Sr. Manager AI and Digital Transformation Strategy

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards program

Coaching and development

World-class training program

Opportunities to do challenging work

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Sr. Manager of ADT Strategy to lead development and execution of technology strategy across the enterprise.

You will partner with senior executives to drive digital transformation, AI innovation at scale, and a North Star vision for a superior digital experience. You will oversee strategic initiatives, create executive materials for the C-suite, and collaborate with PB&DT and other teams to accelerate AI adoption while improving operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Strategy experience at a top-tier consulting firm.
• 5+ years of Technology and Financial Services / Banking experience.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience engaging with senior executive-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive priority strategic initiatives for enterprise digital and AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior executives to provide subject-matter expertise and thought leadership.
• Develop executive materials for C-suite and align with enterprise priorities.
• Partner with PB&DT leaders to advance digital strategies and platform integration.
• Support digital experience enhancements and AI adoption across key units.
• Shape North Star vision for digital experience through analysis, frameworks, and practical recommendations.
• Lead working sessions and planning discussions to ensure momentum and follow-through.
• Benchmark technology and AI trends to translate insights into business action.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business/Engineering/Technology

MBA or professional degree

Job description

Job Description

The Strategy function in the AI and Digital Transformation (ADT) team is at the center of establishing and executing on technology strategy across the enterprise. This primary mandate of this function includes leading development and execution of strategy that drives digital transformation and AI innovation at scale. The role will help define our North Star vision for digital experience and champion transformative, cross-enterprise AI initiatives that elevate our digital maturity, create client value, and optimize operational efficiency.

As Sr. Manager of ADT Strategy, you will partner with technology and business senior executives and senior leaders across the enterprise in defining and driving new strategic vision, addressing strategic challenges, and leading strategic initiatives that reshape how we deliver digital experiences and deploy AI capabilities.

What will you do?

• Drive priority strategic initiatives by supporting the development of financial technology strategy, plans, scope, approach, roadmaps for enterprise digital and AI initiatives


• Collaborate horizontally with various senior executives and leaders to provide subject matter expertise, thought leadership and act as a strategic advisor


• Develop executive level materials for senior executives & C-suite. Partner with various senior leaders across enterprise to drive strategic initiatives across Personal Banking & Digital Technology


• Partner with PB&DT leaders to support digital strategies tied to critical business initiatives, while advancing the digital excellence program through platform integration, collaborative problem-solving, and product-focused execution across key units


• Collaborate with RBC Borealis and other T&O teams to enable businesses with digital AI experiences and end-user agentic flows in high-impact areas, accelerating our AI-driven innovation and AI adoption


• Help shape the North Star vision for digital experience by contributing analysis, frameworks and recommendations that improve digital maturity, creates client value, and optimizes operational efficiency


• Lead and facilitate working sessions and planning discussions on key strategic initiatives ensuring alignment, momentum and follow-through


• Provide ongoing thought leadership and benchmarking by tracking various technology digital and AI trends and translating external insights into practical implications for the business

What do you need to succeed?

• 5+ years of work experience in Strategy with a top-tier consulting firm


• 5+ years of experience in Technology and Financial Services / Banking


• Undergraduate degree in Business, Engineering, or technology related fields MBA or other comparable and professional degrees


• Strong business acumen, with demonstrated aptitude for strategic, analytical, and critical thinking


• Demonstrated leadership, communication, influencing, and relationship building skills


• Experience in working with senior executive level stakeholders to lead discussions and meetings

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


• Opportunities to do challenging work.


• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.


• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients.

Job Skills

Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Emerging Technologies, Group Problem Solving, Information Technology Trends, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Long Term Planning, Oral Communications, Organizational Change Management, Strategic Thinking

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: 2026-03-12


• Application Deadline: 2026-09-05

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.