Sr. Manager, Strategy & Governance, Transformation & Chief Operating Office

Socket.dev; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager of Strategy & Governance who will ensure the operational effectiveness of the T&O Investment Review Board and the CIO Navigator Program, aligning with regulatory expectations and industry best practices.

You will become a subject matter expert in the T&O PAR process, partner with senior leaders to develop robust business plans, monitor performance, and prepare executive reviews.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years experience in business, project management or related fields.
• Strong understanding of financials, investment processes, and EDS
• Self-starter, highly flexible, and detail-oriented with shifting priorities
• Strong relationship-building and communication with senior leaders
• Strategic thinker with planning, organization, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Discretion & Confidentiality: handle sensitive information

Responsibilities

• Lead governance for T&O IRB meetings with forward planning, agendas and action tracking.
• Ensure timely distribution of materials to the T&O IRB and stakeholders.
• Build relationships with senior management and technology leaders.
• Identify trends and translate into strategic insights to support investments.
• Drive strategic evolution of the IRB and enable executive capital discussions.
• Partner with PAR teams to strengthen investment business cases and outcomes.
• Lead CIO Navigator program as a strategic enabler and drive cross-functional decisions.
• Design and facilitate CIO Navigator forums and sessions with forward-looking agendas.
• Conduct independent research and analysis to resolve strategic challenges.

Skills

5-7+ years experience

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Discretion & Confidentiality

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As the Senior Manager of Strategy & Governance, you play a key role in ensuring the operational effectiveness of the T&O Investment Review Board and the CIO Navigator Program, in accordance with regulatory expectations and industry best practices.

In this role you will become a subject matter expert in the T&O PAR process, working with stakeholders and planning teams to develop informative, robust business plans that address technical requirements and financial analysis. This includes regular monitoring and reporting, advising on requirements and scheduling and preparing teams for executive review.

As the lead for the CIO Navigator Program, you will work with a high level of initiative and motivation acting as a strategic enabler, identifying and bringing together relevant business initiatives with the needs of T&O app dev leaders.

What will you do?

• Lead governance for T&O IRB meetings which includes (but is not limited to): forward planning, setting agendas, coordinating presenters, preparing executive summaries and recommendations, tracking and following up action items
• Ensure timely distribution of materials to the T&O IRB
• Build strong relationships with multiple internal stakeholders including senior management and technology leaders
• Identify trends and translate into sustainable strategic insights and recommendations to support T&O IRB, applying expertise and creative thinking to address unique or ambiguous situations
• Drive the strategic evolution of the T&O IRB by executing on its core mandate, making targeted recommendations to strengthen the forum's challenge function, and enabling substantive strategic discussions that inform investment prioritization
• Partner with PAR teams to strengthen investment business cases, ensuring they articulate compelling value propositions, risk mitigation strategies, and measurable outcomes that inform executive-level capital allocation decisions
• Lead the CIO Navigators program as a strategic enabler, fostering structured dialogue between T&O leaders to identify emerging opportunities, align priorities, and accelerate cross-functional decision-making
• Design and facilitate high-impact CIO Navigator forums and targeted sessions, curating forward-looking agendas that address critical T&O strategic priorities while delivering actionable insights for senior business stakeholders
• Conduct independent research, analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues or challenges

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• 5-7+ years’ experience in business, project management or related fields.
• Strong understanding of financials, investment processes, and EDS
• Self-starter, highly flexible, and detail-oriented, with ability to cope with changing priorities and multi-task under tight deadlines
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with ability to partner effectively with senior leaders, stakeholders, and teams
• Strategic thinker with exceptional planning, organization, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Discretion & Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.

Nice to have:

• A strong understanding of technology and/or financial services industry
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills, with experience delivering presentations to large audiences and senior leaders
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

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 progressive career path in technology risk management and cyber security risk management.
• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, and competitive compensation.
• 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

Job Skills

Business Appraisals, Business Process Design, Compliance Governance, Implementation, Requirements Analysis

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: 2026-09-18

Application Deadline: 2026-10-24

Note

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

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