Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture

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

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards program with bonuses and

Flexible benefits

Stock where applicable

World-class training program

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture to provide architectural leadership and deliver scalable EA solutions and governance aligned with business goals. You will drive cross-functional collaboration to achieve impactful outcomes and lead complex application architecture programs.

The role requires coordinating EA boards, collaborating with chief/solution architects, and delivering dashboards and automation to optimize processes.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of IT risk and governance experience in a technical environment.
• Bachelor’s degree required; professional certifications valued.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to influence stakeholders.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives and manage complex governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Enterprise Architecture Board activities: agendas, pre-reads, minutes, decisions and action tracking.
• Collaborate with chief and solution architects to gather requirements and produce clear artifacts for stakeholders.
• Support EA projects (capability mapping, portfolio rationalization, technology standards, roadmaps).
• Drive adoption of EA platforms and governance tools, ensuring data quality and compliance.

Skills

IT governance

Stakeholder communication

Business analysis

Influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

TOGAF certification

COBIT certification

CRISC certification

CISA certification

Job description

What is the opportunity?

As the Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture, you will provide architectural leadership to design and deliver scalable, high performing Enterprise Architecture solutions, and governance services, aligned with business objectives and fostering cross functional collaboration for impactful outcomes. Leads application architecture projects of significant complexity, applying advanced expertise and knowledge to deliver impactful discipline.

Job Description

As the Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture, you will provide architectural leadership to design and deliver scalable, high performing Enterprise Architecture solutions, and governance services, aligned with business objectives and fostering cross functional collaboration for impactful outcomes. Leads application architecture projects of significant complexity, applying advanced expertise and knowledge to deliver impactful discipline.

What will you do?

• Enterprise Architecture Board: Coordinate board meetings end to end, including agendas, submission intake, pre-reads, minutes, decisions, and action tracking. Maintain the decision log and follow up on conditions and exceptions.
• Architect support: Collaborate with chief and solution architects to gather requirements, analyze options, prepare materials, and turn technical discussions into clear artifacts for stakeholders. Work with users to support and support product optimization initiatives
• Projects and initiatives: Support EA projects such as capability mapping, application portfolio rationalization, technology standards, and roadmaps. Track milestones, risks, and dependencies. Support project delivery initiatives as required
• Enterprise tooling and platforms: Support the EA platforms, including Application Portfolio Management (APM) and Architecture Solution Governance tools. Drive user adoption through onboarding, training, guidance, and user support. Ensure platform governance works effectively end to end, including data quality, ownership, access, workflows, and regular reporting on usage and compliance.
• Insights and reporting: Deliver value to the Enterprise community by building and contributing to automated dashboards, insights, and metrics reporting on the architecture landscape, governance outcomes, and platform adoption.
• Automation and technology development: Identify opportunities to automate manual EA and governance tasks, and build solutions such as workflows, integrations, scripts, and data pipelines that connect EA platforms with other Enterprise systems.
• Process optimization and controls: Map and improve architecture governance processes, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and support internal controls, audit requests, and compliance evidence.
• Documentation: Maintain applicable EA repositories including standards, principles, patterns, reference architectures, and process documentation, so it stays accurate, versioned, and easy to find.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 5-7 yrs of experience, IT Risk, governance experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Business analysis experience in a technical environment
• Strong communication skills: written, spoken
• Ability to influence

Nice-to-have

• Certifications: TOGAF, COBIT, CRISC, CISA
• AI: Experience and ability using AI technologies including code generation
• Business case writing

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.

• 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
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work

Job Skills

Applications Architecture, Application Security, Cloud Computing, Critical Thinking, Data Architecture Development, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Industry Knowledge, Multi-Level Communication

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

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

Posted Date

2026-10-20

Application Deadline

2026-11-30

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.