Vice President - (Associate Director) - Strategy & Transformation, Europe - RBC Capital Markets

RBC; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC's Strategy & Transformation team seeks a driven individual for a crucial role in delivering impactful business outcomes in Capital Markets. Responsibilities include leading projects, enhancing compliance, and fostering team collaboration. The position requires strong program management experience alongside qualifications in business or finance, with a clear opportunity for impactful contributions.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses

World-class training program in financial services

Opportunities for professional development through coaching

Dynamic and collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Extensive program management experience with strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work with senior business stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Capital Markets products and services.

Responsibilities

• Develop key relationships across RBC segments to execute project deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver results and drive progress.
• Prepare senior management meeting materials.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Project Management

Decision Making

Organizational Change Management

Education

Undergraduate university degree in Business, Finance or related field

MBA or relevant professional designation

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

The Strategy & Transformation team in Europe supports Capital Markets by working closely with business partners and functional teams to help enable change by executing business-driven transformation.

This role is strategically important in driving business transformation and ensuring regulatory compliance, ultimately contributing to the long term success of RBC Capital Markets.

We are looking for an eager and high-performing individual to work on regulatory and strategic projects within our group, with a focus on delivering impactful business outcomes.

What will you do?

Develop key relationships within the Business, Functions, and across RBC segments, to execute on project deliverables

Lead working groups with cross functional teams to deliver results, triage issues, and drive progress

Contribute to the preparation of senior management meeting materials, such as Steering Committee and Executive Committee meetings, as well as other regularly scheduled program forums

Support Program status reporting across the Program and at the Executive level to ensure Program goals and objectives are executed and clearly, consistently communicated across all teams

Ensure that project plans are maintained and that tasks are on track to meet project milestones

Facilitate issue resolution/escalation, manage interdependencies and ensure the accurate maintenance of the RAID log

Work with third party suppliers/consultants as required to deliver on Program objectives

Provide leadership and direction to junior staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

Undergraduate university degree in Business, Finance or a related field or similar/equivalent

MBA or relevant professional designation strongly preferred

Extensive program management experience with a demonstrated track record of leadership, problem-solving, and relationship management

Experience with large regulatory programs

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

Strong knowledge of Capital Markets products/services and processes

Ability to collaborate, partner with senior business stakeholders, project managers and team members

Advanced proficiency with Excel (pivot tables, lookups), PowerPoint (strong storyboarding of executive presentations), and Visio (process flows)

Comfort with ambiguity

A passion for learning.

Nice to Have

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified.

What is 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, flexible benefits and competitive compensation

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

Opportunities to work with the best in the field

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.

Agency Notice

RBC Group does not accept agency resumés. Please do not forward resumés to our employees, nor any other company location. RBC Group only pay fees to agencies where they have entered into a prior agreement to do so and in any event do not pay fees related to unsolicited resumés. Please contact the Recruitment function for additio nal details.

Job Skills

Business Oriented, Collaboration, Communication, Decision Making, Informed Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Problem Solving, Program Management, Project Planning, Project Stakeholder Management, Resource Coordination, Results-Oriented, Team Management, Time Management

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Strategy & Transformation team in Europe supports Capital Markets by working closely with business partners and functional teams to help enable change by executing business-driven transformation.

This role is strategically important in driving business transformation and ensuring regulatory compliance, ultimately contributing to the long term success of RBC Capital Markets.

We are looking for an eager and high-performing individual to work on regulatory and strategic projects within our group, with a focus on delivering impactful business outcomes.

What will you do?

• Develop key relationships within the Business, Functions, and across RBC segments, to execute on project deliverables

• Lead working groups with cross functional teams to deliver results, triage issues, and drive progress

• Contribute to the preparation of senior management meeting materials, such as Steering Committee and Executive Committee meetings, as well as other regularly scheduled program forums

• Support Program status reporting across the Program and at the Executive level to ensure Program goals and objectives are executed and clearly, consistently communicated across all teams

• Ensure that project plans are maintained and that tasks are on track to meet project milestones

• Facilitate issue resolution/escalation, manage interdependencies and ensure the accurate maintenance of the RAID log

• Work with third party suppliers/consultants as required to deliver on Program objectives

• Provide leadership and direction to junior staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• Undergraduate university degree in Business, Finance or a related field or similar/equivalent

• MBA or relevant professional designation strongly preferred

• Extensive program management experience with a demonstrated track record of leadership, problem-solving, and relationship management

• Experience with large regulatory programs

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

• Strong knowledge of Capital Markets products/services and processes

• Ability to collaborate, partner with senior business stakeholders, project managers and team members

• Advanced proficiency with Excel (pivot tables, lookups), PowerPoint (strong storyboarding of executive presentations), and Visio (process flows)

• Comfort with ambiguity

• A passion for learning.

Nice to Have

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified.

What is 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, flexible benefits and competitive compensation

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Opportunities to work with the best in the field

• 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.

Agency Notice

RBC Group does not accept agency resumés. Please do not forward resumés to our employees, nor any other company location. RBC Group only pay fees to agencies where they have entered into a prior agreement to do so and in any event do not pay fees related to unsolicited resumés. Please contact the Recruitment function for additio nal details.

Job Skills

Business Oriented, Collaboration, Communication, Decision Making, Informed Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Problem Solving, Program Management, Project Planning, Project Stakeholder Management, Resource Coordination, Results-Oriented, Team Management, Time Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

100 BISHOPSGATE:LONDON

City:

London

Country:

United Kingdom

Work hours/week:

35

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-03

Application Deadline:

2025-06-17

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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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About the company

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is a diversified financial services company. The Company provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. The Com...

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