Senior Manager, Program Management - AI & Digital Transformation

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a highly driven, entrepreneurial Program Manager to drive end-to-end execution of large-scale AI and Digital Transformation programs within the bank. As a Sr.

Manager in the RBC AI Group, you will guide initiatives across cross-functional teams and executive sponsors to ensure success across the enterprise. You will partner with senior leaders to align strategy, manage delivery schedules, and communicate progress to executives.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in strategy, transformation, consulting, or financial services leadership.
• Understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related technologies.
• Proven leadership and project/program management skills to drive alignment across key business functions.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external partners.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills with executives.
• Strong program and change management skills and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Track overall strategy and value delivery for AI Programs; shape programs to drive bottom-line impact.
• Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Risk and Compliance, Procurement to obtain required approvals for AI solutions.
• Manage integrated schedule across delivery teams to ensure planning and execution.
• Lead storytelling in executive forums with presentations, status updates, and business cases.
• Escalate issues to leadership to accelerate delivery.
• Navigate enterprise processes with delivery groups and remove roadblocks to support AI program execution.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Program management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Change management

AI/ML understanding

Job description

What is the opportunity?

RBC has embarked on a unique and transformational journey of using Gen AI / AI as a catalyst to realize incremental productivity and revenue benefits across multiple business lines. We are seeking a highly driven, entrepreneurial Program Manager to act as a critical driver of RBC’s key strategic AI Programs.

Job Description

RBC has embarked on a unique and transformational journey of using Gen AI / AI as a catalyst to realize incremental productivity and revenue benefits across multiple business lines. We are seeking a highly driven, entrepreneurial Program Manager to act as a critical driver of RBC’s key strategic AI Programs. As a Sr. Manager within the RBC AI Group, you will be responsible for guiding and managing the end-end execution of large-scale AI & Digital Transformation (ADT) programs within the bank. This role involves collaborating across cross functional teams and supporting functions. The program manager will work closely with the leadership and executive sponsors to ensure success of these strategic projects across the bank.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Track overall strategy and value delivery for AI Programs. Work with enterprise leadership and advising, shaping, or structuring programs that drive bottom line impact.
• Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Risk and Compliance, Procurement and other key stakeholders to implement streamlined and optimized processes to obtain required approvals for delivering AI solutions
• Manage integrated schedule across delivery teams to ensure appropriate planning and smooth execution
• Lead storytelling in executive leadership forums with presentations, status updates, business cases and communications to provide visibility and drive decision-making.
• Appropriately escalate issues to the leadership to accelerate delivery
• Work in a consultative manner with delivery groups, challenging teams where appropriate and supporting them in navigating enterprise processes and removing any potential roadblocks
• Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders to support AI program execution

You're our ideal candidate if:

• 7-10 years of experience in in strategy, transformation, consulting, or financial services leadership
• Understanding artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related technologies.
• Proven leadership and project/program management skills to drive alignment across key business functions.
• Deep understanding and proven ability to build relationships with internal and external partners.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and communications skills with an ability to interact effectively with executives, matrixed leadership experience and the ability to effectively manage and build relationships across RBC.
• Strong experience building executive level presentations and communications.
• Strong program and change management skills.
• Exceptional communication skills / executive presence.

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

About The AI Group

RBC’s AI Group is the AI accelerator for RBC, with a focus on driving the shift from early-stage AI projects to scaled, client outcomes that amplify the impact of RBC’s people. In addition to helping scale the biggest AI opportunities at RBC, the AI Group is responsible for advancing research into emerging use cases across generative and agentic AI, while maintaining expertise in security, responsible AI and regulatory expectations. The Business Enablement function within the AI Group partners with LOBs and Functions to set AI ambition, originate transformation opportunities, and frame programs for delivery — ensuring RBC remains at the frontier of AI-enabled value creation.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

RBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the application process are available upon request.

Job Skills

Adaptability, Budgeting, Business Oriented, Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Program Management, Resource Management, Results-Oriented, Team Management, Time Management

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: 2026-05-12

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.

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