Technical Product Owner - Sanctions

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Flexible benefits

Stock options

Job summary

RBC in Toronto seeks a highly experienced Sanctions Technical Product Owner to lead modernization of sanctions screening in payment processing. You will own the product vision, backlog, and delivery across compliance, architecture, and engineering teams.

You will drive requirements for SWIFT MT/MX scanning, ISO 20022, and AI-assisted backlog management, collaborating with risk and operations to embed controls consistently.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Technical Product Ownership or BSA in Agile environments.
• Extensive experience with sanctions compliance and high-value payments ecosystems.
• Deep knowledge of SWIFT MT/MX and ISO 20022 messaging standards.
• Proven track record delivering sanctions screening and AML requirements.
• Strong Agile/SAFe delivery experience and stakeholder influence.
• Hands-on use of AI-assisted delivery tools.

Responsibilities

• Own backlog, roadmap, and delivery for sanctions screening and SWIFT processing initiatives.
• Lead requirements gathering, produce detailed HLRS, User Stories, Business Rules, and NFRs.
• Manage full requirements lifecycle from discovery to validation.
• Partner with Compliance and Risk to embed sanctions controls into SWIFT workflows.
• Map requirements to data structures, integrations, and APIs; assist QA with acceptance criteria.
• Serve as liaison between business, compliance, technology, and operations.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate backlog management and analysis.

Skills

SWIFT MT/MX

ISO 20022

Sanctions & AML

Product Backlog Management

Agile/SAFe

Stakeholder Management

System Integration Analysis

AI-Assisted Delivery

JIRA

Confluence

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

What is the opportunity?

We are seeking a highly experienced Sanctions Technical Product Owner to support the modernization and ongoing evolution of enterprise sanctions screening capabilities within payment processing environments. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in SWIFT MT/MX messaging standards, ISO 20022, sanctions-integrated payment processing, and AI-assisted delivery practices.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Sanctions Technical Product Owner to support the modernization and ongoing evolution of enterprise sanctions screening capabilities within payment processing environments. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in SWIFT MT/MX messaging standards, ISO 20022, sanctions-integrated payment processing, and AI-assisted delivery practices.

This role will act as the bridge between business stakeholders, compliance, operations, architecture, and engineering teams — owning the product vision, backlog, and delivery of mission-critical sanctions solutions within a highly regulated financial services environment.

What will you do?

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog, roadmap, and delivery outcomes for sanctions screening and SWIFT message processing initiatives.
• Lead requirements gathering and produce detailed HLRs, User Stories, Business Rules, NFRs, and Process Flows for SWIFT MT/MX scanning and integration.
• Manage the full requirements lifecycle from discovery through implementation and validation.
• Partner with Compliance and Risk teams to embed sanctions controls into SWIFT message processing workflows across multiple lines of business.
• Map business requirements to data structures, system integrations, and API dependencies; support QA with acceptance criteria and defect validation.
• Act as primary liaison between business, compliance, technology, and operations — driving consensus across competing priorities.
• Apply AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code) to accelerate backlog management, documentation, and analysis.

What do you need to succeed?

What You Bring

• 5+ years of Technical Product Ownership or BSA experience in an Agile environment.
• 5+ years operating within sanctions regulatory compliance and high-value payments ecosystems, with a solid grasp of the regulatory landscape, settlement flows, and the compliance controls that govern them.
• Advanced knowledge of SWIFT MT/MX and ISO 20022 message standards (pain.001, pacs.004, pacs.008, pacs.009, camt.054, camt.110, camt.111, and related types).
• Proven experience delivering sanctions screening and AML compliance requirements within payment platforms.
• Strong Agile/SAFe delivery track record with ability to influence diverse stakeholder groups.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted delivery tools (GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code).
• Exceptional communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Key Skills

• SWIFT MT/MX
• ISO 20022
• Sanctions & AML
• Product Backlog Management
• Agile/SAFe
• Stakeholder Management
• System Integration AnalysisAI-Assisted Delivery
• JIRA
• Confluence

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation, bonuses, flexible benefits, and stock options where applicable.
• Coaching, stretch opportunities, and world-class training.
• Progressive accountabilities in a high-performing, collaborative team.
• Culture built on mutual success.

Job Skills

Agile Methodology, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Requirements Analysis

Additional Job Details

Address: 180 WELLINGTON ST 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: 2026-08-06

Application Deadline: 2026-09-06

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

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