for senior leadership on channel roles, investment priorities and pacing of change
• Proactively, develop fact bases, business cases, and scenario analyses to identify benefits including revenue streams and/or cost savings opportunities
• Lead work end-to-end exhibiting complete ‘ownership’ of the problem, continuously pushing the thinking, while managing stakeholders, junior team members, timelines, and deliverables

What Do You Need to Succeed?

Experience leading strategy workstreams or projects end-to-end including stakeholder alignment and delivery of timelines/outputs

• 2+ years in corporate strategy, consulting, product strategy, or large-scale transformations within Financial Services.
• Exceptional problem‑solving and problem structuring skills with hypothesis‑driven thinking and analytical rigor
• Strong ability to translate complex data into strategic insights through compelling storytelling and presentations to senior stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Word
• Strong analytics business modelling/business case development experience including high‑level understanding of Financial Services financial statements
• Strong written and oral executive presentation skills with presence to build credibility across organization
• Expertise in Distribution, Channels, or Digital Transformation (preferred)

What's in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, and stock where applicable
• Work with leaders who invest in your growth through hands‑on coaching, mentorship, and opportunities to take on challenging, high‑impact projects
• Join a team where your work directly shapes the future of banking, making a lasting impact on clients and communities.
• Collaborate with a high‑performing, progressive team that values innovation, diversity, and bold ideas

Job Skills

Commercial Acumen, Content Strategy Development, Decision Making, Product Development Methodology, Product Services, User Experience (UX) Design, User Experience (UX) Research, User Interface (UI) Design

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

2026-07-02

Application Deadline

2026-08-28

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.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.